Wet Laboratory Technician

SGS; Burnaby; Hybrid; CAD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental and Vision

Paid time off

Job summary

SGS Canada – Burnaby is seeking a lab technician for the Geochemistry lab. The role requires afternoons and overnights, including weekends, performing decomposition and leaching per SOP, and preparing reagents.

Responsibilities include calibrating equipment, recording QC results in SLIMS, maintaining a clean workspace, and assisting other lab areas as needed. Minimum high school diploma; chemistry-related degree preferred; 0–3 years experience. Starting wage at $20.50/hour.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required; chemistry-related degree preferred.
• 0–3 years of relevant work experience or equivalent education.

Responsibilities

• Perform decomposition and leaching methods per SGS SOP (acid digests, selective leaches, fusions, etc.).
• Prepare basic reagents as needed.
• Provide feedback to supervisors on issues (unanticipated reactions, sample loss).
• Verify and adjust calibrations on lab equipment (dispensers, pipettes, balances).
• Ensure work order documentation and QC results are entered into SLIMS.
• Maintain clean, organized workbench and proper disposal per procedures.
• Notify supervisor when consumables are low; reorder as needed.
• Keep records/notebooks in order, including maintenance logs.
• Adhere to assigned working hours; may work in other Geochemistry lab areas.

Skills

Lab techniques

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma

Chemistry-related degree preferred

Job description

We are SGS – the world's leading testing, inspection and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for sustainability, quality and integrity. Our 99,600 employees operate a network of 2,600 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world.

Job Description

Please note this position requires afternoons and overnights. Weekends included.

- Perform a variety of decomposition and leaching methods as per SGS’ Standard Operating Procedures (SOP). These will include acid digests, selective leaches, fusions and others as required.
- Make basic reagents as necessary.
- Provides feedback to supervisors and/or group leader regarding any issues encountered during procedures. E.g., unanticipated reactions, loss of samples etc.
- Verify and adjust calibrations on a variety of lab equipment including dispensers, pipettes, balances and other.
- Ensure that work order documentation is complete in every respect and QC results are entered into SLIMS as necessary.
- Maintain clean and organized workbench area ensuring spills are immediately cleaned; disposal is handled according to laboratory procedures including any special requirements for handling international soils.
- Clean labware as required.
- Ensure that equipment is maintained in good order making the supervisor or group leader aware of any damaged or defective equipment or any equipment requiring complex adjustment.
- Notify supervisor when consumables are nearing depletion to ensure they are reordered.
- Keep all records and notebooks in good order including work order and equipment maintenance logs.
- Adhere to assigned working hours unless otherwise approved by the Supervisor.
- May be asked to work in other areas of the Geochemistry laboratory sections when required.

Qualifications

- Education: Minimum High school diploma is required but degree or diploma (or equivalent) in Chemistry related field is preferred .
- Experience: 0-3 years of relevant work experience required or equivalent experience through education.

Additional Information

Salary:starting at $20.50 per hour.

• 80% coverage Health, Dental and Vision
• Paid time off

SGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression and Indigenous status, or any other characteristics protected by law.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.

This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts the company's rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Accommodations are available on request for qualified candidates during each stage of the recruitment process.

Please note that candidates applying for Canadian job openings should be authorized to work in Canada.

By clicking the link above or any third-party link within this posting, you are leaving this site and going to a third-party website where the third-party website's terms and privacy policy apply