Lab Technician (12-Month) – Hands-on Sample Prep & Data

Trouw Nutrition; Compton; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Training and development opportunities

Global organisation experience

Job summary

Trouw Nutrition, part of the Nutreco group, is offering a 12-month, fixed-term role in Ashbourne with on-site work. You will register samples, manage data accurately, and support day-to-day lab operations while interacting with customers to ensure reliable service.

You’ll perform wet chemistry techniques, HPLC vitamins analysis, ICP minerals, NIR analyses, and assist lab managers. A hands-on learning environment awaits, with opportunities to grow practical skills in a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Experience in an analytical laboratory environment.
• Familiarity with databases; ideally LIMS experience.
• Good IT skills: Outlook, Excel, Word.
• Attention to detail; methodical, precise.
• Ability to measure and analyse samples.
• Willingness to work outside normal duties when required.
• Able to work autonomously as part of a small team.
• Comfort with agricultural samples (e.g., silage).
• Willingness to support Nutreco values (capable, caring, collaborative, innovative).

Responsibilities

• Comply with UKAS ISO 17025:2017 and apply criteria where possible.
• Perform wet chemistry: vitamins (HPLC), minerals (ICP), enzyme analysis.
• Analyse samples by NIR (Raw material ID, Premix ID, Feeds and Forages).
• Assist Laboratory Managers in duties.
• Oversee sample preparation processes.
• Support senior analyst in daily tasks.
• Maintain clean labs, stock rooms, and equipment; proper storage of samples.
• Ensure fast turn-round for analyses.
• Learn multiple techniques to provide cover when needed.

Skills

Analytical lab experience

Attention to detail

Measurement & analysis

Team player

Initiative

Agricultural samples handling

Nutreco values alignment

Tools

LIMS

Outlook

Excel

Word

HPLC

ICP

NIR

Job description

Trouw Nutrition, part of the Nutreco group, is offering a 12-month, fixed-term role in Ashbourne with on-site work. You will register samples, manage data accurately, and support day-to-day lab operations while interacting with customers to ensure reliable service.

You’ll perform wet chemistry techniques, HPLC vitamins analysis, ICP minerals, NIR analyses, and assist lab managers. A hands-on learning environment awaits, with opportunities to grow practical skills in a supportive team.