Level 4 Engineering Quality Control & Stores Apprentice
BARTON FIRTOP ENGINEERING CO LTD
KIDDERMINSTER (DY11 7DT)
Closes in 18 days (Sunday 12 July 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 24 June 2026
Contents
Summary
- Responsible for all aspects of Quality Control and Stores
- To carry out all activities in accordance with the relevant Quality System, i.e. ISO 9001, and specific customer specifications/requirements
- Responsible for the maintenance and good housekeeping, in accordance with the company policies and procedures
- Wage
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£15,392 to £24,454.04, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Engineering manufacturing technician (level 4)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday
07:00-15:30
We operate a flexi-time policy to enable employees to choose their preferred working pattern, i.e. start/end times of their working day, within timeframes set by the company and agreed by line managers.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 1 September 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
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a self-motivated individual who would like to join a progressing company. This role is based within an established quality control department; therefore, a strong team player attitude is essential.
Duties and responsibilities:
- Shall be fully committed to the achievement of company policies and objectives with special respect to quality and safety
- To undertake reasonable instructions and tasks from senior personnel, commensurate with the nature of the job and in the best interests of the company
Administration responsibilities (training towards)
- Shall be fully committed to the achievement of company policies and objectives with special respect to quality and safety
- To assist the Quality Control Manager to ensure that all required certifications are available by the dispatch date
- Responsible for the preservation of stock levels and associated standard documentation
- To assist in documentation requirements of the quality system
Inspection responsibilities (training towards)
- Being responsible for ensuring goods inwards material is adequately inspected prior to release to stores/production, i.e., dimensional, visual, material traceability, etc., within reasonable time restraints
- Being responsible for in-process inspection of products and completing inspection route cards
- Witnessing pressure tests carried out in-house and compiling certificates
- Being responsible for ensuring that non-conforming material is identified and quarantined, with supporting NCRs being issued to the relevant department/suppliers
- Being responsible for carrying out the final inspection of products, identifying and issuing final release notes
- Carrying out inspections at sub-suppliers, as instructed by the Quality Control Manager or the Quality Assurance and HSE Manager
- Being responsible for in-process inspection
Stores responsibilities (training towards)
- Responsible for receiving incoming goods and materials into the company and raising the necessary documentation prior to release to stores/production
- Responsible for maintaining all storage areas and preservation of stored materials/goods
- Responsible for the positive identification of all stored material and goods within the storage areas
- To ensure that material heat numbers, etc., are recorded on applicable route cards
- Responsible for the maintenance of the stores to a company standard and acceptable level of tidiness, and in line with health & safety at Barton Firtop sites
- Responsible for the movement of stock between all Barton Firtop storage areas
- Responsible for issuing material/goods out of storage areas and maintaining accurate records
- Responsible for issuing standard stock equipment, as directed by the standard files procedure
- Responsible for packing, preparation and dispatch of standard stock items, as required
- To ensure that all material leaving the company is documented
Where you'll work
BARTON FIRTOP ENGINEERING CO
SILVERWOODS WAY
KIDDERMINSTER
DY11 7DT
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
DUDLEY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
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
You will be required to attend Advance 1 Campus, Dudley College, DY1 4AD, 1 day per week week in term time only.
- Upon successful completion of your apprenticeship you will receive a Level 4 Engineering Manufacturing Technician HNC - Mechanical Pathway qualification.
- You will be assigned an assessor who will visit you in the workplace every 6-8 weeks to support you on your apprenticeship.
More training information
The apprentice will receive structured training across quality control, on and offsite inspection, in process inspection through a hands-on approach within the team
- Technical documentation issued to clients.
- Job-specific training delivered through on-the-job training within the stores, QC administration and QC inspection
- Core safety training such as Manual Handling and Slips, Trips & Falls.
- Introduction to Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) (including but not limited to), Magnetic particle inspection, Dye penetrant testing,
- Positive material identification (PMI).
- CSWIP 3.0 visual welding inspection
- ICORR level 1 paint inspection
- Counter Balance B1 Forklift training
- Hydrostatic testing, including bolt torquing methods
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C/Level 2 Functional Skills)
- Maths (grade 4/C/Level 2 Functional Skills)
Level 3 in Engineering/Maths & Science A Levels in:
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
- Team working
- Initiative
- Proficient with Microsoft
- Professional Presentation
- Flexible
- Reliability
- Work to deadlines
Other requirements
The successful candidate must be able to travel to both Barton Firtop Engineering and Dudley College for the day release each week.
The candidate must have a desire to work within an engineering company with a specific interest in quality control and stores.
About this employer
Barton Firtop Engineering is a competitive designer, manufacturer, and supplier of Strainers, Filters, Separators, Coalescers, and Flame Arresters, predominantly serving the Oil & Gas Industry. We specialise in product design and project management, ensuring on-time delivery of strainer and filtration equipment that meets complex specifications for materials, manufacturing, NDE, documentation, and Quality Control.
Our in-house expertise includes advanced 3D Modelling, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), enabling us to design and certify to ASME VIII, Division 1 and PD5500 pressure vessel codes. We offer both fabricated and highly competitive cast designs.
Barton Firtop operates a custom-built manufacturing plant in Worcestershire (UK), which includes a pipework/vessel fabrication division. Additionally, we wholly own a competitive manufacturing facility in Goa, India, which supplies fully machined and tested cast products sourced from high-quality ISO-approved foundries. Barton Firtop India has been a trusted supplier to worldwide projects via our UK head office for over 20 years.
Please note that Barton Firtop reserves the right to bring forward the closing date of any job vacancy if a suitable number of quality applications are received from which to make a shortlist. Therefore, we recommend applying as soon as possible rather than waiting until the published closing date.
After this apprenticeship
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Barton Firtop is seeking an enthusiastic, proactive, detail-oriented individual to join the QC/ stores department. This role will involve supporting quality control and stores alongside other departments, such as production, with responsibilities expanding as the candidate progresses through their training.
The role will involve assisting in the development and implementation of the quality control and stores departments. The successful candidate will also contribute to technical documentation, on-site and off-site inspections, and client liaison, whilst having a hands-on based role.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
DUDLEY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
Chloe Powell
Chloe.Powell@dudleycol.ac.uk
01384363158
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000036708.
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Closes in 18 days (Sunday 12 July 2026 at 11:59pm)