Graduate Laboratory Technician in Daventry

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Location: Daventry (Site based role)

Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday

At Marlowe Environmental Services, part of Mitie, our people are our greatest strength, and our promise is to create a place to work where you can thrive and be your best every day. We're looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Graduate Laboratory Technician to join our Laboratory Team at Marlowe Environmental Services in Daventry. This is an excellent opportunity for a Chemistry or science graduate to build practical laboratory experience within the water treatment industry, with full training and ongoing professional development provided.

You’ll support the day-to-day operation of the laboratory through quality control testing, chemical analysis, technical investigations and continuous improvement projects, helping us deliver effective water treatment solutions for our customers.

Role Responsibilities

• Carry out quality control testing and chemical analysis across a range of water treatment and chemical products, accurately recording and reporting results.
• Support technical investigations into product performance, helping to troubleshoot issues and identify appropriate solutions.
• Contribute to research, development and continuous improvement projects within the laboratory and wider technical team.
• Prepare technical reports, maintain accurate laboratory records and support the calibration, verification and maintenance of laboratory equipment.
• Manage a varied workload while maintaining high standards of quality, accuracy, health and safety, and compliance with laboratory procedures.

What We're Looking For

• A degree in Chemistry
• Strong attention to detail with a methodical and accurate approach to laboratory work, documentation and record keeping.
• A proactive attitude, enthusiasm for learning and the ability to manage multiple tasks and changing priorities.
• Good written and verbal communication skills, with confidence using Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Word and Outlook.
• An understanding of laboratory health and safety practices and a commitment to maintaining high quality and safety standards.
• Full UK Driving License is highly desirable due to the location of the site

What's in It for You?

• The opportunity to work alongside an experienced and supportive technical team
• Opportunity to learn further within the Water industry
• Chance to move into roles such as Account Manager and more within the Water Engineering space

Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.

We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.

When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!

We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).

We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!

Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing Chloe Smailes at chloe.smailes@mitie.com.

Since 1987, Mitie’s 84,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.

Together our diversity makes us stronger.

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