Date Posted:

2024-12-06

Country:

United Kingdom

Location:

Crompton Technology Group Limited, Chalker Way, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 4XD

Position Role Type:

Unspecified

Job Title: Quality Engineering Apprentice (Level 4) 

Time Commitment:  37 hours per week  

Salary: £18,000 per annum  

Location: Banbury  

Contract Length: Initial 2 year fixed term contract 

Start Date: September 2025 

 

Are you looking to kick-start your career with a flying start within the Aerospace industry?  Then consider joining us here at Collins Aerospace where you can learn more about the industry whilst finishing your degree.   

Check out our YouTube channel to find out more:  

https://www.youtube.com/c/CollinsAerospace/featured  

What does taking part in the Collins Aerospace Quality Engineering Apprentice Programme involve? 

Aimed at highly motivated and ambitious individuals, eager to be a part of a world leader within the aerospace and defence industry. This scheme is geared towards supporting the career development of apprentices who wish to play an instrumental role in the manufacturing of the next generation of civil and military aircraft. 

The role is based at our Collins Aerospace Composite Centre of Excellence facility in Banbury, UK – formerly the Crompton Technology Group (CTG) – designs, qualifies and manufactures high-performance structural and non-structural aerospace composite products for military and commercial applications. 

We are looking to recruit high calibre apprentice who can support Actuation Systems with the effective planning and execution of Quality Engineering activities. We believe in the power of intelligence and partnership to guide us into the next era of flight making the skies and spaces we touch smarter and safer than ever. 

Why Choose Collins Aerospace for Quality Engineering? 

The scheme will provide you with opportunities to progress your career in Engineering. You will be part of our Quality Engineering team and assigned a mentor, who will support and guide you throughout your career with us. All of this is designed to complement your career development, fuel your aspirations, and give depth to your training and career. 

A Quality Engineer (QE) within the Collins business leads from the front, living and driving our core values of Engaged, Empowered and Accountable - always.  

As a QE you are accountable for all aspects of quality improvement. This may include, projects such as the reduction in scrap and rework costs, tackling a problem in the field, or developing a business process ensuring that the needs of the business and our diverse customer base are met. Alongside the project-based initiatives, you will also work with our programme-based quality team to support with quality related issues, whilst helping to ensure that safety, quality, and output targets are met for a given area of the Banbury facility. 

A successful Collins QE is self-motivated with excellent time management and organisation skills. They will also be an expert communicator and can solve the toughest of challenges, all while placing the customer at the centre of everything they do.  

Our Composites Community is a diverse group of self-starters with a passion to succeed, do you have what it takes to join them? 

Development and training to build your career 

We recognise that your development is key for you to fulfil your potential in the world of work. That’s why we’ve created a programme that will support your learning to deliver real business value. 

The apprenticeship programme lasts for a period of 2 years and is a partnership between Collins Aerospace and JC Training and Consultancy. You will learn key Quality principles which will be vital to your development at Collins Aerospace.  

As an apprentice your learning will consist of both academic and functional training. Your learning will be a blended learning approach, where you will spend time learning basic quality principle’s thought a mixture of online masterclasses, and on-site, putting your learning into practice within a team of our skilled engineers to develop the basic principles and under pinning knowledge needed for your career.  

By the end of the programme, having completed your functional training and apprenticeship, you will be awarded Level 4 Quality Practitioner.    

What are we looking for? 

We are looking for the best individuals who have the following attributes: 

Have a minimum of 5 GCSE’s at Grade C/5 or above including Mathematics, English and a Science based subject  

Be a UK resident living in the UK for a minimum of 3 years 

Good analytical skills and problem solving 

Good personal management and self-organisation skills 

Effective communicator – written and verbal 

            

Benefits 

Employee Assistance Programme 

Private Healthcare and Dental Cover 

Competitive pension scheme 

185 hours holiday per annum (not including Bank Holidays) 

 

Equal Opportunities 

Collins Aerospace is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from sections of the community which are currently under-represented at Collins Aerospace including females, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates and applicants with disabilities. Please note we will not use any personal information relating to your background at any stage of the application process.  

Application Process 

Your application will go through a variety of selection methods and is likely to conclude at an assessment centre. Please note that as we find suitable candidates to fill our opportunities, we will no longer accept applications for that opportunity so suggest you apply as early as possible to have the best chance of success. 

Apprenticeship will start with the business in September 2025. 

You must be eligible to work in the UK and there may be a requirement for you to work on military related projects for which there will be a requirement for security vetting. 

 

 

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