KUKA – Level 3 – Quality engineering apprenticeship

The Quality Engineer Apprentice responsibility will be to provide all Quality Engineering Assurance aspects to the Product Realisation Process.

Your tasks will consist of:

- creating and developing a nuclear advanced quality plan and an inspection test plan to the required standards of the Company
- ensuring Internal Audits are conducted
- Maintenance and Improvement of the company Business Management System (BMS) to ensure compliance with ISO Quality Standards
- With Purchasing staff conduct Supplychain Development and Audit activities as defined by programme
- Conduct Metrology and Inspection activities using various pieces of equipment and gauges including but not limited to CMM, Height and Slip Gauges, Micrometers and Verniers.

Training:

Together with invaluable commercial and practical experience, you’ll gain several academic and vocational qualifications throughout your time with us and Make UK, which are fully paid for, including: 
● Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Practical Foundation Training – in year 1, in 6 week blocks to include 4 weeks at Make UK and 2 weeks in company
● Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Workplace Competence Training - in years 2 to 4 in company
● Level 3 BTEC Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Development Knowledge - in Years 1, 2 & 3 on block release to Make UK
● In house training in line with your requirements.
● Further qualifications deemed necessary by your employer

On completion of your studies and End Point Assessment (EPA), you will achieve your full apprenticeship certification that will prove competence as a Level 3 Engineering Technician.

Training Outcome:

Future Prospects: more information about KUKA apprenticeship programmes can be found here: https://www.kuka.com/en-gb/careers/apprenticeships.

Your base salary for year two you will receive a 17.5% increase.
Your base salary for year three you will receive a 30% increase.

Employer Description:
KUKA AG is an internationally active company with sales of around 3 billion euro. Every day, roughly 13,200 KUKA employees at our headquarters in Augsburg and around the world work to ensure that we remain one of the world’s leading suppliers of intelligent automation solutions. Our international customers come from, among other sectors, the automotive industry and general industry. KUKA offers you everything from a single source: from the individual components to fully automated systems. - Silver Standard Accredited Kitemark Employer - Europe’s biggest Producer of Industrial Robots, Automation and Global Leader in Large Friction Welders - International Travel In the United Kingdom, KUKA operates from two locations in the West Midlands – Wednesbury and Halesowen. Each of these locations represents a KUKA division. In addition to sharing a region, the two locations have one other thing in common: their passion for KUKA as a company and its technological innovation

Working Hours :
At company, your core hours will be Mon - Fri 8.30am - 4.30pm

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