Quality Administrator Apprentice

IMI plc
We are a global specialist engineering company that creates breakthrough solutions. We are curious and like to solve problems, partnering with our customers to solve the demands of today and prepare for the challenges of tomorrow. We embrace innovation and care about outcomes that are good for business, everyday life and making a better world – creating lasting impact for everyone.

We design, build and service highly engineered products in fluid and motion control applications. We focus on five market sectors: Industrial Automation, Process Automation, Climate Control, Life Science and Fluid Control, and Transport.

Role Overview

During your two-year Apprenticeship, you will learn how to ensure that the organisation consistently functions well through delivering customer documentation to the utmost accuracy. Ensuring that all requirements have been met and documentation is signed off in line with production/delivery requirements.
In addition to studying for your Business Administration Level 3 qualification, you will be supported and mentored by experienced Quality Engineers.

Key Responsibilities
Duties will include but not be limited to: 

• Creating customer documentation packs in line with the required deliverables. Ensuring documentation is right first time.


• Supporting customer visits when documentation packs require 3rd party approval.


• Support customer visits when 3rd party witnessing of testing is required.


• Creating customer certificates of conformity, ensuring all customer sales order requirements have been met.


• Manage the appropriate electronic storage of customer documentation


• Liaising with multiple departments when errors are found in order to correct them efficiently and accurately


• Attend the Apprenticeship Provider’s lessons as required and Submit assignments and coursework in a timely manner and to an appropriate standard.


• Continually promote a strong nuclear safety culture.


• Work in a safe, tidy manner in line with Company policy.


• Work in accordance with health and safety requirements.


• Perform other such duties commensurate with the nature and level of the post as may be reasonably required.

Critical Competencies for Success

• 5 GCSE’s (grade 4-5 or above) in Mathematics and English (or equivalent).


• Ability to focus on learning new skills and prepared to undertake learning on a daily basis.


• Ability to work well within a team whilst having the confidence to work on own initiative.


• Enthusiasm, drive and commitment to a career within Quality Assurance within an Engineering Company.


• High level of attention to detail.


• Good verbal and written communication.


• Logical approach to problem solving.


• Questioning attitude with the ability to think critically. 


• PC literate.


• Flexible approach to work in both time and priority.

IMI is an inclusive employer; diversity is very important to us, and we want to receive applications from people from all backgrounds