Lab Technician

Kovalus Separation Solutions, Inc.; Pickering; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Dental Benefits

Employee Assistance Program

On-the-job training

Growth opportunities

Value-driven culture

Job summary

Eco-Tec, A Kovalus Separation Solutions Company in Pickering, ON is seeking a Chemical Technician to support bench-top tests, pilot plant studies and field tests focusing on ion exchange and related chemical processes.

You will perform analyses, calibrations, maintenance, prepare reports, and ensure health and safety. Travel up to 30% internationally; requires English communication and a lab mindset.

Qualifications

• Chemical technician/technologist college diploma or equivalent.
• Proficient in written and verbal English.
• Prepared to work in an industrial plant setting.
• Willing to travel internationally on short notice.
• Eligible to work in Canada and travel to the US with valid documents.
• Valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Assist with lab and pilot plant process development, including setup and sampling.
• Test, analyze and document results with electronic logs.
• Perform routine and in-depth instrument maintenance.
• Quantify components using prescribed techniques and develop new methods.
• Complete mass balances on test work.
• Prepare written reports for internal and external distribution.
• Maintain safety, housekeeping and environmental guidelines.

Skills

English communication

Data entry

Analytical thinking

Willingness to travel internationally

Education

Chemical technician/technologist diploma

Tools

ICP-OES

AAS

IC

PSA

Job description

Who We Are

As a world-class manufacturer of innovative process equipment for water treatment and chemicals purification and recovery, Eco-Tec, A Kovalus Separation Solutions Company is a trusted source for systems incorporating advanced proprietary ion exchange and other innovative separations technologies for liquids and gases. Eco-Tec, A Kovalus Separation Solutions Company is delivering value to its customers by reducing environmental footprint, stabilizing product quality, increasing productivity, and reducing operational costs. At Kovalus, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better.

Your Job

Eco-Tec, A Kovalus Separation Solutions Company is looking for a Chemical Technician with strong analytical and communication skills to join our team in our Pickering, ON location. In this role you will be responsible for supporting an original equipment manufacturing company by conducting bench top tests and pilot plant studies as well as field tests mainly focusing on ion exchange, but with potential work with membranes, and other chemical processes.

What You Will Do

• Assist with lab and pilot plant process development work, including project planning input, setup, sampling, analyses and programming pilot unit controllers.
• Test, analyze, and document test results and findings in a clear and detailed manner, including completion of electronic experimental logs.
• Perform routine and in-depth analytical, lab and pilot equipment maintenance, including calibrations, to ensure equipment reliability.
• Use prescribed analytical techniques and optimize as required to quantify required components, and develop new analytical techniques as required by the business.
• Complete mass balances on test work as required.
• Assess problem situations and productively evaluate techniques and methods and offer solutions.
• Prepare written reports suitable for internal and external distribution.
• Perform quality control analyses on new stock items.
• Maintain a safe and clean work environment.
• Perform other related duties as required by manager.
• Adhere to all plant health, safety and environmental guidelines, policies and procedures.

Other Considerations

• Physical ability to work around and on industrial equipment, including frequent climbing, stooping, reaching, pulling, pushing, twisting, bending, kneeling, crawling and grasping. Standing for extended periods of time, walking up to two kilometers per day, and data entry while seated for greater than one hour.
• Ability to wear personal protective equipment in designated areas (hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, heeled boots and hearing protection).
• Able to visually observe lab tests and discriminate subtle colour differences to include detecting colour changes in red/green hues.
• Ability to lift up to 23 kg (50 lb) and be able to stand for extended periods as required.
• Travel up to 30%, mainly international.

Who You Are

• Chemical technician/technologist college diploma, or the equivalent coursework in a related specialized field.
• Effectively communicate verbally and in writing in English.
• Willingness to work in an industrial plant setting.
• Willingness and ability to travel internationally on short notice.
• Valid passport that allows you to travel to the US without a visa, OR a US visa that is valid for the next 12 months.
• Legally eligible to enter the US.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Eligible to work in Canada.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Post graduate experience assembling, operating and troubleshooting pilot equipment for chemical processing.
• Post graduate experience operating and troubleshooting analytical lab instruments like an ICP-OES, AAS, IC, PSA.
• Post graduate experience operating and troubleshooting ion exchange for chemical/water recovery/purification.

What We Offer

• Health and Dental Benefits
• Employee and Family Assistance Program
• On the job training
• Great opportunity for growth
• Value driven culture

Eco-Tec is committed to creating an inclusive culture across the organization by preventing and removing barrier for persons with disabilities. If you require an accommodation during the recruitment process, please let us know.

Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location.