Quality Assurance Higher Apprenticeship

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Quality Assurance Higher Apprenticeship

Join us in pioneering breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably. 

Our inspiring and caring environment forms a global community that celebrates diversity and individuality. We encourage you to step beyond your comfort zone, offering resources and flexibility to foster your professional and personal growth, all while valuing your unique contributions. 

At Siemens Healthineers Diagnostics in Sudbury, Suffolk, we are a global leading manufacturer in the assembly of specialist instrumentation for laboratories and hospitals across the world for Urinalysis, Diabetes, and Blood Gas analytics, and are the only facility in the network to make and ship these products globally.

Apply now for the position of Quality Assurance Apprentice and you will have the opportunity to gain valuable experience in one of the world's leading healthcare companies, alongside gaining a Level 4 qualification. 

We are looking for apprentices who want to experience a real working environment, and who want to take advantage of being paid to earn a structured and approved qualification whilst they do it.

Your role:

• You will provide Quality support to the Manufacturing Operations and Quality Teams.
• You will learn and understand correct documentation control processes and procedures.
• You will gain a broad range of essential skills and knowledge including how to lead a meeting and manage a project           
• You will learn and understand International Quality Standards and how they are applied to the organization.
• You will administer & support the quality processes to ensure timely and accurate completion. This will include the deviation and CAPA (corrective and preventative actions) processes.
• You will prepare for supplier, customer, regulatory & notified body audits as required.

During this 24-month apprenticeship, you will also complete learning modules and projects, and work towards achieving a Level 4 Improvement Practitioner qualification, building a portfolio of work to support your final end point assessment whilst guided by your line manager and our apprenticeship manager. 

About you:

• You should have competency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• You will need to be self-motivated, reliable, and able to work on own initiative.
• You should be able to manage your time effectively and possess a desire to succeed.
• You will be curious - keen to understand, learn and try new things, and possess excellent written and oral communication skills.
• You should have an interest in product quality and engineering.

Qualifications Required:

• 5 GCSEs at grade 4/5 (C) or above, including Maths and English.

You must also have eligibility to work in the UK for the duration of this 24 month Apprenticeship and meet the Department for Education and Skills funding eligibility rules, including residency criteria.

Who we are: We are a team of more than 73,000 highly dedicated Healthineers in more than 70 countries. As a leader in medical technology, we constantly push the boundaries to create better outcomes and experiences for patients, no matter where they live or what health issues they are facing. Our portfolio is crucial for clinical decision-making and treatment pathways.

How we work: When you join Siemens Healthineers, you become one in a global team of scientists, clinicians, developers, researchers, professionals, and skilled specialists, who believe in each individual’s potential to contribute with diverse ideas. We are from different backgrounds, cultures, religions, political and/or sexual orientations, and work together, to fight the world’s most threatening diseases and enable access to care, united by one purpose: to pioneer breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably.

Siemens Healthineers are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you require any adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know.

Early Careers recruitment process:

• During our Selection and Assessment process for Early Careers, we like to give our candidates the best chance to showcase their potential by using a variety of assessment types.
• To support the shortlisting process for our Early Careers roles, and to enable candidates to showcase their potential beyond what is on their CV, we will often make use of online assessments or/and on-demand video assessments.
• Further assessment will take the form of an interview or assessment centre. Assessment centres typically include some combination of activities such as group problem-solving tasks, individual interviews, presentations and in-tray exercises. Interviews are typically competency based, and may also involve some form of presentation or in-tray exercise.
• In most cases we try to hold these final stage interviews or assessments in person where possible, to enable candidates to meet our team and get to understand a little bit more about what we do and what it might be like to work for us.

About Siemens Healthineers

Siemens Healthineers pioneers breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Globally, we are a team of 66,000 highly dedicated employees pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in healthcare to help improve people’s lives around the world.

As a leading medical technology company, we offer Apprenticeships across all areas of our business - Engineering, Manufacturing Operations, Quality, Finance, IT and Customer Care, to name just a few!

We offer Apprenticeships from Intermediate through to Degree level, as we're keen to support people to join us at all levels of the organisation. Our Apprentices are supported with dedicated assessors, as well as line managers and buddy and mentor support during their time with us.

We believe an inclusive culture is a pre-requisite if we aspire to serve the eight billion people on our planet. As a diverse organization, we can better relate to the people – whether customers or patients – their communities and the specific challenges they face. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are therefore important aspects of our wider responsibilities.

How to apply

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Please note that applications may close before the application deadline, so apply early to avoid disappointment.