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Apprentice Compliance Engineer Fka Brands Ltd

A great opportunity has become available at FKA Brands Monitor New Product Development projects, failure mode and performance testing. Maintain the product technical files in accordance with relevant legislation. Responsibility certification is kept up to date, ensuring all corrective actions are completed in a timely manner.

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Closing date: 07 Jul 2022

Apprenticeship summary

  • Weekly wage

    £180.38

    Wages explained

    Apprentices are paid for their normal working hours and training that's part of their apprenticeship (usually one day per week).

    Minimum Wage Rates

  • Working week

    Monday to Friday, 08:45 to 17:15.

    Total hours per week: 37.50

  • Expected duration

    36 months

  • Possible start date

    20 Jul 2022

  • Date posted

    15 Mar 2022

  • Apprenticeship level

    Advanced
    Level 3 (A level)

  • Reference number

    VAC001834008

  • Positions

    1 available

This apprenticeship will support and train you to be able to:

  • Managing our product suppliers and test houses in Far East
  • To ensure product compliance in each region the products are sold
  • To ensure factory compliance to relevant legislation
  • To report to regional compliance scheme products placed on each market
  • Collect data from suppliers on environmental performance and produce relevant reports
  • Produce reports on product quality

Duties may include:

  • Monitor New Product Development projects, failure mode and performance testing
  • Maintain the product technical files in accordance with relevant legislation
  • Ensure that factory Technical and Corporate Social Responsibility certification is kept up to date, ensuring all corrective actions are completed in a timely manner
  • Ensure product UK and EU compliance certification remains valid
  • Collect factory environmental data to support customer reporting on carbon emissions etc.
  • Collect product data to enable customer and scheme reporting of WEEE, Battery and Packaging
  • Ensure calibrated equipment and external documents (such as Product Standards) are kept up to date
  • Management of Golden Samples across various sites
  • Support the Sales Teams by providing compliance information on request
  • Support the Quality Team on product quality using consumer reviews, returns data and physical examination of the products

Requirements and prospects

Desired skills

  • Knowledge of electrical, electronic and mechanical systems
  • Knowledge of production techniques
  • Ability to explain technical details to non-technical people
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite
  • Good written and verbal communication skills

Personal qualities

  • Attention to detail
  • Enquiring, methodical and seeing a task through to completion
  • Working in a team
  • Working to tight deadlines

Desired qualifications

Mandatory

  • Minimum of 5 GCSE’s at Grade 4/C and above or National 5 at Bands A-C including mathematics, English and a Science (or equivalent)

Desirable

  • Higher academic qualifications, e.g.,  A levels or BTEC (welcome but not essential)

Future prospects

Our last apprentice has remained with us full time and is being sponsored through her degree.

We would be hoping for a successful apprentice to remain with us long term

Things to consider

  • A varied role
  • Based at Tonbridge office, candidate must be able to travel and attend college

About the employer

FKA Brands, based in Tonbridge, import small electrical appliances for sale in the UK, Europe, Africa and Middle East. To liaise with factories, retailers, test houses and colleagues on product and factory compliance for appliances manufactured in China.

Employer

Fka Brands Ltd

Address

Somerhill Business Park

Tonbridge

TN11 0GP

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Training

Training provider

MID-KENT COLLEGE

Applications for this apprenticeship are being processed by Mid Kent College of H & FE

Contact

Apprenticeship Recruitment 01622 625999 apprenticeshiprecruitment@midkent.ac.uk

  • Level 3 Maintenance and Operations Engineering Technician Apprenticeship Standard
  • Functional Skills in maths and English if required
  • Development of knowledge, skills & behaviours required to complete the Maintenance and Operations Engineering Technician 

Apprenticeship standard

Maintenance and operations engineering technician

Level 3 (A level)

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