Apprentice Laboratory Scientist
Olam Food Ingredients (Ofi)
Goole (DN14 6ES)
Closes in 19 days (Wednesday 12 August 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 23 July 2026
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Summary
Ofi are looking for an Apprentice Laboratory Technician to be based at their Goole site. This is an exciting opportunity for those interested in a career in science. During the apprenticeship the successful applicant will receive practical and theoretical training in Lab techniques which will fully equip them for their future career.
- Wage
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£22,000 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
Pension enrolment inline with payroll policy.
Medical reimbursement support from Ofi after successful probationary period.
- Training course
- Scientist (level 6)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 08:30 - 16:30, including 30 mins paid lunch break.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 1 September 2026
- Duration
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3 years 6 months
- Positions available
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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
www.ofi.com
Ofi, which, stands for Olam Food Ingredients is a leading global supplier of high-quality food and beverage ingredients and solutions across a wide range of categories.
You will be working alongside a mentor in a small team and assist with the safe, efficient, and reliable laboratory operation.
The Apprentice Laboratory Technician will work with the operations team to test, collate, interpret, and report quality lab results in a timely manner, and to a high standard and in a safe way. You will develop the technical knowledge of scientific methods and techniques to accurately conduct and document laboratory tests and tasks.
You will learn to follow and conduct risk assessments, work safely in a laboratory, follow procedures, perform tasks, use specified instrumentation and laboratory equipment, record accurate data, interpret results, apply scientific techniques to present data, and understand the legal requirements for your industry, i.e., HASWA, COSHH, DSEAR.
Our goal is to work with you, developing your lab skills, so you become competent in various test methods and in operating key pieces of equipment.
Responsibilities may include:
- Preparing samples
- Inspection and testing
- Reporting deviations
- Analysis of results
- Perform calibrations
- Maintenance of equipment
- General housekeeping
An employee in this occupation will be responsible for proactively finding solutions to problems and identifying areas for improving the business. Laboratory Technicians are expected to work both individually and as part of a team, taking responsibility for the quality and accuracy of their work. You must work safely, to legislation and codes of practice, and follow quality procedures to meet the quality standards relevant to your work.
In addition to technical competence, you will also learn the importance of effective communication with different stakeholders. The programme aims to instil strong values of teamwork, time management and commitment to professional development.
Once you have applied for this vacancy AEA will contact you to organise an interview, if your application meets the required criteria. We will contact you using the details you provide us with in your application and would ask if you would regularly check and reply asap so that you do not miss this opportunity. *New applicants who meet the entry requirements of the role will be contacted by the Apprentice Employment Agency team to discuss your application and the apprenticeship in further detail. Please ensure you provide up to date contact details and check your junk in case of redirected emails. Failure to respond to communications will result in your application being withdrawn.
Where you'll work
Britannia Way, Glews Hollow
Goole
DN14 6ES
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
TIRO TRAINING LTD
Training course
Scientist (level 6)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
What you'll learn
Course contents
- Identify and apply scientific approaches to solve problems, support investigations and recommend any follow-up experiments.
- Evaluate scientific experiments using an appropriate level of qualitative and quantitative numerical analysis.
- Critically analyse data, relevant literature and input from colleagues to inform investigations.
- Analyse, interpret and evaluate scientific data and present the results in written and oral form.
- Manage record keeping to ensure data integrity, traceability, confidentiality and adherence with appropriate regulatory requirements.
- Promote, enact, document, and monitor the application of quality standards, safe working practices and compliance with risk management systems relevant to the role.
- Identify opportunities to challenge assumptions and apply influencing skills to make improvements, make new proposals and build on existing ideas.
- Manage work plan, prioritise tasks and evaluate progress against objectives.
- Contribute to the development of technical projects across multi-skilled teams and share best practice across the wider business.
- Conduct complex (chemical, or physical, or biological) scientific investigations in accordance with defined company procedures and legislative requirements.
- Identify and implement continuous performance improvement using appropriate techniques.
- Ensure work meets environmental, risk management and sustainability requirements and regulations of the business sector.
- Evaluate own performance and knowledge, and set personal development goals.
- Troubleshoot equipment selection and implement sustainable solutions.
- Identify and collaborate with key stakeholders and provide technical support and advice where required.
- Identify how other roles in the organisation can contribute to achieving sustainability goals.
- Select and apply equipment, techniques, and methods to ensure reliable and accurate results.
- Undertake practical analyses and measurement and communicate the outcomes using appropriate terminology and mathematical and graphical notation.
- Use appropriate digital solutions for the collection and analysis of data, and the retrieval of appropriate information.
- Use communication methods suited to objective and audience.
- Use theoretical models, often involving approximations, to make quantitative predictions.
- Apply chemical concepts and theories to investigations.
- Design, develop and carry out chemical science investigations.
- Recommend synthetic pathways to target-compounds and design experimental activities to test predictions.
- Design and deploy purification, isolation and characterisation strategies, taking account of physicochemical properties of elements and compounds.
- Design, develop and carry out qualitative and quantitative sample preparation, chemical measurement, and analysis.
- Critically compare the results of theoretical or computational modelling with those from experiment and observation.
- Apply physics theories to solve problems that cross scientific discipline boundaries.
- Apply computational techniques to analysis and model physical behaviour.
- Apply physics concepts and theories to investigations.
- Design, develop and carry out physics based investigations.
- Use mathematical techniques and theories to solve physics problems.
- Use computer programming software to solve physics based problems.
- Critically analyse current and emerging developments in the biosciences and the contribution of Biosciences to the wider industry.
- Apply Biological concepts and theories to investigations.
- Design, develop and carry out biological investigations
- Perform tasks related to sample preparation and culturing techniques.
- Use of laboratory automation systems.
- Perform sampling with consideration for sample variation.
- Identify and apply scientific approaches to solve problems, support investigations and recommend any follow-up experiments.
- Evaluate scientific experiments using an appropriate level of qualitative and quantitative numerical analysis.
- Critically analyse data, relevant literature and input from colleagues to inform investigations.
- Analyse, interpret and evaluate scientific data and present the results in written and oral form.
- Manage record keeping to ensure data integrity, traceability, confidentiality and adherence with appropriate regulatory requirements.
- Promote, enact, document, and monitor the application of quality standards, safe working practices and compliance with risk management systems relevant to the role.
- Identify opportunities to challenge assumptions and apply influencing skills to make improvements, make new proposals and build on existing ideas.
- Manage work plan, prioritise tasks and evaluate progress against objectives.
- Contribute to the development of technical projects across multi-skilled teams and share best practice across the wider business.
- Conduct complex (chemical, or physical, or biological) scientific investigations in accordance with defined company procedures and legislative requirements.
- Identify and implement continuous performance improvement using appropriate techniques.
- Ensure work meets environmental, risk management and sustainability requirements and regulations of the business sector.
- Evaluate own performance and knowledge, and set personal development goals.
- Troubleshoot equipment selection and implement sustainable solutions.
- Identify and collaborate with key stakeholders and provide technical support and advice where required.
- Identify how other roles in the organisation can contribute to achieving sustainability goals.
- Select and apply equipment, techniques, and methods to ensure reliable and accurate results.
- Undertake practical analyses and measurement and communicate the outcomes using appropriate terminology and mathematical and graphical notation.
- Use appropriate digital solutions for the collection and analysis of data, and the retrieval of appropriate information.
- Use communication methods suited to objective and audience.
- Use theoretical models, often involving approximations, to make quantitative predictions.
Training schedule
At Tiro we are obsessed with changing lives through science and technology apprenticeships so we can’t wait to have you on board.
Over 36 months, you’ll devote a minimum of 6.5 hours of your working week on ‘off the job’ training. This can include theory training (for example, virtual lessons & online learning), alongside practical training (for example shadowing, mentoring, & time spent writing assignments. The apprenticeship programme will be delivered remotely/ in the workplace - theory sessions delivered by the training provider on-line, the apprentice will undertake tasks/roles within the workplace to demonstrate skills, knowledge, and behaviours. This will be supported by an experienced mentor/supervisor/line manager.
You will also be supported by a dedicated learning coach/assessor who will guide and mentor you throughout your apprenticeship.
You will undertake the Level 6 Scientist programme, this consists of:
- Work safely in a laboratory, maintaining excellent housekeeping whilst following appropriate safety, environment, and risk management systems
- Follow quality procedures to meet the requirements of quality standards relevant to the workplace
- Prepare laboratory tasks using the appropriate scientific techniques, procedures, and methods
- Perform laboratory tasks following specified methodologies, such as Standard Operating Procedures
- Use of specified instrumentation and laboratory equipment, including calibration where required
- Produce reliable, accurate data and keep accurate records of laboratory work undertaken and results
- Analyse, interpret and evaluate data and identify results requiring further investigation seeking advice of senior colleagues as appropriate
- Communicate scientific information appropriately, including the use of laboratory information management systems, either digital or paper based
- Apply scientific techniques for data presentation, e.g., statistics
- Recognise problems and apply appropriate scientific methods to identify causes and achieve solutions
- Participate in continuous business performance improvement
- Successful achievement of the end-point assessment will lead to final certification of the apprenticeship
- Added value includes once qualified you’ll be eligible to join the Register of Science Technicians (RSciTech)
More training information
The best part is, you’ll be earning a salary while you gain your qualifications, meaning no huge student loans to pay back at the end of the programme!
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
A Level in:
or BTEC or T Level (A Level equivalent) in:
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
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
- Punctual
- Enthusiastic
Other requirements
- Apprentice Employment Agency is acting as a Flexi-Job Apprentice Agency & will engage you for the duration of the apprenticeship & pay your salary
- You should be aware that the company/business named in this vacancy is a host employer & you will not be employed by them
- Your application may be shared with training providers & employers
About this employer
Our first-class processing and manufacturing capabilities are purpose-built to bring choice, control and flexibility at any scale. With facilities worldwide, we help you get the best out of cocoa, coffee, dairy, nuts and spices.
Chopped? In a paste? As a powder? We can provide almost any ingredient format to support your needs. We also invest in the latest technology to ensure food safety and quality standards.
For greater efficiency and sustainability, we strategically locate our facilities near key growing regions and major markets. For example, our soluble coffee processing occurs in Spain, Brazil, and Vietnam where we’re building a third site while our cocoa processing spans Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the USA.
https://www.ofi.com/en-us/brands/britannia-specialty-fats (opens in new tab)
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
- On completion of the apprenticeship, successful candidates could secure a role in a successful, dynamic company
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
Olam Food Ingredients (Ofi)
Jan Crabb
jan.crabb@apprentice-employment.co.uk
07747562961
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000044248.
Apply now
Closes in 19 days (Wednesday 12 August 2026 at 11:59pm)