Alcon - Level 3 Quality Engineering Apprenticeship
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Company: Alcon Components Ltd
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Location: Tamworth, B79 7TN
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £350.00 per week
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Sector: Test How Things Work
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Ref: VAC-00827
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Application Deadline Date: 09/04/2026
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Start Date: 14/09/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: At Alcon Mon - Thurs: 08:00 – 17:00 Fri 08:00 - 13:00
Brief Description
You’ll get opportunity to experience first hand what it’s like to work in Quality. Delivering products on time, which fulfil the customer requirements and exceed expectations, with efficiency, sustainable systems and engaged to seeking improvement
Qualifications Required
5 GCSEs at 9 – 5 / A* - C, must include maths, English language, and ideally Science, or equivalent related qualification.
Personal Qualities
Enthusiastic individual with a ‘can do’ attitude who is passionate about their work.
Skills Required
Excellent communication skills, able to demonstrate a clear interest in working in the manufacturing sector, Good written and verbal English communication skills, self-motivated and demonstrates excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
Training to be Provided
Together with invaluable commercial and practical experience, you’ll gain several academic and vocational qualifications throughout your time with your employer 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, you will achieve your full apprenticeship certification that will prove competence as a Level 3 Engineering and Manufacturing Support Technician
Future Prospects
Our Alcon Apprentices, once they have completed a 4 year apprenticeship will become fully qualified Technicians or Engineers in their specialism of engineering.
We look to promote from within and some of our Senior Managers today came through the Alcon Apprenticeship Programme.
If the management route is not for you, then becoming an expert in your line of work is where we aim to get you!
Vacancy Detail
Fantastic opportunity to work in an engineering company who design and manufacture ultra-high-quality brake, clutch and other automotive components to Motorsport, top OEM and Special Vehicle markets.
COMPANY
Alcon is a designer and manufacturer of ultra-high quality, low volume brake, clutch and other automotive components. We operate in all areas of the industry around the world. Our clients and their requirements are as wide ranging as the products we supply. From tiny brake-by-wire controllers for Formula E racing cars to calipers required to stop 35 tonnes of armoured vehicle, the only factor common to everything we do is our no-compromise approach to engineering excellence.
ROLE
Fantastic opportunity to work in an engineering company who design and manufacture ultra-high-quality brake, clutch and other automotive components to Motorsport, top OEM and Special Vehicle markets.
Quality department is a support function responsible to perform the higher level inspection of our products and provide the resources to keep our high standards. That also includes the implementation of systems to sustain quality processes and accreditations.
To support the department internal activities related to gauges, inspection, scrap and quarantine control, new product introduction, as well as the culture of total quality and continuous improvement throughout the company.
• Measuring first articles manufactured/CNC program prove outs
• Measuring first off component after the machine set-up
• Performing in process quality control measurements
• Creating dimensional reports for customer
• Reverse engineering components for the design engineering department
• Provide quality engineers with dimensional reports for non-conforming components
• Assisting quality engineers with measurement system studies
WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?
Company Benefits include:
• Life insurance
• Company events
• Online GP service
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Eye care assistance
• Wellbeing incentives
• Employee assistance package
• Pension Contribution
• Cycle to work scheme
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
• Christmas Gifts
Other Information
• The apprenticeship will involve a mixture of office work along with hands-on practical work on a daily basis. This apprenticeship will suit those applicants who like to be working on a practical basis and not solely office based work.
Please note that Make UK and Alcon reserve the right to close this advert with no notice, so apply now to avoid disappointment
Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn