Laboratory Technician Apprenticeship

Summary

Muller has an exciting opportunity for you to learn about every aspect of our Laboratory’s. As an apprentice at Müller, you will get full support, development and training to become one of our Laboratory Technicians. You will perform effective and high-quality analysis in our state-of-the-art laboratory on a variety of exciting customer products.

Annual wage

£18,500 a year

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This role incurs an annual salary review throughout the apprenticeship.

Training course

Laboratory technician (level 3)

Hours

Initially, apprentices will be working Monday – Friday (days). From year 2 there is likely to be a requirement to move to the site shift pattern.

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 10 February

Duration

2 years

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Learn how to assist with the decontamination of equipment
Learn about waste management processes and procedures and how to undertake this effectively
Learn how to stock check many of our general consumable stores and the re-ordering process, plus how to allocate bar codes as requested by our scientists for importing into the Chemical Inventory
You will have the opportunity to discover general lab equipment maintenance methods and/or how to coordinate engineers for repairs and servicing of equipment in conjunction with our scientists
You will be able to assist in the preparation of reagent/buffers, register and record Fixed Asset Numbers on new equipment purchases and record them on our internal systems
You will learn about maintenance, a tidy workplace and Health and Safety processes and procedures to ensure you work safely within our labs

Where you’ll work

Tern Valley Business Park

Shrewsbury Road

Market Drayton

Shropshire

TF9 3SQ

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

COGENT SSC LIMITED

Your training course

Laboratory technician (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Comply with health and safety policies and procedures including HASWA, COSHH, risk assessments, use of personal protective equipment (PPE), manual handling, emergency procedures.
Maintain excellent housekeeping, in accordance with organisation Standard Procedures
Order and control stocks of laboratory materials where required
Identify, organise and use resources effectively to complete tasks applying the concepts of resource efficiency e.g energy, water and waste
Adhere to internal and external regulatory requirements e.g. GLP, GMP, GDP
Prepare for, and perform, laboratory experiments, tests or tasks following any specified methodologies to provide reliable, accurate data e.g. weighing, pipetting, filtering, spectroscopic techniques, chromatography techniques
Demonstrate technical competence in the use of specified instruments and equipment
Report faults and seek diagnostic advice to maintain equipment in good working order, including calibration where required
Complete documentation proficiently
Keep accurate records of laboratory work undertaken and results
Contribute to the preparation of reports.
Use simple statistical techniques for data presentation and evaluation e. g calculation of median and standard deviation, production of graphs
Demonstrate problem solving techniques including identification of sources of error and how they can be reduced e.g. human error
Use standard software packages and applications e.g. Microsoft Office suite
Use Laboratory Information Management systems to support their work
Address non-routine problems with samples and instrumentation, within defined areas
Identify relevant information from scientific sources e.g. supervisors, literature etc. in order to contribute to solutions
Participate in continuous performance improvement of systems and processes relevant to the work environment e.g. workplace organisation techniques, accreditation (e.g. ISO, UKAS) and proficiency testing.
Evaluate data, recognise and call attention to anomalous or unusual results
Comply with health and safety policies and procedures including HASWA, COSHH, risk assessments, use of personal protective equipment (PPE), manual handling, emergency procedures.
Maintain excellent housekeeping, in accordance with organisation Standard Procedures
Order and control stocks of laboratory materials where required
Identify, organise and use resources effectively to complete tasks applying the concepts of resource efficiency e.g energy, water and waste
Adhere to internal and external regulatory requirements e.g. GLP, GMP, GDP
Prepare for, and perform, laboratory experiments, tests or tasks following any specified methodologies to provide reliable, accurate data e.g. weighing, pipetting, filtering, spectroscopic techniques, chromatography techniques
Demonstrate technical competence in the use of specified instruments and equipment
Report faults and seek diagnostic advice to maintain equipment in good working order, including calibration where required
Complete documentation proficiently
Keep accurate records of laboratory work undertaken and results
Contribute to the preparation of reports.
Use simple statistical techniques for data presentation and evaluation e. g calculation of median and standard deviation, production of graphs
Demonstrate problem solving techniques including identification of sources of error and how they can be reduced e.g. human error
Use standard software packages and applications e.g. Microsoft Office suite
Use Laboratory Information Management systems to support their work
Address non-routine problems with samples and instrumentation, within defined areas
Identify relevant information from scientific sources e.g. supervisors, literature etc. in order to contribute to solutions
Participate in continuous performance improvement of systems and processes relevant to the work environment e.g. workplace organisation techniques, accreditation (e.g. ISO, UKAS) and proficiency testing.
Evaluate data, recognise and call attention to anomalous or unusual results

Your training plan

You will spend 80% of your time at a Müller site, with all practical elements of your apprenticeship being delivered on site
The provider and your mentor will support your time of learning offering support and guidance. We monitor your Apprenticeship to ensure you achieve mandatory requirements, core skills, knowledge and occupational behaviours in preparation for your End Point Assessment
On completion of your apprenticeship, you will gain a Level 3 Laboratory Technician qualification

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English (grade C/4 or above)
Maths (grade C/4 or above)
Science (grade C/4 or above)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Analytical skills
Team working
Initiative
Patience
Focus on Health & Safety
Time Management
Motivated
Enthusiastic
Interest in Science
Interest in Food Industry

About this company

Müller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by the Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller which employs over 24,000 people throughout Europe. In the UK, Müller develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of branded and private label dairy products made with milk from more than 1,700 British farmers. The Müller brand is ranked at No.7 in The Grocer’s Top 100 list of Britain’s Biggest Brands, and is also the 7th most chosen brand in the UK.

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After this apprenticeship

At the end of the apprenticeship, candidates will be suitably trained with a possibility to continue their employment in Müller in a suitable role

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

MULLER UK & IRELAND GROUP LLP

Lucianne Beddow

lucianne.beddow@muller.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000288134.

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Closes on Friday 10 January

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