As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Location/Division Specific Information:
Located in East Grinstead, this is an Apprentice role to be part of the Microbiology Division (MBD). The site is the legal manufacture of the Sensititre product range which is an Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing used in Clinical, Research and Veterinary settings.

To Apply

To apply, please visit the link below to apply directly on the Thermo Fisher Scientific website

https://thermofisher.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/ThermoFisherCareers/job/East-Grinstead-United-Kingdom/Apprentice-Quality-Control-Laboratory-Assistant_R-01341417

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Salary - £26,596.96 per annum

Benefits

• Holiday Allowance - 25 Days Holiday Allowance, plus Bank Holidays

• Holiday buy back scheme

• Pension - Optional, Employee 6%, Employer 8%

• Private Medical insurance

• Flexible working hours within reason for start/end times within standard working day

• Enhanced Maternity Pay

• Enhanced Paternity Pay

• Onsite parking

• Onsite canteen

• Employee assistance scheme

Location - East Grinstead RH19 1XZ

Working Hours
Five days a week Monday to Friday, 38 hours per week with 1 45 minute paid lunch break and 2 15 minute paid breaks.

Duration - 24 months

Start Date - ASAP

Interview Date - TBC

Closing Date for Applications - 31st March 2026

About the Apprenticeship:

Apprentices will be working toward the Level 3 Laboratory Technician Apprenticeship. To support knowledge development, apprentices will attend live online lessons, 1 day per week to complete a BTEC Level 3 in Applied Science. Alongside this, apprentices will be supported to develop their skills by an assessor who will attend site approximately once every 8 weeks. Once all knowledge and skills are developed and at the end of the training, the apprentice will go complete an End Point Assessment, which will deem their success.

How Will You Make an Impact?:
To support the Quality Control testing processes by undertaking general laboratory maintenance to ensure the Department remains functional. This is a flexible position covering all general laboratory maintenance skill areas (bacteria recovery, stock maintenance, media manufacture) and some testing of raw materials.

Responsibilities:

• Preparing bacterial cultures

• Testing of product accessories (Dosing Heads)

• Manufacture of agar media

• Monitoring and replenishing lab stock

• Conducting environmental monitoring of the production areas

• Keeping the laboratory in a tidy and clean condition

• Equipment calibration

• Waste disposal

• Support of Quality Control Sensititer Testing

• Any other duties deemed to be within the capability of the post holder

Candidates Requirements:

Education:
GCSEs – Maths, English and science

Experience:
No Specific Requirements
Preferred: Previous experience in a laboratory environment

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
High Attention to Detail
Communicate openly and work well within a team
Work flexibly to ensure deadlines are met

Physical Requirements / Work Environment
No specific physical requirements. Work environmental is laboratory based with some degree of warehouse operation.

Training To Be Delivered

Qualification to be delivered: Level 3 BTEC in Applied Science

Apprenticeship Standard: Level 3 Laboratory Technician

Training Provider: Cogent Skills

Delivery model: Online

Future Prospects

Subject to availability, this role could lead to more technical rolls around the business such as Technician roles within other teams (Including QC, Production, Product Support and R&D). The previous 3 Lab Assistant role hires have all progressed to a QC Technician role.

Things To Be Considered

Public transport is accessible in East Grinstead with many staff members getting the bus to site from Three Bridges station.

Please disclose allergies in advance – successful candidates will work with antimicrobics powders and other chemicals.

About Thermo Fisher Scientific

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.