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Junior Level Lab Technician (Training and Progression)

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1 month ago
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Junior Level Lab Technician (Full Industry Training and Excellent Progression)

£31,000 + (£36,000 with Shift Allowance) + Specialist Training + Excellent Progression + 33-Days Holiday + Performance Schemes + Life Insurance + Social Clubs + Pension + Additional Benefits + Premium Overtime

Site Based, Commutable from Exeter, Exmouth, Chudleigh, Newton Abbot, Sidmouth and Surrounding Areas

3-Shift Rotating pattern after 6-Months


Are you a college leaver or have experience from any scientific, engineering, maths background, looking for the excellent opportunity to be fully trained into a specialist lab-based role through training programs within a global manufacturer in a team that will mentor you with clear cut progression opportunities into seniority and management?

On offer is specialist training into a Lab Technician role, working on state-of-the-art equipment within an industry leading manufacturer known for their excellent staff retention and investing in their engineers, progressing them throughout the company and ensuring they become an expert in their field with the opportunity to further bolster their earnings through premium overtime and shift allowance.

This company operates on a global scale, with thousands of employees worldwide. They manufacture world-class engine components and high-performance parts and have an established reputation for high staff satisfaction rates, being a great place to work, and a remarkable rate for staff retention. Due to their increased growth, they are now looking to take on an additional Lab Technician.

On offer is the opportunity for a college leaver or similar to be fully trained into a Lab based role where you will be put through a days based 6 month training program and then will be responsible for sample preparations, maintenance of lab equipment and analysing alloy samples among other duties.

This role would suit a college leaver from any scientific, engineering, maths background or similar looking for excellent technical training and clear progression opportunities within a global manufacturer.

The Role:
*6-month days-based training course moving onto a 3-Shift pattern after fully qualified
*Excellent Progression opportunities
*Sample preparations. analysing data, maintenance of lab equipment

The Candidate:
* College leaver from any scientific, engineering, maths background or similar
*Looking to get their foot in the door within a global manufacturer
*Looking for excellent training and progression opportunities

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