New Product Development Apprentice
FREUDENBERG SEALING TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
North Shields (NE27 0QH)
Closes in 24 days (Monday 25 May 2026)
Posted on 30 April 2026
Contents
Summary
Reporting to the NPI Team Leader, the NPI Technician checks and tests new products (prototypes, pre-series, replacements, and PPAP). They help meet targets and provide a fast, reliable, and cost-effective service to both internal teams and external customers.
- Wage
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£15,392 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Engineering and manufacturing support technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday.
Shifts to be confirmed.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 15 July 2026
- Duration
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3 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
Main Responsibilities of the role…
- Ensures accurate and timely validation of scheduled products to ensure internal and external customer requirements are met
- Analyses validation results and produces subsequent reports with suggestions for improvements
- Contributes towards the fulfilment of all legal and Freudenberg requirements regarding health, safety, environment
- Participates in internal and external audit activities
- Ensures continuous improvement of department 5S and operating procedures
- Provides ongoing support to Operations department to ensure smooth introduction of new products
- Works collaboratively across all functions of NPI and supports the achievement of department goals (sample manufacturing, validation, industrialisation)
Where you'll work
Unit A
Merlin Way
New York Industrial Park Estate
North Shields
NE27 0QH
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
TDR TRAINING LIMITED
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.
Training schedule
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English Language or English Literature (grade 5 or above)
- Maths (grade 5 or above)
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
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
About this employer
Freudenberg Sealing Technologies is a well-established technology company and global market leader in sophisticated, innovative solutions for sealing applications, renewable energy and e-mobility systems.
We are a leading supplier of technically sophisticated products and services for all automotive and general industry manufacturers. Our customers rely on us to apply our unique materials, engineering expertise and testing capabilities to deliver high-quality standard and custom product solutions. We collaborate with our customers in offering them the best solution for their specific application requirements. We are proud to be a trusted partner to our customers and consider their success a successful reflection of our drive to create customer value in everything we do.
https://www.fst.com/company/about-us/at-a-glance/ (opens in new tab)
After this apprenticeship
Full-time position upon completion of the apprenticeship for the right person.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
TDR TRAINING LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000027051.
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Closes in 24 days (Monday 25 May 2026)
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