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Lab Technician

Job details
Posting date: 20 May 2025
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 17 June 2025
Location: Hertfordshire, SG6 1LU
Company: Autoglym
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: ORG5430-AH1314381LetLT

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Summary

The Story So Far…. You’ll rarely discover a family-founded market leader that’s managed to grow an international success story on a vision built around its people. But then, you’ll rarely discover a business like Autoglym.

Since 1965, we’ve been talking, listening and delivering to discerning and diverse customers in over 45 countries: continually evolving and shaping the finest range of automotive care products on the planet and taking them to market in the best possible way.

What’s next? An even more extraordinary future, driven by a refreshed strategy and an ambitious team that offers a brilliant opportunity for a person who that has a keen eye for detail, and is looking to broaden their exceptional chemistry skills in a manufacturing environment.

A New Chapter For Us - and You. The next chapter in our story has just begun, with your role at the very heart of it. You have the opportunity to grow your career with it!

The Lab Technician will assist with the design and development of new Autoglym products, from concept, right the way through to manufacture. They will perform laboratory testing and sample evaluation ensuring that all our current and new products are tested to the appropriate standards in the product brief. This is a fully onsite role due to the nature of the work and is based at Autoglym HQ in Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire.

Can you do it? Yes you can - if you have good attention to detail, are organised and a confident communicator who is questioning and inquisitive then this could be to position for you. You will have previous laboratory experience, a good balance between theoretical and practical and ideally have an A-Level or degree in Chemistry.

Bring us those qualities and you can expect all the rewards and prospects you deserve – including:


Holiday entitlement starts at 25 days (pro rata); if you need a little extra... you can buy some more
A defined contribution pension scheme available for all staff
Hopefully never needed, but from day one you will be covered by our life assurance scheme
Occupational Sick Pay and an onsite Occupational Health Service
Confidential 24-hour life management and personal support service for you and your family
Free eye tests are available for all employees
A paid day off each year to take part in our volunteering scheme
Don’t worry about getting parked...we have free car parking at all our sites
We offer long service awards to all our employees
Learning and Development - training and development support, no matter where you are in your career
A variety of social events across the group, including the company Christmas party.
It might be a long way off but we know it’s not always easy to stop working so we provide advice and support to ease the transition to retirement.


A company that values kindness and fun as well as excellence and performance, based at our purpose-built centre in Letchworth (where we’ve grown from strength-to-strength as an integral part of Altro Group).

If you can see the possibilities, come and realise the full potential. Click apply today!

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