Laboratory Technician

Englobe Corp.; Ontario; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in environmental sciences is seeking a Laboratory Technician in Ontario. The role involves conducting various laboratory tests, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations, and maintaining accurate records. The company prioritizes employee development and sustainability, offering a range of benefits including teleworking options.

Benefits

Group insurance with shared costs

Telemedicine virtual healthcare service

Annual reimbursement of sports expenses

Opportunities for skills development

Internal policy to encourage teleworking

Qualifications

• More than 2 years of experience in highway materials, construction materials sampling and testing.
• Experience in Soil and Aggregate, Asphalt and Laboratory.

Responsibilities

• Conduct laboratory tests including compressive strength testing of concrete.
• Maintain accurate sample logs and record test data.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety rules.

Skills

Health and Safety

Communication

Technical Skills

Education

Technical Diploma in Civil Engineering

Job description

EnGlobe Corp is hiring a Laboratory Technician in Ontario, Canada. The role involves conducting various laboratory tests, ensuring compliance with health and safety rules, maintaining accurate records, and facilitating communication between teams. EnGlobe prioritizes employee development and offers benefits, including teleworking options. The company emphasizes sustainability and community impact, fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.
Your Employer:

Dare to join Englobe

At nearly 3,000 people, Englobe is one of Canada’s premier firms specializing in professional engineering services and environmental sciences.

With offices located across Canada, we are conveniently located to support large- and small-scale projects through different stages in many sectors. Offering a range of value-added services from professional consulting services to turnkey project implementation, Englobe has developed a reputation for integrity, credibility, and people-centered values.

Why choose Englobe?

When you choose Englobe you are choosing a team with a wide range of expertise and a shared concern for the environment and their communities. At Englobe, leaving a sustainable legacy for the next generation is at the heart of everything we do. We dare to imagine a better future and to make every action count. Through our caring, we are helping to build stronger communities and positive impacts for our clients, our people, and the planet, one project at a time.

And that is not all. At Englobe, we put our people first. We have built a culture of caring, fostering diversity and inclusion, where the health and safety of our employees is a top priority. We also encourage our team members to take initiative and seize opportunities for professional development, believing that great ideas can come from anyone, anywhere. At Englobe, you will have the opportunity to grow and excel, achieving your utmost potential.

We offer
• A full range of benefits (group insurance with shared costs upon hiring, group RRSP);
• A telemedicine virtual healthcare service;
• An annual reimbursement of sports expenses;
• Opportunities for skills development;
• Internal policy to encourage teleworking.

Choose the path of impact. Join us in creating a positive legacy.

Englobe is committed to providing accommodation to, and working with, applicants with disabilities, to meet their needs throughout the recruitment, selection and/or employment process.

Your Contribution:

As Laboratory Technician, you will work in collaboration with the Materials team

Your main responsibilities will be:
• Apply and promote Englobe’s health and safety rules
• Overseeing and conducting laboratory tests including but not limited to compressive strength testing of concrete, soil and aggregate gradation (sieve and hydrometer), plasticity tests (Atterberg limits), soil density testing (Proctor), asphalt extraction and A/C content, and calibrating lab and field equipment in accordance with CCIL;
• Maintaining open lines of communication in the facilitation of information exchange between external Clients, Laboratory Supervisor and Field and Lab Technicians/Technologists;
• Ensuring maintenance of accurate sample logs for concrete cylinders, asphalt samples, aggregate and soil samples in accordance with CCIL;
• Recording test data, preparing factual reports, summaries, data sheets or graphs for interpretation of results;
• Assisting with maintenance of data base of records containing calibration certificates, registration certificates, equipment manuals and applicable standards in accordance with CCIL;
• Participating in laboratory correlation and accreditation assessment programs (eg. CCIL);
• Making recommendations to control or eliminate unsafe conditions in the workplace.

Your Profile:
• Technical Diploma in a field related to Civil Engineering or Geotechnical Engineering;
• Experience in one or all of Soil and Aggregate, Asphalt and Laboratory experience;
• More than 2 years of experience in highway materials, construction materials sampling and testing and inspection;
• CSA, CCIL or ACI certification (asset);
• Ability to handle samples up to 25kg of materials regularly;
• Demonstrated interest and sensitivity towards occupational health and safety.