Laboratory Technician - Submarines

Job Description

Job Title: Laboratory Technician

Working Pattern: 3 shift 7 day cover (Mornings/Afternoons/Days )

Working location: Derby Raynesway

A fantastic opportunity for an experienced Laboratory Technician to work in a challenging, yet exciting environment, supporting production of the Royal Navy’s Nuclear Steam Raising Plant. The role is shift based, which includes a significant premium and time off, in addition to getting to be apart of a world leading nuclear enterprise.

Why Rolls-Royce?

Rolls-Royce is one of the most enduring and iconic brands in the world and has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. We design, build and service systems that provide critical power to customers where safety and reliability are paramount.

We are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

We want to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that has shaped our history continues into our future and we need people like you to come and join us on this journey.

We’ll provide an environment of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. An inclusive, innovative culture that invests in you, gives you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.

What we offer:

We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

Your needs are as unique as you are. Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home, or another remote location. It’s a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement. As a minimum we’re all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week.

What you will be doing:

Previous Laboratory experience is mandatory for this as you will be performing ongoing testing and maintenance;

• Supporting routine analysis of samples from Core Production operations
• Operating and maintaining analytical equipment; ICP OES , ICP MS and Gas Analyser
• Working to SOP’s (or equivalent) to ensure safe operations
• Assisting with producing risk and COSHH assessments to maintain safety
• Carrying out general laboratory duties
• Ensuring safe use and storage of chemicals.

Who we’re looking for:

At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

· Practical Laboratory Testing Experience.

· Scientific Qualification.

· An ability to apply logical, analytical and innovative thinking on a range of technical problems.

· Experience using Microsoft/Database Systems.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives which are crucial to innovation and problem solving. We believe the more diverse perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of caring and belonging, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls-Royce

To work for the Rolls-Royce Submarines business an individual has to hold a Security Check clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you do not currently already have this in place. Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets we can only progress applications from individuals who are a UK national or, in MoD approved cases, a dual national.

Job Category

Factory Staff

Posting Date

09 Oct 2026; 00:10

Posting End Date

23 Oct 2026

About Us

Rolls-Royce pioneers cutting-edge technologies that deliver the cleanest, safest and most competitive solutions to our planet’s vital power needs.