L3 Engineering fitter Apprentice

Product Quality Department Role

The role is the product quality department, responsible for checking all product is built to set standards.

Location

4 days per week will be spent in the Quality Department at Brynleigh.

Responsibilities

The candidate will learn about global industry standards for quality (IPC 610) and the tools and methodology used to ensure that all product made at Brynleigh meets that standard. This will include:

• Visual inspection
• Reading diagrams and assembly instructions
• Automated optical inspection and X-ray inspection
• Involvement in non-compliance reviews
• Learning about continuous process improvement

Apprenticeship Details

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Course Contents

• Reading, interpreting, and understanding the component or assembly specification, diagrams, drawings, and work instructions.
• Planning component or assembly task – materials, tools, and equipment.
• Preparing work area for component or assembly task; sourcing required resources, tools, and equipment.
• Carrying out relevant planning and preparation activities before commencing work activity and knowing how to source required resources and interpret detailed drawings, specifications, and job instructions.
• Checking tools during and after task completion; identifying and reporting defects.
• Measuring and testing, checking or inspecting component or assembly for example; use of micrometers, verniers, multimeters, voltmeter.
• Problem solving; analysing the issue and fixing the issue where appropriate.
• Applying improvement techniques; recommending or implementing solutions where appropriate.
• Communicating with colleagues or customers (internal or external).
• Completing component or assembly documentation for example job instructions, drawings, quality control documentation.
• Reporting work outcomes or issues.
• Restoring the work area on completion of the activity; returning any resources and consumables to the appropriate location and housekeeping.
• Disposing of waste in accordance with waste streams; recycling, re-using where appropriate.
• Operating within limits of responsibility.
• Operating in line with quality, health, and safety and environmental policy and procedures; identifying risks and hazards and identifying control measures where applicable.