LABORATORY TECHNICIAN APPRENTICE
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Company: Procter & Gamble UK
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Location: Berkshire, RG2 0QE
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £22,000.00 per year
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Sector: Health and science
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Ref: NAS-2000012063
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Application Deadline Date: 12/04/2026
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Start Date: 01/09/2026
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Positions Available: 2
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Working Week: Monday to Friday, 8 hours per day, including a 30-minute unpaid lunch break. Hours to be confirmed.
Brief Description
Ready to fuel the success of Procter & Gamble’s (P&G) globally renowned brands like Gillette, Venus, Olay, Head & Shoulders and Oral-B? Do you want to be part of the innovation and technological advancement of products used every day by millions of the world’s consumers?
Training to be Provided
- You will be expected to be on site at our R&D centre in Reading 4 days a week for the practical elements of your learning
- The vocational learning towards your BTEC Level 5 HND in Applied Science (Chemistry or Biology pathway) will take place online one day per week, with some practical elements taking place at Millennium Point in Birmingham throughout the duration of the 3 year apprenticeship. Expenses associated with this travel will be covered by P&G in line with our UK Travel & Expenses Policy
Future Prospects
- Successful apprentices will be considered for permanent roles in line with business needs at the time the apprenticeship finishes
Vacancy Detail
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, and applying scientific methods to identify causes and achieve solutions
- 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
- Learning how to plan and perform laboratory-based scientific investigations and experiments using specialised techniques, following specified methodologies, and quality standards, and in accordance with relevant H&S procedures and wider regulation/ legislation
- Collaborating with stakeholders and communicating scientific information
Other Information
- Please note we are not accepting applications from university students or graduates for this opportunity
- We have alternative opportunities targeted at university students and graduates through internships and direct hire roles that are advertised on our careers website across the year
- 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