Apprentice Quality Inspector
ANSALDO NUCLEAR ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED
Wolverhampton (WV4 6JX)
Closes in 19 days (Monday 28 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 9 July 2025
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Summary
Ansaldo Nuclear is looking for an apprentice to support Quality Control activities for both in-house and procured items. The role includes liaising with customers and suppliers on inspection issues, assisting with calibration coordination, and ensuring work meets departmental quality standards.
- Wage
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£15,000 a year
- Training course
- Engineering and manufacturing support technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 7.30am - 3.30pm.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 8 September 2025
- Duration
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2 years 6 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
Day to day tasks include:
- In-house inspection activities, both final and intermediate, and completion of these activities in line with the NES route card and quality plan requirements, ensuring that all relevant QC documents are signed/stamped off
- Carry out goods inwards inspection activities as required, including review and approval of incoming suppliers' material certificates and dimensional reports
- Recording discrepancies and raising non-conformity reports as necessary
- Use of measurement and metrology quality department for quality and inspection issues
- Prepare and maintain inspection reports and quality records in line with contract and customer requirements
- Assist in the control and maintenance of the inspection equipment calibration system
- Ensure quarantine control of non-conforming items during subsequent material review to ensure conformance standards are maintained
At Suppliers:
- Take the lead the PQE (project Quality Engineer) and carry out or assist with intermediate and final inspection visits prior to supplier material despatch
- Liaise with PQE to become conversant with the terms requiring inspection or testing
- Generate surveillance and final release reports
- Represent Ansaldo inspection during visits
- Report to PQE the state of their interests
Where you'll work
PO BOX 2944 Spring Road
Ettingshall
Wolverhampton
WV4 6JX
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
IN-COMM TRAINING AND BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
Your training course
Engineering and manufacturing support technician (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Follow health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. For example, segregation of resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
- Comply with engineering standards and regulations. For example, British Standards (BS), International Organisation for Standardisation standards (ISO). European Norm (EN).
- Analyse engineering and manufacturing data and information to support technical outputs. For example, read and interpret text, data, engineering drawings, work instructions, method statements, operation manuals.
- Apply scientific, technical or engineering principles.
- Apply problem solving techniques to solutions for identified technical problems.
- Organise, plan and prioritise workflow and scheduling of work with stakeholders.
- Identify, organise and use resources to complete tasks, considering cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
- Produce job specific technical outputs. For example, engineering drawings, quality control management, computer control programming, business improvement, adverse incident reports, technical investigations, equipment appraisals and specifications.
- Provide support and guidance for handover of work to stakeholders. For example, checklists, product or process status, access to supporting documents.
- Record information - paper based or electronic. For example, energy usage, equipment service records, test results, handover documents, checklists.
- Follow standard operating procedures.
- Follow manufacturer's instructions. For example, safe instructions for use of products, processes and machinery.
- Apply quality assurance and control principles and practices. For example, conduct physical checks, take samples, inspections or tests.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques.
- Apply team working principles.
- Communicate in writing with others for example, stakeholders, colleagues, and managers.
- Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
- Use information and digital technology. Comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations and policies.
- Carry out and record learning and development activities.
- Apply equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
- Follow health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. For example, segregation of resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
- Comply with engineering standards and regulations. For example, British Standards (BS), International Organisation for Standardisation standards (ISO). European Norm (EN).
- Analyse engineering and manufacturing data and information to support technical outputs. For example, read and interpret text, data, engineering drawings, work instructions, method statements, operation manuals.
- Apply scientific, technical or engineering principles.
- Apply problem solving techniques to solutions for identified technical problems.
- Organise, plan and prioritise workflow and scheduling of work with stakeholders.
- Identify, organise and use resources to complete tasks, considering cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
- Produce job specific technical outputs. For example, engineering drawings, quality control management, computer control programming, business improvement, adverse incident reports, technical investigations, equipment appraisals and specifications.
- Provide support and guidance for handover of work to stakeholders. For example, checklists, product or process status, access to supporting documents.
- Record information - paper based or electronic. For example, energy usage, equipment service records, test results, handover documents, checklists.
- Follow standard operating procedures.
- Follow manufacturer's instructions. For example, safe instructions for use of products, processes and machinery.
- Apply quality assurance and control principles and practices. For example, conduct physical checks, take samples, inspections or tests.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques.
- Apply team working principles.
- Communicate in writing with others for example, stakeholders, colleagues, and managers.
- Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
- Use information and digital technology. Comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations and policies.
- Carry out and record learning and development activities.
- Apply equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
Your training plan
This is a Level 3 Engineering and Manufacturing Support apprenticeship, delivered over a 30-month period.
The apprentice will attend the training centre, In-Comm Training Services in Aldridge, WS9 8UG, for the first 7-months.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
English, Maths and Science (grade 9-4 minimum)Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
- Physical fitness
- Driving License
Other requirements
An interest in Engineering is desirable.
About this company
Ansaldo Nuclear Ltd is the largest independent turnkey provider of nuclear engineering, manufacturing and services in the UK, and part of Ansaldo Nucleare SpA. The Company’s involvement in the nuclear industry began with the construction of the first nuclear reactor in the UK for the Dounreay Power Plant. Since then, Ansaldo Nuclear Ltd has supplied an extensive range of equipment and solutions to most UK nuclear power stations – including fuel route, remote handling, inspection equipment, encapsulation and waste handling. Ansaldo Nuclear Ltd also operates in the defence sector.
After this apprenticeship
Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, there may be an opportunity for a full-time position.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
IN-COMM TRAINING AND BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
Aimee
aimeen@in-comm.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000330727.
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Closes in 19 days (Monday 28 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
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