Quality Coordinator Apprentice

NEDSCHROEF FASTENERS LTD

OXON (OX4 6JU)

Closes in 28 days (Thursday 25 June 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 28 May 2026


Summary

The Quality Coordinator is responsible for ensuring that the company's products and services meet or exceed quality standards. This includes developing and implementing quality control procedures, conducting audits, and resolving quality issues. The Quality Coordinator also works with other departments.

Wage

£16,016 to £25,445.42, depending on your age

National Minimum Wage

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Training course
Improvement technician (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Thursday, 8.00am - 5.00pm (half hour lunch). Friday, 8.00am - 12.30pm.

38 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 29 June 2026

Duration

1 year 6 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

  • Conduct QA inspection at Goods Inwards
  • Carry out defect analysis and produce reports of findings
  • Deal with suppliers & Customers on Quality issues (Containment / 8D Log / Claim Form)
  • Review all PPAP (Production Parts Approval Process) submissions and approve (Lead bi-weekly status review meetings)
  • Submit PPAP and sign PSW (Parts Submission Warrant) to customer requirements
  • Assist line side at BMW as required with containment actions
  • New product involvement– Feasibility check requirements
  • BMW Group Partner Portal (B2B) – completion of 8D’s & obtaining latest Drawings
  • Conduct internal product and process audits and internal system audits         
  • NCR (Non-Conformance Report) process
  • Liaise with internal departments on quality issues (Lead weekly Quality meetings)
  • Assist in the writing of procedures and work instructions
  • Product knowledge requirements
  • Carry out calibration tasks on equipment
  • Deputise for the Quality Team leader
  • Attend regular Quality meetings with Customers & Suppliers (Stakeholders)
  •  Reporting of KPIs for Quality
  •  Carry out any reasonable request made by the Quality Team Leader.
  • Carry out all activities related to PSCR. (Product Safety & Compliance Representative)
  • Actively involved with Continuous Improvement initiatives

Where you'll work

UNIT 1 NETWORK OXFORD
SAND LANE WEST
LITTLEMOOR
OXON
OX4 6JU

Training

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

Training provider

INTEC BUSINESS COLLEGES LIMITED

Training course

Improvement technician (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Compliance: Work in accordance with organisational controls and statutory regulations
  • Communication: Share improvement progress through appropriate reporting
  • Project management: Plan, manage and implement improvement activities. Identify and support management of risks. Develop the business case for improvement activity and implementation
  • Change management: Engage through communications. Reinforce – positively and negatively. Effectively coach peers
  • Principles and methods: Use a structured method and appropriate improvement tools engaging with subject matter experts to deliver business benefits
  • Project selection and Scoping: Identify and scope improvement projects and establish clear measurable objectives
  • Problem definition: Develop a problem/opportunity statement supported by validated data
  • Voice of the customer: Apply techniques to identify customers, their requirements and translate these to metrics
  • Process mapping & analysis: Apply process mapping tools to visualise processes, analyse process performance establishing key insights for performance improvement
  • Lean tools: Apply techniques such as identification and removal of 8 wastes, 5S (Sort, Shine, Set, Standardise, Sustain), standard work, kaizen, visual displays and controls, error proofing, preventative maintenance
  • Data acquisition for analysis: Develop data collection plan and validated measurement processes to understand performance
  • Basic statistics & measures: Establish patterns and trends in data over time using tally, pie, run/trend and pareto charts
  • Data analysis-statistical methods: Identify common and special cause variation
  • Process capability & performance: Analyse product/process performance using good quality data
  • Root cause analysis: Use cause and effect diagrams, technique of 5 whys and graphical analysis to understand and verify root causes
  • Identification & prioritisation: Identify and prioritise improvement solutions
  • Benchmarking: Recognise the value of sharing best practice
  • Sustainability & control: Create control and reaction plans with detection measures, identify opportunities to embed changes to leverage benefit to the business.

Training schedule

The apprenticeship will be delivered with a blend of online and onsite meetings with their assessor every 4 - 6 weeks until completion of the apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 9-4 (A*-C))
  • Maths (grade 9-4 (A*-C))

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

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Organisation skills
  • Logical
  • Administration skills
  • Microsoft Excel skills
  • Good attention to detail
  • Good English & Maths skills
  • A good team player
  • Great communicator
  • Must be methodical & precise

Other requirements

Customer visits may also need to be considered in this role. This will be accompanying colleagues to the likes of BMW.

About this employer

Our goal is to be the best partner in the field of fastening technology using our expertise in engineering, manufacturing, procurement and logistics. We also aim to be the employer of choice for those people who share our passion.

The foundations of Nedschroef were laid in 1894, when Dutch entrepreneur Hendrik van Thiel established a manufacturing enterprise in Helmond, the Netherlands, producing rivets for the shipbuilding industry. In the early 1900s, the company also started building its own steam powered machines, as the equipment available at that time was not adequately efficient. Throughout our history, this drive for efficiency has always remained a paramount element of our DNA, resulting in the preservation and a steady growth of our heritage.

Today, Nedschroef is a leading fastening technology company focused on advancing the mobility industry and unlocking the true potential of connections, thereby creating value for its stakeholders. We live and breathe engineering, entrepreneurship and efficiency. Leveraging the strong connection between these three elements enables both our business relations as well as ourselves to thrive.

https://www.nedschroef.com (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Possible full-time position on completion of a successful apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

INTEC BUSINESS COLLEGES LIMITED

Tracey North

tracey.north@intecbusinesscolleges.co.uk

07580 997408

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000033876.

Apply now

Closes in 28 days (Thursday 25 June 2026 at 11:59pm)