Laboratory Technician

Intertek; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global testing and certification company in West Midlands seeks a candidate for a chemistry and materials testing role. You'll perform testing programmes, sample solutions, and maintain equipment, ensuring safety and quality standards. Ideal candidates have a chemistry background, practical skills, and are keen to learn. This position offers full training, career progression, and a supportive team environment. Applications are welcomed from individuals eager to grow their technical capabilities within an established lab.

Benefits

Full training and ongoing professional development

Supportive and collaborative team environment

Career progression within a global organisation

Qualifications

• Experience handling chemicals or working in a workshop/lab environment is advantageous.
• Comfortable following detailed procedures with accuracy and care.
• Organised and keen to learn new techniques.

Responsibilities

• Carry out testing programmes for the assessment of process chemicals.
• Sample process and plating tanks.
• Prepare test solutions using laboratory techniques.

Skills

Chemistry background with hands-on practical skills

Excellent team player with good communication skills

Flexible approach with the ability to work cooperatively across teams

Education

Degree in a Science or Engineering discipline preferred

Chemistry A-level minimum

Job description

You’re a practically minded individual with a strong interest in chemistry or materials testing. You enjoy hands‑on work in a laboratory setting and feel confident following detailed procedures with accuracy and care. You're organised, comfortable handling chemicals, and keen to learn new techniques as part of a supportive team. Experience in a laboratory or workshop environment is helpful, but full training will be provided.

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

This role sits within our Materials and Process Laboratory team in Solihull. You’ll support a range of testing activities, from sampling and preparing solutions to carrying out chemical analysis and materials testing. You’ll play a key role in recording results, maintaining equipment, and supporting high standards of safety, quality and housekeeping. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a chemistry or science background to grow their technical capability within an established, well‑supported laboratory.

KEY ACTIVITIES

• Carry out testing programmes for the assessment of process chemicals
• Sample process and plating tanks
• Prepare test solutions using laboratory techniques, including micropipettes, balances, dilutions and concentration calculations
• Support materials testing, such as XRF and fatigue analysis
• Handle chemicals safely in line with COSHH and health & safety assessments
• Maintain accurate records of results, observations and calculations
• Prepare, maintain and operate a variety of laboratory equipment
• Maintain good housekeeping in all work areas
• Follow all laboratory safety, quality and documentation standards
• Support wider team tasks as required (full training provided)

REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Chemistry background with hands‑on practical skills
• Experience handling chemicals or working in a workshop/lab environment (advantageous)
• Degree in a Science or Engineering discipline preferred (Chemistry A‑level minimum)
• Flexible approach with the ability to work cooperatively across teams
• Excellent team player with good communication skills

WHAT WE OFFER

• Full training and ongoing professional development
• Supportive and collaborative team environment
• Career progression within a global organisation
• Access to employee benefits and wellbeing support

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate against applicants. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex or national origin.

Intertek operates a preferred supplier arrangement, and we do not accept unsolicited approaches from agencies.

Job Info

• Job Identification 13514
• Job Category TECHNICIANS
• Posting Date 12/12/2025, 03:34 PM
• Apply Before 12/26/2025, 12:00 AM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations West Midlands, England, United Kingdom