Operations Apprentice - QA : Job Details

About us:Novograf is a high-quality, printed graphics, signage, and surface materials company, specialising in commercial fit-outs. Creating on-brand environments, we connect your brands with consumers, and your customers with compelling experiences. As a result, brand identity is translated into engaging design concepts and exciting environments.

Why Join Us? With plenty of opportunity for growth and development, this is a fantastic role to kick start your career within a supportive environment where out of the box thinking is encouraged and nurtured. We have had apprentices join us and complete their programme over the last few years and we are looking for someone to follow in their footsteps.

What You’ll Be Doing: 

• Collaborating with manufacturing team by running production demands and releasing work orders to them.
• Becoming a super user of the system Epicor to collect raw data from manufacturing i.e run times, production methods and machine settings and entering data into the system.
• Uploading scheduling times onto Epicor for production teams to view.
• Review outputs and compare and update source to estimate with internal system: Estimator.
• Set and control agreed stock limits, ordering more when needed.
• Liaise with the courier partners for shipments via email and calls.
• Stock adjustments & tracking goods received notes (GRN) with the stores team on Excel.
• Sending out emails to clients and internal colleagues using Outlook.

What You Need to Succeed:

• Computer literacy – you should have an understanding of Microsoft Office packages e.g. Word and Excel
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and individually when required
• Good time management, planning and organisational skills
• Having a good attitude to learning and development

Working week:35hrs a week. Monday – Thursday, 8:15am - 4:45pm and Friday 8:15am – 2:30pm.

Salary: £21,000 per annum.

Benefits: 

• Early finish on Friday
• Excellent starting salary
• The opportunity to undertake different courses
• Will be able to attend different social events
• Opportunity to gain shares within the Company as an employee

Future prospects:90% of QA apprentices secure permanent employment after completing: this is 20% higher than the national average.

Important information:This vocational apprenticeship comprehensively supports your specific job role with this particular employer. Throughout your learning journey, you are fully supported by your dedicated QA skills coach and your mentor at work. They ensure you settle in, help you develop all the skills you need to be successful in your job role and pass your assessments, and can provide one to one support.Starting with insights into your current potential, they plan your growth in a programmatic way, close skills gaps with immersive training and ensure what you learn is applicable to what you do. They talk you through the specifics on the qualifications you gain and how they align in particular to your day to day role.

On completion, as well as the valuable work experience you have gained, you get a nationally recognised qualification at SCQF Level 6.  If you are interested in starting your career and receiving a work based qualification at the same time, APPLY NOW!