Laboratory Technician jobs in United Kingdom

M ller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by Unternehmensgruppe Theo M ller which employs over 31,000 people throughout Europe. In the UK, M ller develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of branded and private label dairy products made with milk from 1,300 farmers in Britain. M ller is ranked within the top 20 in The Grocer's Top 100 list of Britain's Biggest Brands and is picked from shelves millions of times each year. M ller UK & Ireland includes:

• M ller Milk & Ingredients which aims to be Britain's private label dairy leader and produces branded and private label fresh milk, cream, butter and ingredients products.
• M ller Yogurt & Desserts which is the UK's leading yogurt manufacturer responsible for major brands like M ller Corner, M llerlight, M ller Bliss, M ller Rice, FRijj and M ller Kefir Smoothie.

This is an exciting opportunity to join M ller Yogurts and Desserts in a new upcoming Apprentice role as a Laboratory Technician. We are growing fast and we need future technologists, scientists and leaders to grow with us!

As an apprentice at M ller, you will get full support, development and training to become one of our Laboratory Technicians. In this role, you will perform effective and high-quality analysis in our state-of-the-art laboratory on a variety of exciting brand names and customer products such as M ller Corner, M ller Rice and M ller Light, all following given methods and procedures to produce accurate and timely analytical results.

You will be working at one of our three dairy locations all based in Shropshire and specifically Market Drayton or Telford. Your development journey will be strategically guided by M ller Yogurts and Desserts Quality teams to give you a thorough learning of all aspects of the business operation.

As an apprentice Laboratory Technician at M ller Yogurt & Desserts you will learn how to:

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

• Investing in our Laboratory Technician apprentices is critical to the future success of M ller Yogurts and Desserts. At M ller you receive the highest standard of training supported by our champions in the field.
• At the end of the Apprenticeship programme you will gain the following awards:

BETEC Level 3 National Certificate in Applied Science which includes:

Principles and Applications of Science

Practical Scientific Procedures and Techniques

• GCSE Grade C and above in Maths, English & Science (or EU equivalent)
• Flexibility to stay and travel to accommodation for the purpose of project work or learning activities at other M ller sites work (expenses will be covered)
• Full UK Driver's License is preferred
• Must be over 16 years of age
• Must not be engaged in other full-time education
• Must be living in the UK

• Hours: A full-time role of 40 hours / week with some potential to experience shift working.
• Pay: £18,500 salary, with an increase after successful completion of your first year on the apprenticeship programme. Internal M ller applicants will remain on their current salary terms.

• An infectious desire to drive your future and accelerate your career.
• A consistent focus on the consumer at the heart of all activities.
• A collaborative mindset to support peers.
• Be comfortable in managing the apprenticeship workload alongside business tasks against tight deadlines.
• A technical curiosity to learn.
• A mindset that is eager to make an impact on an enormous scale and looking for greatness.