Laboratory Technician Apprentice at a high performing specialist Engineering Academy and Sixth for

Summary

A fantastic opportunity to join the staff of the high performing Aston University Engineering Academy and Sixth Form as an apprentice laboratory technician.

Annual wage

£12,480 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

Term time only

Training course

Laboratory technician (level 3)

Hours

Days to be confirmed between the hours of 8.30am - 4.30pm 30 mins lunch.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Possible start date

Monday 3 February

Duration

2 years 7 months

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

Preparation and setting up of class experiments, demonstrations and equipment, including new technology applications
Clearing and putting away equipment from experiments and demonstrations
Preparation of specimens and solutions for use during classes, and maintenance of teaching aids/worksheets
To include photocopying and basic word processing when required
General maintenance of the laboratories and ancillary rooms in a clean and tidy condition, including responsibility for ensuring that the laboratories are left in a suitable state to facilitate general cleaning by the cleaning team
Assisting in the classroom with students and/or demonstrations, and assistance with development work as required
Undertake simple repairs and maintenance of equipment
Processing of orders for supplies, maintaining stock records, and general clerical tasks such as filing, issuing and maintenance of books. Where appropriate, shopping for items for experiments, such as foodstuffs
Care of any laboratory plants/animals/insects/reptiles
Assisting with the safe handling, storage and transportation of chemicals in accordance with Health and Safety procedures and guidelines
Taking part in training as required, including health and safety issues and first aid training

Where you’ll work

1 Lister Street

Birmingham

B7 4AG

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

SOLIHULL COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CENTRE

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

Training will be provided by Solihull College and an assessor will be allocated to support you
Coaching in the workplace, on teams as well as scheduled taught sessions at the Solihull campus and time spent training will be part of the agreed working hours
At the end of your training, you will complete an end point assessment including a test, a discussion based on your portfolio and an observation to gain the Level 3 Laboratory Technician Apprenticeship Standard

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English, Maths and Science (grade 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
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative
Patience

Other requirements

We may recruit before the closing date dependant on the number of applications received.

About this company

Aston University Sixth Form is a high-performing specialist sixth form with over 875 students located as part of AUEA's building on the Aston University Campus. Our lower school is known as Aston University Engineering Academy with 240 students across Years 9-11. And over 600 learners in our Sixth Form. Together they form Birmingham's University Technical College. Our unique approach ensures the development of young people to be equipped with the knowledge and skills for the future allowing successful and sustained careers in STEMM.

http://www.auea.co.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Possibly continue into a permanent role and there may be opportunities to progress onto higher level training

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SOLIHULL COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CENTRE

Elaine Reeves

Elaine.Reeves@solihull.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000292624.

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