Laboratory Technician Apprenticeship

MULLER UK & IRELAND GROUP LLP

Shropshire (TF9 3SQ)

Closes on Friday 28 November 2025

Posted on 2 October 2025

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Summary

This Apprenticeship program is an opportunity for you to learn about every aspect of our laboratory’s. We’ll provide you with all the support and training you need to be the best you can be. You will perform effective and high-quality analysis in our state-of-the-art laboratory on a variety of exciting customer products.

Wage

£18,500 a year

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This role incurs an annual salary review throughout the apprenticeship.

Training course
Laboratory technician (level 3)
Hours
Initially, apprentices will be working Monday - Friday (days). From year 2 there is likely to be a requirement to move to the site shift pattern.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 12 January 2026

Duration

2 years

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

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

Where you'll work

Tern Valley Business Park
Shrewsbury Road
Market Drayton
Shropshire
TF9 3SQ

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

COGENT SSC LIMITED

Training course

Laboratory technician (level 3)

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What you'll learn

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

Training schedule

  • You will spend 80% of your time at a Müller site, with all practical elements of your apprenticeship being delivered on site
  • The provider and your mentor will support your time of learning offering support and guidance. We monitor your Apprenticeship to ensure you achieve mandatory requirements, core skills, knowledge and occupational behaviours in preparation for your End Point Assessment
  • On completion of your apprenticeship, you will gain a BETEC Level 3 National Certificate in Applied Science which includes - Principles and Applications of Science and Practical Scientific Procedures and Techniques

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade C/4 or above)
  • Maths (grade C/4 or above)
  • Science (grade C/4 or above)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Patience
  • Focus on Health & Safety
  • Time Management
  • Motivated
  • Enthusiastic
  • Interest in Science
  • Interest in Food Industry

About this employer

Müller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller which employs over 31,000 people throughout Europe. In the UK, Müller develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of branded and private label dairy products made with milk from 1,300 farmers in Britain. Müller 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. Müller UK & Ireland includes: Müller 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. It boasts a network of dairies and depots servicing customers throughout the country. Müller Yogurt & Desserts which is the UK’s leading yogurt manufacturer which aims to create millions more Müller moments for its consumers. It is responsible for major brands like Müller Corner, Müllerlight, Müller Bliss, Müller Rice, FRijj and Müller Kefir Smoothie and produces chilled desserts under licence from Mondelez International. It also supplies the UK private label yogurt market from a dedicated, state of the art yogurt facility.

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After this apprenticeship

  • At the end of the apprenticeship, candidates will be suitably trained with a possibility to continue their employment in Müller in a suitable role

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

MULLER UK & IRELAND GROUP LLP

Lucianne Beddow

lucianne.beddow@muller.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000344695.

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Closes on Friday 28 November 2025

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