Higher Level Apprentice (Analytical Operations)
About the role
Join our team as an Analytical Laboratory Apprentice, where you will maintain our laboratories, ensuring they meet Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
You will develop essential lab skills, from basic practices to advanced pharmaceutical analysis, as you progress through the apprenticeship.
Your responsibilities will include maintaining glassware, ordering consumables, setting up and calibrating equipment, and accurately recording test results.
You’ll also handle administrative tasks, attend external academic courses and complete university assignments on time.
This role offers hands-on experience in both GMP and non GMP projects, with increasing responsibilities as your knowledge and skills grow.
Enjoy a dynamic work environment with support from industry experts and a clear path for career development.
Working week
30 hours a week + 7.5 hours study leave. Monday to Friday.
Skills
Required qualifications
Training & development
The programme is delivered through blended learning, combining online and face-to-face teaching during yearly Summer Schools at our Canterbury Campus. Online learning takes place through the Moodle virtual learning environment,
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About ALMAC PHARMA SERVICES LIMITED
Almac Group is a global leader in providing a range of expert services and support across the drug development lifecycle. We are trusted experts in R&D, diagnostic services, API manufacture, formulation development, clinical trial supply services and technologies through to commercial-scale manufacture and distribution. We are recognised as an industry leader in client service, providing understanding, experience and knowledge to our clients as we work together to advance human health. A privately owned organisation, Almac has grown organically over the past five decades, employing over 8,000 highly skilled employees across 18 facilities in Europe, North America, and Asia.