Quality Practitioner Apprentice
ASSA ABLOY GLOBAL SOLUTIONS UK LTD
Olney (MK465EA)
Closes in 12 days (Friday 3 April 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 20 March 2026
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Summary
As the Quality Practitioner Apprentice for Traka, you will have the opportunity to provide hands on support for the Operations Quality Manager and Manufacturing Engineering Manager, in maintaining and continuously improving the standards and performance measures of quality in manufacturing and the supply chain.
- Wage
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£25,000 a year
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up to £30,000 depending on any previous experience
- Training course
- Quality practitioner (level 4)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 8am - 4.30pm, with 30-minute lunch break
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 27 April 2026
- Duration
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1 year 8 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
Reporting to the Manufacturing Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for focusing on improvements to Product, Manufacturing processes and systems, that collectively ensure optimum customer service levels.
Some of your daily duties will include:
- Processing of shopfloor and supply chain rejects
- Reporting of manufacturing and supply chain quality concerns
- Processing of customer returns and complaints
- Maintenance of manufacturing information
- Monitoring and reporting of manufacturing quality Key Performance Indicators
- Implementation and maintenance of quality inspection programmes
Where you'll work
Traka
30 Stilebrook Road
Olney
MK465EA
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
CSR SCIENTIFIC TRAINING 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
You will undertake a Level 4 Quality Practitioner Apprenticeship with an Ofsted rated Outstanding training provider, CSR Scientific Training, which will include:
- Fully recognised apprenticeship qualification - Level 4 Quality Practitioner
- On-the-job competency training
- Monthly online lectures
- A continuous improvement project
This apprenticeship is professionally recognised by the Chartered Quality Institute (CQI) and successful completion of this programme provides opportunity for Practitioner registration with the CQI. CSR are an approved provider and when you enrol onto this apprenticeship, you are entitled to 50% discount off Student membership for the first 2 years with the CQI.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade C/4 or above)
- Maths (grade C/4 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
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
Other requirements
To give yourself the best chance, please ensure your application is genuine and written in your own words. Applications created with AI tools will not be accepted.
About this employer
Featuring four times in Forbes’ most innovative companies worldwide, we deliver innovative, safe, and convenient security solutions that provide real added value to our customers. As a group, our goal is to everyday help billions of people experience a more open world. We’re proud to boast leading positions across the majority of Europe, North and South America, Asia, and Oceania, offering products and services to our customers seeking solutions to their entrance and opening requirements, such as locks, doors and entrance automation.
https://www.traka.com/global/en (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- Ex-gratia day for Christmas Eve
- Day off for your Birthday
- Pension; 5% employee & 5% employer. Auto-enrolment after 3-months
- Annual discretionary bonus, after qualifying time with company
After this apprenticeship
Potential to progress to Quality Technician and then Quality Engineer.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CSR SCIENTIFIC TRAINING LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000022422.
Apply now
Closes in 12 days (Friday 3 April 2026 at 11:59pm)