Laboratory Assistant - Distribution-RPT(Float)

Canadian Blood Services; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 34,000 - 47,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Group health, dental, vision benefits

Premiums paid per collective agreement

Employee discounts

Wellness program

Professional resources

Job summary

Canadian Blood Services is seeking a Regular Part Time (Float) Laboratory Assistant - Distribution to join our Supply Chain Operations West team in Vancouver, BC. You will perform para-technical duties in the Laboratory, receiving and storing blood products, maintaining inventory and ensuring compliance with SOPs.

You will help ensure product safety through monitoring storage conditions, handling recalls, and issuing blood products to provincial hospitals and other centers.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Strong multi-tasking skills and work ethic.
• Ability to communicate effectively with internal staff and external stakeholders.
• Ability to work with others in a team or independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work variable shifts including days, evenings, nights and weekends.
• Physical ability to perform duties and lift up to 50 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Receive and store blood and fractionation products; maintain distribution supplies in accordance with SOPs.
• Monitor product safety and storage equipment for temperature and humidity variations; perform recalls and remove outdated products.
• Issue blood and related products to customers such as Provincial Hospitals and blood centers, and communicate orders to hospital teams as required.
• Batch and pack orders by priority and time of delivery to ensure compliance with time and temperature limits during transit.
• Warehouse experience is an asset.

Skills

Multi-tasking

Work ethic

Follow instructions

Communication

Team work

Independent work

Shift work

Lifting up to 50 lbs

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Laboratory Assistant - Distribution-RPT(Float)

Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, CA, V6H 2N9

Job posting ID: 9078

Employment status: Regular part-time

Possible schedule/FTE: 8.0

Position's anticipated start date: 2026-10-05

Number of positions available: 1

Classification: HEU 180

Salary/Rate of pay: $29.52 (SD15)

Application requirements:

• Your up-to-date resume.

Together, the work we do connects people and changes lives — including your own.

Be part of a dynamic, collaborative and caring organization committed to saving and improving lives. Thousands of patients depend on us every day for reliable access to safe blood, plasma, stem cells and organs and tissues.

About the role

Canadian Blood Services is looking for a Regular Part Time (Float) Laboratory Assistant - Distribution to join our dynamic Supply Chain Operations West team.

In this role you will be responsible for para technical functions of the Laboratory and may be assigned any of the duties and responsibilities listed below. Depending on the size of the Centre, complete rotation of duties may not be practical. You will adhere to all current operating procedure, practices good judgment in the performance of job responsibilities and promote Centre objectives through good interpersonal skills.

• Drawing on your knowledge and laboratory experience, you will be receiving and storing blood, fractionation products and maintaining stock of distribution supplies in accordance with all Canadian Blood Services' Standard Operating Procedures and Good Documentation Practices
• With your commitment to Excellence, you will be ensuring safety of blood products through an ongoing monitoring of product and product storage equipment (temperature, humidity variations, etc.) as well as performing recalls and removing outdated products
• Utilizing your communication and your interpersonal skills, you will be issuing blood and related products to our customers such as Provincial Hospitals and other blood centers, and communicating with hospital team about orders placed as required
• Applying your organizational skills, you will be batching and packing orders by priority and time of delivery to ensure compliance within established parameters for time and temperature limits during transit
• Warehouse experience is an asset

Desired education and skills

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Strong multi-tasking skills, work ethic and ability to follow instructions precisely
• Ability to communicate effectively with internal staff and external stakeholders in an effective and professional manner
• Ability work with others in a multidisciplinary team environment, as well as independently with minimum supervision
• Ability to work variable shifts including days, evenings, nights and weekends
• Physical ability to perform duties of the position (stoop, kneel, crouch, lift and carry boxes/cartons) and lifting up to 50lbs

What we offer you

• Paid vacation
• Comprehensive group health, dental and vision benefits for you and your family.
• Premiums paid according to the collective agreement.
• Employee discounts, wellness program, professional resources.

What you can expect

This is a 4 day float postion.They may workdays, afternoon, evenings, nights and weekends including statutory holidays .There will be two consecutive rest days.

• Physical requirements for the role include the ability to lift weight up to 10 kg (22 lbs.).

We acknowledge that the work of Canadian Blood Services spans many Territories and Treaty areas across the country, and we are grateful for the Traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who have guided us in this important work. We recognize the land and waters that have inspired our work and offer gratitude to those Indigenous peoples on whose territory we work, live and play.

Diversity and inclusion play a vital role in ensuring health equity for patients across Canada. We are committed to reflecting Canada’s population in our organization and fostering an environment where all employees can be their authentic selves, with equal opportunities to succeed and contribute.

We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those considered for an interview or those invited to participate in an assessment will be contacted. Emails are sent directly from our system, to ensure you receive them please add [e-mail] and [e-mail] to your safe senders list.

Applicants who require accommodation should discuss their needs with us.