Manufacturing Quality Apprentice (Level 4 Engineering)

BRUSH TRANSFORMERS LTD

LEICESTERSHIRE (LE11 1EX)

Closes in 26 days (Thursday 21 May 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 24 April 2026

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Summary

Brush in Loughborough are looking for an apprentice to support the Quality team in ensuring products meet required standards and specifications. The role involves inspecting components, identifying issues, supporting investigations and helping drive improvements across manufacturing processes while developing core quality engineering skills.

Wage

£19,000 a year

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Pay reviewed throughout apprenticeship

Training course
Engineering manufacturing technician (level 4)
Hours
Monday - Thursday, 7:30am - 4.00pm and Friday, 7:30am - 12:30pm.

37 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 1 September 2026

Duration

4 years

Positions available

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

  • Carry out inspections at key manufacturing stages to ensure compliance with drawings, specifications and quality standards
  • Record and report non-conformances (NCRs), including gathering evidence and supporting initial investigations
  • Support root cause analysis activities and corrective actions with Quality Engineers
  • Assist with maintaining quality documentation, records and inspection reports
  • Work closely with production teams to identify and resolve manufacturing issues at the earliest stage
  • Participate in internal audits and continuous improvement activities
  • Learn to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and standards (e.g. IEC/ENA)

Where you'll work

BRUSH GROUP NOTTINGHAM ROAD
LOUGHBOROUGH
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE11 1EX

Training

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

Training provider

LOUGHBOROUGH COLLEGE

Training course

Engineering manufacturing technician (level 4)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Read and extract relevant engineering and manufacturing related data and information (such as workplans or project plans, schedules,  drawings, specifications, production data, quality reports, costing data, statistical information) drawing accurate conclusions and making informed decisions.
  • Use project management tools, such as Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats (SWOT), stakeholder matrices, risk mapping, radar chart and summary risk profiles.
  • Use problem solving tools such as Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Process Failure Modes Effects Analysis (PFMEA), Fishbone, Practical Problem Solving (PPS) and Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP).
  • Analyse and interpret data and information in order to generate manufacturing engineering documentation such as Parts Per Million (PPM) quality adherence, cost analysis and test data.
  • Communicate using the appropriate method for the audience such as, formal and informal presentations, written reports, verbal, electronic, social media and incorporating relevant and appropriate data or metrics.
  • Use the approved process and quality compliance procedure to create or amend engineering or manufacturing documentation.
  • Use lean tools and techniques, such as Six Sigma, 8 Wastes, Workplace organisation such as 5S's (sort, set in order, shine, standardise and sustain), Kaizen and Poka-Yoke (Error proofing).
  • Apply documentation control processes and procedures such as format, location, access, authorisation.
  • Use financial planning, recording and review processes and documentation such as departmental budgets, estimating, cost control, cost forecasting, and investment appraisal.
  • Use computer based software systems or packages such as Computer Aided Design (CAD), Data Analytics and Databases.
  • Read and extract relevant engineering and manufacturing related data and information (such as workplans or project plans, schedules,  drawings, specifications, production data, quality reports, costing data, statistical information) drawing accurate conclusions and making informed decisions.
  • Use project management tools, such as Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats (SWOT), stakeholder matrices, risk mapping, radar chart and summary risk profiles.
  • Use problem solving tools such as Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Process Failure Modes Effects Analysis (PFMEA), Fishbone, Practical Problem Solving (PPS) and Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP).
  • Analyse and interpret data and information in order to generate manufacturing engineering documentation such as Parts Per Million (PPM) quality adherence, cost analysis and test data.
  • Communicate using the appropriate method for the audience such as, formal and informal presentations, written reports, verbal, electronic, social media and incorporating relevant and appropriate data or metrics.
  • Use the approved process and quality compliance procedure to create or amend engineering or manufacturing documentation.
  • Use lean tools and techniques, such as Six Sigma, 8 Wastes, Workplace organisation such as 5S's (sort, set in order, shine, standardise and sustain), Kaizen and Poka-Yoke (Error proofing).
  • Apply documentation control processes and procedures such as format, location, access, authorisation.
  • Use financial planning, recording and review processes and documentation such as departmental budgets, estimating, cost control, cost forecasting, and investment appraisal.
  • Use computer based software systems or packages such as Computer Aided Design (CAD), Data Analytics and Databases.

Training schedule

  • Primarily based in the workplace
  • Apprentices attend Loughborough College one day week during term time to study Level 4 Higher National Certificate/Higher Technical Qualification in Engineering
  • Trainer / Assessor to visit in the workplace

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

5 subjects including Maths, English and Science (grade C/4 or above)

BTEC in:

BTEC Engineering OR a-level Maths and Physics (grade Pass/Achieved)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Attention to detail
  • Problem solving skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative

Other requirements

Loughborough College will be shortlisting applications on behalf of Brush Transformers, please check your emails for updates.

Loughborough College reserves the right to withdraw this vacancy before the end date, following consultation with the employer.

About this employer

We provide agile and adaptive engineering solutions and products, including consultancy services, design and project management as well as award-winning product technology, to a wide range of projects. Through innovation and a commitment to delivering solutions that address grid-resilience and drive system change, we support the global drive to net-zero, helping to future-proof critical infrastructure. Installed in some of the world’s most demanding applications, our range of transformer solutions are designed and built by our engineering experts using quality materials to our exacting standards. The result is products that deliver on performance, reliability and efficiency – time after time. Fully supported throughout their lifespan by our team of expert engineers, our designs abide by EU Regulation 548/2014 Tier 2, also known as EcoDesign Compliance, which legislates the efficiency of transformers. The range includes power transformers, special transformers and reactors, as well as tapchangers.

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Company benefits

25 days holiday (including Christmas Shutdown) + 8 days bank holidays, pension scheme, death in service (life insurance), bike to work scheme, employee assistance program, BRUSH Rewards.

After this apprenticeship

Potential progression into roles such as Field Service Engineer, Commissioning Engineer, Site Test Technician and eventually into Senior Service Engineer or Service Manager.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LOUGHBOROUGH COLLEGE

Loughborough College Group Apprenticeship Recruitment

apprenticeships@loucoll.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000028092.

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Closes in 26 days (Thursday 21 May 2026 at 11:59pm)