Laboratory Attendant 2

Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion; Peterborough; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Public Health Ontario (PHO) Peterborough Laboratory is seeking a Laboratory Attendant 2 to provide essential services for environmental testing and specimen processing. You will handle specimens, operate equipment, and support data entry and stock management in a fast-paced laboratory setting.

The role requires MLT certification or equivalent training, familiarity with LIS, and strong attention to safety and confidentiality.

Qualifications

• Certification as a Medical Laboratory Technician or equivalent training.
• Knowledge of medical terminology and lab safety procedures.
• Experience with LIS and MS Office; accuracy in data entry.

Responsibilities

• Log, sort, and label specimens for testing.
• Transport samples to the testing laboratory as needed.
• Prepare and process medical samples for identification and testing.
• Enter data for water samples and maintain logs.
• Operate automated equipment or manual methods for testing.
• Maintain inventory and organize stock; ensure quality control.
• Answer calls and resolve sample-related issues.

Skills

Medical terminology

Laboratory safety

Laboratory information systems

MS Office (Word, Excel)

Automated equipment operation

Data entry

Education

Medical Laboratory Technician certification

Tools

PHO Laboratory Information System

Job description

Laboratory Attendant 2 Location: PHO Peterborough Laboratory, 99 Hospital Drive, Peterborough, ON Department: Peterborough Laboratory This posting is to fill a current vacancy.

The Role: To provide technical laboratory services to the environmental laboratory and to support laboratory operations for the testing of specimens submitted to PHO Laboratories.

Key Responsibilities

• Logs, sorts, labels all specimens submitted for laboratory testing/examination.
• Transports samples to testing laboratory as required.
• Handles, prepares and processes medical samples (e.g. culture media and reagents) for identification of micro-organisms, reagents and solutions and testing up to the point of result interpretation (e.g. set up of cultures, staining, extraction, loading analyzers).
• Handles, prepares, processes and enters data entry results of water samples.
• Uses automated equipment or manual methods to prepare and aliquot human samples for testing.
• Uses PHO Laboratory Information System to prepare worksheets or enter data, ensuring accuracy and confidentiality of data.
• Prepares, loads and unloads laboratory analyzers.
• Performs inventory management functions including ordering, unpacking and storing of laboratory goods.
• Files, stores, discards laboratory samples.
• Cleans and maintains laboratory equipment, cleans and disinfects laboratory work areas.
• Maintains laboratory stock supplies.
• Assists with set-up of quality control and maintenance of stock cultures.
• Answers telephone and resolves problems related to samples (e.g., incomplete information, mismatched tests and information, leaking samples).
• Performs other duties or projects as assigned.

Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge of medical terminology and laboratory safety procedures to provide a range of laboratory services in support of operations.
• Knowledge of computer systems, familiarity with laboratory information systems, MS office products such as Word and Excel.
• Proficient computer skills necessary to work with automated, computer driven equipment.

Attributes and Competencies

• Oral communication skills to exchange information and clarify test requests or discrepancies with other team members as well as with external clients (i.e., physicians).
• Written communication skills to record information into logs/records.

Education and Experience- Certification as a Medical Laboratory Technician from a recognized community college program or relevant training and experience.

Duration: Contract (Fixed Term), 11 month(s)

Hours of Work: Full time, 36.25 hours per week

Compensation Group:Ontario Public Service Employees Union Compensation Range :$30.51 - $34.71

Posting Date: 11-4-2026 Closing Date: 11-15-2026

Please note: applications will be received no later than 11:59pm on the date preceding the closing date as indicated on the Job Requisition.

Any information obtained during the course of recruitment will be used for employment recruitment purposes only, and not for any other purpose.

PHO is committed to ensuring equity in employment. Our goal is to create a diverse, inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to ensure our services and communications are accessible to all individuals.

Any candidate who requires a job posting in an alternative format may email a request to [e-mail].

Once an applicant has been selected for an interview, they can inform PHO about any accommodations they may require at any stage of the interview process.

Public Health Ontario (PHO) is an agency of the Government of Ontario dedicated to protecting and promoting the health of all Ontarians and reducing inequities in health.

We link public health practitioners, front-line health workers and researchers to the best scientific intelligence and knowledge from around the world.

With our partners in government, public health and health care, we provide the scientific evidence and expert guidance that shapes policies and practices for a healthier Ontario.

PHO has locations across Ontario, including 11 laboratory sites.

We're committed to ensuring equity in employment. Our goal is to create a diverse, inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to ensure our services and communications are accessible to all individuals.

Any candidate who requires a job posting in an alternative format may email a request to [e-mail].

For more information, visit publichealthontario.ca.