Quality Practitioner Apprentice
INCAP ELECTRONICS UK LTD
Newcastle (ST5 0TW)
Closes in 13 days (Wednesday 28 October 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 14 October 2026
Contents
Summary
Following an initial induction period, the apprentice will develop an understanding of Quality within a manufacturing environment. They will learn about the industry and international standards we operate to and how these requirements translate into our internal processes and procedures.
- Wage
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£16,224 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Quality practitioner (level 4)
- Hours
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39 hours, Monday - Friday.
39 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 9 November 2026
- Duration
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1 year 2 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
- Performing quality control inspections at various stages of production, including incoming materials, in-process inspections and final inspection.
- Supporting root cause and corrective action investigations relating to customer complaints and internal quality issues.
- Assisting with supplier quality activities and supplier corrective actions.
- Compiling, analysing and reporting quality data to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
- Responding to ad hoc quality concerns raised by employees across the business.
- Participating in internal audit activities and supporting follow-up actions.
- Working with cross-functional teams to complete First Article Inspection Reports (FAIRs) and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) documentation, where required.
- Developing an understanding of internal procedures and documentation and contributing suggestions for improvement.
- Participating in continuous improvement projects using problem-solving techniques and quality tools.
- Supporting the maintenance and continual improvement of the company's Quality Management System (QMS).
- Supporting calibration and control of monitoring and measuring equipment.
- Assisting with document control activities, including reviewing, updating and issuing controlled documents and records.
Where you'll work
Incap Holdings Uk
Croft Road Industrial Estate
Newcastle
ST5 0TW
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
NEWCASTLE AND STAFFORD COLLEGES GROUP
Training course
Quality practitioner (level 4)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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
One day study per week.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade Grade 4/C or above)
- Maths (grade Grade 4/C 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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Analytical skills
About this employer
Incap Electronics UK Ltd is part of Incap Corporation, which is a trusted partner and full-service provider of Electronics Manufacturing Services. Incap supports customers ranging from large multinational and mid-sized companies to small start-ups in their complete manufacturing value chain.
https://incapcorp.com/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- 1 additional holiday per service year up to a total of 26 days plus bank holidays
- Day 1 enrolment into company pension scheme
- Onsite parking
- Yearly meet up for a meal at a restaurant
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
- Could lead to a permanent position for the right person.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
NEWCASTLE AND STAFFORD COLLEGES GROUP
The Apprenticeship Hub
apprenticeships@nscg.ac.uk
01782 254287
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000059017.
Apply now
Closes in 13 days (Wednesday 28 October 2026 at 11:59pm)