Laboratory Technician jobs in United States

Department: Science Apprenticeship - Chemistry L3

Location: Scunthorpe

Compensation: £24,000 / year

Description

Location: Stather Road, Flixborough, Scunthorpe, DN15 8RR

Working for Jotun Paints (Europe) Ltd

For almost a century, Jotun has protected property – from iconic buildings to beautiful homes. As one of the world’s leading manufacturers of paints and coatings, we combine high quality with creativity and innovation.

Jotun operates in four segments: Decorative Paints, Marine Coatings, Protective Coatings, and Powder Coatings. Each segment offers its own solutions, but they all share our vision of using paints and coatings to protect property.

Jotun's company culture is based on four values: loyalty, care, respect, and boldness. Get to know the penguin spirit.

You can find out more by visiting the website here.

The Package

• Starting salary of £24,000 per year
• Monday to Friday, 8:30AM – 4:30PM
• 25 days annual leave per year, plus bank holidays, plus 1 Jotun Day
• Generous pension contributions
• Onsite gym
• Subsidised canteen
• Health cash plan
• Annual bonus of up to 20% salary
• Employee assistance programme
• Staff paint allowance
  
  

What will I be doing as an apprentice?

Jotun Paints is pleased to be able to offer you the opportunity to both earn a salary and study towards a nationally recognised qualification through our Level 3 Laboratory Technician Apprenticeship.

Our programme is tailored to enable you to develop knowledge and experience across all departments within our organisation to enable you to gain key experience, transferable skills, and knowledge of processes, systems, and ways of working. Throughout the duration of the apprenticeship, you will be supported by both a mentor and our apprentice panel.

What you’ll be doing:

• Prepare and test the department’s products in accordance with request and instructions from chemist.
• Assist the chemist in making, testing and evaluating paint/binder/raw material according to given procedures.
• Report results continuously to ensure that stakeholders are informed.
• Knowledge and use of necessary safety equipment as described and to take into consideration general safety, this includes being able to understand content and the meaning of safety data sheets.
• Attend to the daily order in the laboratory so that the work space is tidy, safe and pleasant.
  

What could the future look like?

There’s no limit to what you can achieve while working with Jotun Paints. Their team is at the heart of what they do, and they are looking for someone who wants to play a key part in that long term.

Through ‘on-the-job’ training you’ll have the opportunity to learn new skills to provide competency and responsibility in carrying out testing and to help develop your career.

Hard work and determination will be recognised!

Skills, Knowledge, and Expertise

Experience


Whilst previous experience is great, we at Tiro are always open to wildcards. We’re not just interested in experience and qualifications; we’re looking for someone with the right attitude and aptitude to fit right in at Jotun Paints.

Qualifications


It’s about enthusiasm, not school results. In our experience the most successful apprentices are those who are driven to find out more about the sector, can be up front about what they do and don’t already know, are considerate, self-reflective, and impatient to learn the job role!

About You

This is a very hands on and practical role so you should be willing to get stuck in.

We’re looking for someone who is focused and careful in all aspects of work. You’ll be able to use your good attention to detail to identify problems and record observations. The ability to think on your feet is crucial due to the environment and nature of the role!

Every day will be different, and you'll have the opportunity to work closely with the team to succeed. You'll need to be a good communicator to speak up and work together.

To succeed in this apprenticeship, you’ll need bags of enthusiasm, be a fantastic collaborator and be hungry to learn!

Even if this doesn’t sound quite like you, but you still think you could do a great job in the role, get in touch. We’re always open to wildcards.

So how does the apprenticeship work?

At Tiro we’re obsessed with changing lives through science and technology apprenticeships so we can’t wait to have you on board.

Over 21 months, you’ll devote a minimum of 6 hours of your working week on ‘off the job’ training. This can include theory training (for example, virtual lessons & online learning), alongside practical training (for example shadowing, mentoring, & time spent writing assignments. Together this will count towards a Level 3 Laboratory Technician apprenticeship. You’ll be trained by an expert tutor from Tiro as well as an experienced mentor at Jotun Paints who together, will make sure you develop the knowledge, skills, and work habits you’ll need to succeed in your career.

Being an apprentice is hands-on, so you’ll get the chance to learn things you might otherwise not have experienced in a university or college environment.

The best part? You’ll be earning a salary while you gain your qualifications, meaning no huge student loans to pay back at the end of the programme!

Want to know more. Check out the apprenticeship standards here.

Eligibility

While we never want to hinder your job application process with obstacles, there are some minimum requirements you’ll need to meet in order to do an apprenticeship, these are rules set by the UK Government.

For this apprenticeship, you’ll need to be over 16, not in full time education, have lived in the UK for 3 years and have the right to work in the UK.

If you don’t quite meet these minimum requirements yet, let us know you’re interested here and we’ll get in touch to discuss this further with you.