Our Applied Science/Laboratory Technician Apprenticeship will provide first class training within a global fast moving consumer goods company. The Laboratory Technician Apprentice will be part of one or a several project teams working across the lab, having ownership and accountability for delivering data and scientific insights for your project.
Reading Innovation Centre is home to over 200+ scientists and engineers responsible for innovating consumer products in several business areas including Personal Health Care (Vicks) Oral Care (Oral-B), Grooming (Gillette) and Beauty Care (Olay).
The site is a specialist Healthcare & Grooming Research & Development Hub in Europe and supports our European Beauty Franchise business. The site is friendly, diverse and has a rich history in innovation in multiple business areas.
You will join the team as a Laboratory Technician Apprentice and will be part of one or a couple of different project teams working across the lab, having ownership and accountability for delivering data and scientific insights for your project.
Your role will be varied and will include:
- Working in regulated laboratory environments and systems to the highest quality & safety standards
- Learning scientific techniques to measure our products performance (in-vitro and in-vivo), stability and safety.
- Undertaking data analysis from this testing; identifying trends and any errors and reporting this data back to your supervisors
- Creating and formulating chemistries for use during grooming / beauty care routines
- Learning how Measurement laboratory science supports full scope of the R&D lifecycle, from new product innovation, through product development and launch readiness.
What We Offer You:
Great Training:You will be fully trained in all aspects of your role, with a project supervisor and manager in place.
Dynamic and Respectful Work Environment: employees are at the core, we value every individual and encourage initiatives, promoting agility and work-life balance.
Compensation and Benefits: This is a paid apprenticeship and benefits includes pension, private healthcare, life insurance, and other benefits. To find more information about our benefits package take a look here: https://www.pgcareers.com/benefits
Qualifications
5 GCSE grades A-C (Level 5 - 9) including Math, English, and Double Science.
We welcome applications aged 16+, but recruitment would be based on merit.
We welcome applications from candidates living in all parts of the country, but accommodation and travel requirements need to be considered and arranged by the successful applicants.
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