Laboratory Apprentice

**Company Description**
SGS are the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company.

We are recognized as the global benchmark for sustainability, quality and integrity. Our 99,600 employees operate a network of 2,600 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world.

We deliver services that touch every part of human activity and improve millions of lives - from ensuring the safety of food, clothing, transportation, and medicine to better testing in the nuclear industry. Whatever your role, you will make an important contribution to delivering safer products, better services and keeping society connected.

At SGS, we believe in rewarding our employees for their hard work and commitment. As part of our team, you would be eligible for:

- Competitive pension scheme + Life Assurance
- Generous Annual Leave allowance (increasing with service) plus bank holidays.
- An additional day off for your birthday
- Discounted Gym Membership
- Retailer Discounts
- Enhanced maternity/paternity and adoption pay.
- Length of Service Awards
- Christmas Vouchers
- Health & Wellbeing initiatives
- ** Job Title: Metallurgical Laboratory Apprentice**:

- ** Job Type: Apprentice**:

- ** Location: Consett**:

- ** Hours: 40 hours**

You should be a highly motivated individual with a willingness to learn. You should have good attention to detail and be prepared to work as part of a close-knit team in a warm and welcoming company, you'll be supported and guided every step of the way. We are looking for applicants that shine, that are willing to get stuck in, contribute to the group, and become a member of our team.

**Main Purpose of Role**
- Support the day to day business requirements for the laboratory.
- To carry out metallurgy and routine laboratory testing in an accurate and professional manner to tight timescales, with full and accurate recording of results on worksheets.
- To verify compliance with specifications and requirements and to immediately draw attention to the laboratory manager of any deviations.
- To keep equipment, clean and functional and to advise the laboratory manager of any problems.
- To work in accordance with Internal Testing Procedures.
- Performing metallurgical and mechanical tasks.
- Deliver testing within agreed timescales, with right first-time aptitude
- Accurate working and recording of results
- Good laboratory housekeeping
- Flexibility to meet customer requirements
- Reliability
- Willingness to learn
- At all times, adopt safe behaviour by exercising due regard for the health and safety of yourself, colleagues, and clients, in line with the Company's policies and procedures.
- Ensure full compliance with the Company's Code of Integrity & Professional Conduct, and at all times adopt behaviour in accordance with SGS UK's Equality & Diversity policy.

Essential
- GCSE Science/Mathematics/English, or equivalent, grades A to C

**Additional Information**
SGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristics protected by law.