Trainee Laboratory Technician - Degree Apprentice
GENTRONIX LTD
CHESHIRE (SK10 4TG)
Closes in 7 days (Friday 28 August 2026)
Posted on 20 August 2026
Contents
Summary
Kick-start your career in science with a hands-on apprenticeship in a fast-paced, professional laboratory environment. You'll gain valuable practical experience while working alongside experienced scientists and laboratory professionals, developing the skills and knowledge needed for a successful career in Bioscience.
- Wage
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£21,157.50 a year
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The annual salary for this position will be between £21,157.50 - £24,784.50.
- Training course
- Scientist (level 6)
- Hours
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Normal hours of work are 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday inclusive with an unpaid lunch break of 30 minutes. There is reasonable flexibility to start and finish the workday anytime between 7 am and 6 pm.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 14 September 2026
- Duration
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4 years
- 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
The Laboratory Technician plays an important role in supporting in-vitro Genetic Toxicology studies by preparing reagents and media, calibrating equipment, maintaining accurate records, organising laboratory supplies, and helping to ensure our laboratories operate efficiently and to the highest standards.
You'll receive full training and support from our experienced team, learning how to work within a GLP (Good Laboratory Practice) accredited laboratory and gaining insight into the critical work that supports scientific research and regulatory studies.
Specifically, you will be:
- Supporting day-to-day laboratory operations, including media preparation, equipment calibration, stock control, receipt of deliveries, environmental monitoring, and general laboratory housekeeping
- Learning and applying Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) principles to ensure high standards of quality, compliance, and accuracy
- Following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Health & Safety requirements at all times
- Maintaining accurate laboratory records and documentation with a high level of attention to detail
- Organising and managing laboratory consumables to ensure supplies are available when needed
- Working closely with scientists and technicians to support study work and laboratory activities
- Developing new technical skills and scientific knowledge through practical training and on-the-job learning
This is an excellent opportunity to gain industry-recognised experience, learn from experienced professionals, and build the foundations for a rewarding career in laboratory science.
Where you'll work
BLOCK 23
MERESIDE
ALDERLEY PARK
CHESHIRE
SK10 4TG
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY
Training course
Scientist (level 6)
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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
- Apprentices work full-time whilst studying towards a BSc (Hons) in Laboratory scientist (Bioscience) from Manchester Metropolitan University, as well as a Level 6 Laboratory Scientist Degree Apprenticeship
- Students study a tutor-supported e-distance learning curriculum and attend residential schools. The work-based projects, negotiated with employers, offer students the opportunity to apply their learning directly to their organisation
- The programme is primarily taught through tutor-supported online study, part-time over four years
- Apprentices will attend a two-day induction at the University to help them get to know each other and balance undergraduate study with working full-time. They will also attend a week-long residential at our campus in central Manchester once a year, in addition to a two-day mini-residential in the first year
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
A Level 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
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
- Willingness to learn
- Interest in Science
- Positive attitude
Other requirements
- The Alderley Park campus isn’t the easiest to get to using public transport, so you should be confident that you can get to work on time every day
- You will need to be comfortable with the fact that the industry we operate in requires testing on animals when deemed the only option for protecting human health. This role does not require you to be involved in any animal testing, but it is discussed openly in our workplace
About this employer
Located at Alderley Park in the north-west UK., we are committed to helping our clients develop safer chemicals and medicines, using innovative screening platforms as well as GLP regulatory tests to detect hazard, to understand mode-of-action, and help manage risk.
Comprising a team of over 70 employees with a range of experiences from within the pharmaceutical, agrochemical and CRO industries, our team has extensive expertise in the fields of genetic toxicology. Our ambition to become the leading provider of predictive and preclinical toxicology products and services across a variety of industry sectors
https://scantox.com (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- Company Pension Scheme 8% company contribution
- 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
- Private Medical Insurance
- Life assurance x2 salary
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Retail discounts
- Mental Health Wellbeing platforms
- Financial Wellbeing
- Enhanced Maternity, Paternity Shared Parental and Adoption
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
This apprenticeship offers a fantastic opportunity to build a long-term career within a leading Contract Research Organisation (CRO). Successful apprentices may have the opportunity to secure a permanent position upon completion of the programme.
If you join us permanently, you will become part of our structured Career Pathways Programme, designed to support your professional development, expand your scientific expertise, and provide clear opportunities for progression within the organisation.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY
Hayley Harkin
hah@scantox.com
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000048850.
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Closes in 7 days (Friday 28 August 2026)
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