Lab Technician Review

I am a concrete lab technician, responsible for testing all the concrete used at our workplace.

I have been able to learn all the different ways to test both pre-cast concrete and glass reinforced concrete.

I personally did not enjoy the course as I feel the course they put us on, performing manufacturing operations, had very little to do with our work. Even less so now I am a lab technician.

Not very, in June of last year they threatened me with redundancy if I did not move from explore manufacturing to their sister company GRC UK.

The structure was near enough seen through, we all went to college for an appropriate amount of time and our role at work was one month in each area of the factory, which they near enough kept too.

We did our course with North Notts College and they was helpful with everything we needed and we all passed our course.

Some, but not much. During the course part, the company was quite helpful in anything that we needed. After that, not so much. I got told I would be put on a level 3 nvq and to this day that still hasn't happened, after around a year. Also, when I got threatened with redundancy I emailed the head of apprenticeships of Laing O'Rourke for some help, and he never even replied. The on site apprenticeship manager was also of no use, and didn't even fight my corner to help.

Nowadays, the wage is good as I am now a full time employee at GRC but there was a long time of me not learning anything but doing the same job as others and getting paid much less.

Been two or three apprenticeship events within the company but nothing of note.

No

Pay wise it is okay but there are better apprenticeships out there, and after the whole redundancy event, I have lost trust with the company.

Work hard but keep your head down.