Scientific & QA Jobs

Laboratory Technician - Softlines

Intertek • Hope Carr, Leigh

Salary

£29k – £29k

Posted

19 August 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Intertek is hiring a Laboratory Technician - Softlines in Hope Carr, a full-time scientific & qa role. The advertised salary is £29k – £29k. Intertek holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Description ABOUT YOU As a Laboratory Technician, you will be a motivated and reliable individual with a keen eye for detail and an interest in laboratory work. You may be at the early stages of your career or looking to gain hands-on experience in a technical environment. You will be working as part of the Softlines laboratory team, to support the preparation, wet, physical, footwear and PPE testing laboratories in ensuring testing is technically correct and test results are valid. To technica…

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Employer: Intertek — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £29k – £29k
How this salary compares: about 28% below the £40,675 median across 718 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Hope Carr, Leigh · Full-time
Posted: 19 August 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

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Scientific and quality assurance roles span pharmaceutical, biotech, clinical research, and laboratory sectors. The UK life sciences industry actively recruits internationally for research scientists, QA managers, regulatory affairs specialists, and clinical trial coordinators, with many employers maintaining well-established sponsor licence operations.