Apprentice Laboratory Technician (Paint & Coatings Formulation)

JAYTEES LTD

Alcester (B49 6ET)

Closes in 11 days (Friday 4 September 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 21 August 2026

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Summary

Are you scientifically curious, practical and interested in how things are made? Join our team as an Apprentice Lab Technician. Working alongside experienced chemists, you will earn while you learn towards a Level 3 Laboratory Technician Apprenticeship, gaining hands on experience formulating, testing and developing paints and coatings.

Wage

£17,000 a year

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Annual salary review

Training course
Laboratory technician (level 3)
Hours
8am - 4pm Monday - Friday (18-24 months depending on if BTEC is required)

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 21 September 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

Key Responsibilities:

  • Formulation: Assist senior chemists in weighing, mixing, and formulating new paint batches and raw materials (pigments, resins, and additives)
  • Quality Testing: Carry out viscosity, gloss, colour matching, and durability tests using specialised laboratory equipment
  • Data Recording: Accurately record data, analyse your results, and maintain detailed documentation
  • Safety & Compliance: Maintain a clean, COSHH-compliant laboratory environment and adhere strictly to health and safety standards
  • Apprenticeship Studies: Complete all required coursework, attend training sessions, and actively apply your academic learning to the workplace

Where you'll work

Lower Warehouse
Tything Road East Arden Industrial Estate
Alcester
B49 6ET

Training

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

Training provider

CSR SCIENTIFIC TRAINING 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 undertake a Level 3 Laboratory Technician Apprenticeship with an Ofsted rated 'Outstanding' training provider, CSR Scientific Training, which will include: 

  • Fully recognised apprenticeship qualification - Level 3 Laboratory Technician
  • On-the-job competency training
  • Theoretical knowledge - BTEC Level 3 Applied Science (if required) 

The majority of your learning will be completed online once a week with some face-to-face practical sessions/exams in Birmingham (if BTEC is included).

Upon successful completion, apprentices can apply for professional registration as a Registered Science Technician, RSciTech, with either the Institute of Physics, Royal Society of Chemistry or Royal Society of Biology.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths, English and 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
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Patience

Other requirements

  • To give yourself the best chance, please ensure your application is genuine and written in your own words. Applications created solely with AI tools may not be accepted
  • You must have been a UK resident for a minimum of 3-years to be eligible for this position
  • If you already hold a BSc or MSc in a closely related field, you will be ineligible for apprenticeship funding

About this employer

Jaytees Paints are a specialist coatings manufacturer focusing on the alloy wheel repair and remanufacturing industry. The business is based in Alcester, Warwickshire (UK) and has been trading since 2008.

Our core product lines are water and solvent-borne basecoats, where we have over 300 OEM colour-matched variants available. These are designed to be used in a powder coating environment as well as in SMART repair, and can be flatted using abrasives. They will also not chip or flake when lathe cut.

For diamond cut wheels, we have a range of direct adhesion to metal clear coats in gloss, satin, matt and stormy black finishes, as well as preparatory solvents to begin the process.

We also provide a range of Powder Coating products, which are Toll manufactured under licence to Jaytees formula. These include primers and clear coats for both ‘box oven’ and ‘chain on edge’ technology, plus a range of special effects colours.

Colour styling development is available for Tier One Vehicle manufacturers, by our team of laboratory based, in-house colour technicians. 

https://www.jayteespaints.com/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

  • Company pension scheme and other benefits
  • Mentorship from an expert team

After this apprenticeship

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

Upon successful completion, there may be the opportunity to progress into a full-time position.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CSR SCIENTIFIC TRAINING LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000049349.

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Closes in 11 days (Friday 4 September 2026 at 11:59pm)