QC Apprentice
W H TILDESLEY LTD
WILLENHALL (WV13 2AN)
Closes in 15 days (Friday 27 March 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 11 March 2026
Contents
Summary
This apprenticeship provides an opportunity to begin a career in quality control within a manufacturing environment. The apprentice will support production and the Quality Manager by monitoring processes, inspecting components, completing quality documentation, and helping maintain high product standards.
- Wage
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£23,200 a year
- Training course
- Process industry manufacturing technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Thursday: 8:00am – 4:30pm.
Friday: 8:00am – 3:30pm.
Lunch: 12:00pm – 12:30pm (unpaid).
Flexibility may occasionally be required depending on workload.
39 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 13 April 2026
- Duration
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3 years
- 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
The apprentice will work closely with the production team and Quality Manager to support quality assurance activities across the manufacturing process.
Duties will include:
- Supporting the production team to manufacture parts to high-quality standards within required lead times
- Setting and monitoring production quality controls in line with the company’s Business Operating System
- Assisting with pre-production reviews to ensure processes and materials meet required specifications
- Monitoring and measuring sample production before full volume manufacture
- Taking part in post-production reviews to evaluate quality performance
- Assisting with the completion of Initial Sample Inspection Reports (ISIR)
- Supporting the completion of First Article Inspection Reports (FAIR) or customer-specific submission documentation
- Monitoring the condition of raw materials during production and assisting with contamination control
- Following training, supporting internal quality audits and reporting deviations from the Business Operating System
- Assisting the Quality Manager with preparation for external accreditation audits
- Receiving training across both production and non-production areas to develop into a multi-skilled team member
Where you'll work
CLIFFORD WORKS
BOW STREET
WILLENHALL
WV13 2AN
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
TRAIN'D UP RAILWAY RESOURCING LIMITED
Training course
Process industry manufacturing technician (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
What you'll learn
Course contents
- Review instructions or information to understand the task.
- Plan tasks. Identify and organise resources with consideration for safety, environmental impact, quality, and cost.
- Identify hazards and risks in the workplace and personal safety and mitigation measures.
- Apply health, safety, and environmental procedures in compliance with regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Follow environment emergency procedures. For example, make area safe, evacuate.
- Apply sustainability principles for example, minimising waste.
- Apply standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- Check equipment.
- Select, check, and prepare raw materials for process for example, weighing, measuring, control and blending, conditioning, dissolving, and sanitisation.
- Set and adjust processing parameters such as temperature, pressure, speed or time, distance.
- Monitor process for example, take readings and conduct walk-arounds.
- Conduct the control of product streams to maintain specifics.
- Apply quality assurance procedures. For example, density checks, contaminant check, and take samples for laboratory testing.
- Apply intermediate or post-manufacturing procedure for example, labelling, packing, storage, visual inspection, discharge.
- Manage waste streams.
- Clean equipment for example, boil-outs, steam-outs, bake-outs, steam in place SIP, clean in place (CIP).
- Conduct calculations for example, conversations, tare weight, charge weights, yield calculations.
- Store tools and equipment.
- Identify equipment for handover.
- Apply signage and access restriction measures.
- Shut down the process and equipment.
- Isolate process and systems.
- Complete isolation checks.
- Empty equipment for example, drain, purge, vent, and de-pressure.
- Purge, fill, pressurise and leak test.
- Complete post maintenance equipment checks.
- Line-up equipment.
- Connect service connections such as water, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic for chemical or petrochemical processing.
- De-isolate process, mechanical and electrical systems.
- Complete pre-start up checks.
- Start-up plant and equipment.
- Re-start process.
- Record or enter information - paper based or electronic.
- Interpret data for example, process data, quality control and test procedure data.
- Interpret drawings and graphs.
- Identify issues for example, defects, deviations, process variance, and maintenance requirements.
- Escalate issues outside limits of responsibility.
- Apply problem solving and fault-finding techniques.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques. Make a suggestion for improvement.
- Use information and digital technology for example, management information systems, human machine interfaces, word processing, spreadsheet, email, virtual learning platforms, document sharing platforms. Comply with cyber security requirements.
- Produce written documents for example, handover notes or emails, non-conformances, design change requests.
- Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
- Apply team working principles.
- Plan how to meet personal development needs. Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development (CPD) activities.
- Review instructions or information to understand the task.
- Plan tasks. Identify and organise resources with consideration for safety, environmental impact, quality, and cost.
- Identify hazards and risks in the workplace and personal safety and mitigation measures.
- Apply health, safety, and environmental procedures in compliance with regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Follow environment emergency procedures. For example, make area safe, evacuate.
- Apply sustainability principles for example, minimising waste.
- Apply standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- Check equipment.
- Select, check, and prepare raw materials for process for example, weighing, measuring, control and blending, conditioning, dissolving, and sanitisation.
- Set and adjust processing parameters such as temperature, pressure, speed or time, distance.
- Monitor process for example, take readings and conduct walk-arounds.
- Conduct the control of product streams to maintain specifics.
- Apply quality assurance procedures. For example, density checks, contaminant check, and take samples for laboratory testing.
- Apply intermediate or post-manufacturing procedure for example, labelling, packing, storage, visual inspection, discharge.
- Manage waste streams.
- Clean equipment for example, boil-outs, steam-outs, bake-outs, steam in place SIP, clean in place (CIP).
- Conduct calculations for example, conversations, tare weight, charge weights, yield calculations.
- Store tools and equipment.
- Identify equipment for handover.
- Apply signage and access restriction measures.
- Shut down the process and equipment.
- Isolate process and systems.
- Complete isolation checks.
- Empty equipment for example, drain, purge, vent, and de-pressure.
- Purge, fill, pressurise and leak test.
- Complete post maintenance equipment checks.
- Line-up equipment.
- Connect service connections such as water, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic for chemical or petrochemical processing.
- De-isolate process, mechanical and electrical systems.
- Complete pre-start up checks.
- Start-up plant and equipment.
- Re-start process.
- Record or enter information - paper based or electronic.
- Interpret data for example, process data, quality control and test procedure data.
- Interpret drawings and graphs.
- Identify issues for example, defects, deviations, process variance, and maintenance requirements.
- Escalate issues outside limits of responsibility.
- Apply problem solving and fault-finding techniques.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques. Make a suggestion for improvement.
- Use information and digital technology for example, management information systems, human machine interfaces, word processing, spreadsheet, email, virtual learning platforms, document sharing platforms. Comply with cyber security requirements.
- Produce written documents for example, handover notes or emails, non-conformances, design change requests.
- Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
- Apply team working principles.
- Plan how to meet personal development needs. Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development (CPD) activities.
Training schedule
The apprentice will work towards the Level 3 Process Industry Manufacturing Technician apprenticeship standard.
Training will include:
- Quality control and inspection techniques
- Monitoring manufacturing processes
- Production quality systems
- Continuous improvement practices
- Safe working practices within manufacturing environments
Training will be delivered through a combination of workplace learning and attendance with Train'd Up, 1 day per week virtual classroom, accompanied by an assessor visit every 8-12 weeks.
More training information
At Train’d Up, we deliver online apprenticeships without limits. With hybrid tutor-led training tailored for today’s industries, we empower apprentices to gain real-world skills and help businesses build future-ready workforces. Wherever you are, our unique approach ensures quality learning that works for you.
As an approved national training provider with more than two decades of experience, we’ve built our reputation on delivering results. Our apprentices are equipped with the skills that industries need now, and employers benefit from a workforce that’s ready to hit the ground running.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
- Interest in engineering and manufacturing
- Good organisation skills
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team
- A flexible approach to work
- Good levels of attention to detail
About this employer
W.H.Tildesley Ltd, established in 1874, is one of the oldest drop forging companies remaining in the United Kingdom.
A recent £1.4 million refurbishment has enabled us to become the UK's most modern drop forging facility. Our extensive in-house capabilities allow us to offer an efficient service by reducing the use of subcontractors, improving quality and lead times.
https://www.whtildesley.com/content/about-us (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
33 days holiday per year, including bank holidays
Holidays normally taken during factory shutdown periods
First year holiday entitlement will be pro rata based on start date
Fully funded apprenticeship training
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
Level 4 Apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
TRAIN'D UP RAILWAY RESOURCING LIMITED
Terri Lennon
Terri.Lennon@traindup.org
07341 092 253
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000020637.
Apply now
Closes in 15 days (Friday 27 March 2026 at 11:59pm)