Quality Apprentice

KESTREL BCE

Scunthorpe (DN15 9YH)

Closes in 15 days (Monday 1 June 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 14 May 2026


Summary

KESTREL BCE, part of the EPWIN Group, is seeking an enthusiastic apprentice to support quality practices and governance across the organisation. The role involves ensuring compliance with quality standards, driving continuous improvement, and supporting robust systems within their area of responsibility.

Training course
Quality practitioner (level 4)
Hours
Monday to Thursday 8:30am till 5:00pm Friday 8:30am till 4:00pm

36 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Wednesday 1 July 2026

Duration

1 year 9 months

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

Weekly Tasks: 

  • You will be given training and guidance to act as an advocate for Quality Practice and Governance across the organisation
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to plan and deliver effective quality systems and conduct internal meetings to review and report on quality performance
  • Gather, analyse, and interpret quality performance data and carry out audits and inspections across products, processes, and systems
  • Support stakeholder visits, including customers, suppliers, and certification bodies and promote continuous improvement initiatives within the business and support and develop individuals within and outside of the Quality function    
  • Investigating quality issues within production and warehousing and issues raised by customers
  • Auditing of management systems, product quality, safety, environment, and energy
  • Investigating accidents, near misses and hazards
  • Developing Standard Operation Procedures for Quality related tasks
  • Developing and communicating Quality Alerts where issues have been identified
  • Understanding ISO management systems
  • Training in Business Improvement Techniques, Quality, Health and Safety and Environment

Where you'll work

Billet Lane
Normanby Enterprise Park
Scunthorpe
DN15 9YH

Training

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

Training provider

IN-COMM TRAINING AND BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED

Training course

Quality practitioner (level 4)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Identify, interpret and apply relevant legal, governmental or industry regulations affecting the organisation.
  • Communicate using appropriate methods (verbal, written, visual) to influence internal and external stakeholders, using appropriate questioning techniques such as open questions, leading questions.
  • Identify, collect and analyse relevant quality data using appropriate tools and techniques such as Pareto analysis, statistical methods and trending analysis.
  • Apply methods and tools to improve the quality performance of processes, products and services such as production control plans, standardised work, use of failure modes and effects.
  • Identify, analyse and prioritise quality specific risks and opportunities. Support the development, implementation and effectiveness of resulting actions.
  • Plan and conduct system, product or process audits.
  • Assess the effectiveness of the measurement systems using tool such as Measurement Systems Analysis.
  • Identify requirements from technical documents, commercial input or stakeholder statements and converting to definitions that can drive the organisations processes
  • Identify gaps in process performance and develop improvement plans to close gaps.
  • Apply structured problem solving including identification, definition, measurement, analysis, improvement and control methods and tools.
  • Communicate organisational quality strategy to all levels of the organisation.
  • Identify who the internal and external stakeholders are and their current and optimal positions (such as hostile, help it work, opposed, uncooperative, indifferent, hesitant, enthusiastic support) required to support quality related activities.
  • Identify, interpret and apply relevant legal, governmental or industry regulations affecting the organisation.
  • Communicate using appropriate methods (verbal, written, visual) to influence internal and external stakeholders, using appropriate questioning techniques such as open questions, leading questions.
  • Identify, collect and analyse relevant quality data using appropriate tools and techniques such as Pareto analysis, statistical methods and trending analysis.
  • Apply methods and tools to improve the quality performance of processes, products and services such as production control plans, standardised work, use of failure modes and effects.
  • Identify, analyse and prioritise quality specific risks and opportunities. Support the development, implementation and effectiveness of resulting actions.
  • Plan and conduct system, product or process audits.
  • Assess the effectiveness of the measurement systems using tool such as Measurement Systems Analysis.
  • Identify requirements from technical documents, commercial input or stakeholder statements and converting to definitions that can drive the organisations processes
  • Identify gaps in process performance and develop improvement plans to close gaps.
  • Apply structured problem solving including identification, definition, measurement, analysis, improvement and control methods and tools.
  • Communicate organisational quality strategy to all levels of the organisation.
  • Identify who the internal and external stakeholders are and their current and optimal positions (such as hostile, help it work, opposed, uncooperative, indifferent, hesitant, enthusiastic support) required to support quality related activities.

Training schedule

  • This is a level 4 Quality Practitioner apprenticeship delivered over a period of 21-months
  • The apprentice would be required to attend the training centre for a one-week block, followed by 7 x 1 day per week workshops at the training centre and attending meetings with an assessor, at the company, one day per month
  • The training provider is In-Comm Training Services. You will attend the Aldridge WS9 8UG site

More training information

KESTRAL BCE will provide accommodation and cover travel costs while you attend workshops at In-Comm Training

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English and Maths (grade 9-4 minimum)

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

Science (grade 9-4 minimum)

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

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Interest in Quality

Other requirements

Candidates must be willing to travel to In-Comm Training to attend 12 off-the-job workshops as part of the apprenticeship.

Beneficial for candidates to hold a Full UK drivers license and own their own car. 

About this employer

We are proud to say we have the widest range of UPVC roofline and cladding products available on the market. All 800 of our products are manufactured in the UK to the highest standards and come with industry leading guarantees.
From fascia’s and soffit boards to cladding and rainwater – with our technical expertise we work tirelessly to ensure our products are of the highest quality.

We work with a nationwide network of suppliers, making access to our product range easy.With dedicated sales, estimating and customer service teams and downloadable technical guides available – whatever project support you need – you can rely on us.

https://www.kestrelbp.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

  • Car parking on site and additional staff benifits

After this apprenticeship

  • A career within the quality team within KESTREL as part of the EPWIN Group

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

IN-COMM TRAINING AND BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED

Aimee Newman (In-Comm)

aimeen@in-comm.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000031808.

Apply now

Closes in 15 days (Monday 1 June 2026 at 11:59pm)