Level Quality Assurance Apprenticeship

Looking to gain experience in quality assurance across a diverse range of naval defence projects? If so, our 2-year Higher Level Apprenticeship in Quality Assurance could be the perfect fit for you.

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands‑on experience.

Our Quality Assurance apprentices play a vital role in ensuring that our organisation operates at its best by acting as the ‘voice of the customer’. They help maintain the highest standards, identify problems, and recommend improvements to ensure our policies, processes, and products are of the highest standards.

As a Quality Assurance apprentice, you will be an integral member of our Quality Management function. You’ll be based at HM Naval Base Devonport in Plymouth, with potential opportunities to travel across the UK.

Over the course of the 2 years, you will work in multiple placements, including:

• Audit
• Supplier Quality
• Operational Quality in production facilities

• On board naval warships or nuclear submarines
• Facilities (Nuclear and Non‑Nuclear)
• Major Infrastructure Projects
• Business Management Systems
• Welding/Non‑Destructive Testing
• Laboratory Services
• Nuclear Facilities Operational Maintenance

Depending on your placement, your typical day could include carrying out external supplier inspections, looking for efficiencies or problem‑solving on our production shop floor, or the administration of internal and external audits.

Your tasks could include:

• Supporting senior quality practitioners to formulate a quality strategy
• Inspecting and testing parts and products
• Planning and conducting audits
• Developing Quality Control Plans
• Managing supplier relationships
• Analysing data to identify improvements
• Guiding and supporting others to improve quality, competency and performance
• Developing documents to support new projects

It’s an exciting opportunity where your contributions as a Quality Technician will directly impact the quality and safety of our products, processes, and policies, helping us to continuously improve and keep our operations safe.