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CSR Group; Southam CP; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in scientific research manufacturing seeks a Laboratory Technician Apprentice to gain hands-on experience in cleanroom laboratories. This two-year apprenticeship includes comprehensive training in cleanroom practices and associated technical skills, preparing candidates for a future as a production engineer. Successful applicants will receive a fully recognized qualification and the opportunity for professional registration.

Qualifications

• GCSEs in 5 subjects including Maths, English, and Science (grade C/4 or above) are required.

Responsibilities

• Duties include chemically etching silicon wafers and inspecting coatings.
• Involves associated equipment maintenance and compliance with safety regulations.
• Prepare and perform laboratory tasks to provide reliable data.

Skills

IT skills

Attention to detail

Number skills

Logical

Team working

Education

GCSE in Maths

GCSE in English

GCSE in Science

Job description

Closes in 13 days (Thursday 10 July 2025 at 11:59pm)

We are seeking a Laboratory Technician Apprentice to work within the cleanroom laboratories. The successful applicant will be trained in good laboratory and cleanroom practice and in specialist processing, including reactive-ion etching, optical lithography and material deposition. There will also be an element of associated equipment maintenance.

Hours Monday - Friday, 8.00am - 4.00pm.Opportunity to adjust hours within reason.No evenings.No weekends.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

2 years

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

Duties will include:

• Chemically etching silicon wafers
• Cutting silicon wafers on a specialist dicing saw
• Inspecting, analysing and measuring thin coatings using metrology tools
• Reactive ion etching of lithographic patterns
• Associated equipment maintenance

Where you'll work

INSIGHT PARK
WELSH ROAD EAST
SOUTHAM
WARWICKSHIRE
CV47 1NE

Training

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

• 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

Your training plan

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

GCSE in:

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

x 5 including Maths, English and Science (grade C/4 or above)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They canadjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Number skills
• Logical
• Team working

About this company

Silson Ltd is a manufacturer of specialist consumables for use, primarily, in x-ray and electron beam scientific research. The company has an extensive in-house cleanroom-based microfabrication facility in Southam, Warwickshire where it produces the products and sells them to over 1000 customers in more than 50 countries world-wide.Silson is a small, family-owned business that has been established for over 30 years, currently with 7 employees and a dog-friendly office.

The company hopes that the apprentice will remain at Silson as a production engineer once the apprenticeship is completed.

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CSR SCIENTIFIC TRAINING LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship isVAC1000327094.

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Closes in 13 days (Thursday 10 July 2025 at 11:59pm)

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