Laboratory technician Jobs in Winnipeg, MB

Reference number : CGC25J-108396-000251

Selection process number : 25-CGC-NHQ-EA-GRL-3682

Canadian Grain Commission

Winnipeg (Manitoba)

EG-02

59,291 to $74,534

For further information on the organization, please visit Canadian Grain Commission .

Closing date : 1 September 2026 - 23 : 59, Pacific Time

Who can apply : Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.

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We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.

Work environment

The Canadian Grain Commission’s Grain Research Laboratory supports Canada’s reputation as a consistent and reliable supplier of quality grain. Our research programs assess Canadian grain harvest quality and study how grading factors affect end-use properties. The work will be focused on specific quality testing of interest to producers, the grain industry, and marketers of grains, oilseeds, and pulses.

Some of your duties may include :

• Prepare materials and samples and carry out analytical testing using appropriate procedures and approved methods.
• Collect, record, and compile data and report findings in a summary form.
• Accurately enter data into spreadsheets.
• Conduct routine maintenance and calibration of equipment, and maintain technical logs, files, inventories, and other records.
• Work in a high throughput environment.

Intent of the process

This inventory will be used annually to staff approximately six four-month term positions in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Terms are usually from September to December. Candidates will be pulled from the inventory on February 24, 2025. Please ensure you have submitted your application prior if you wish to be considered.

This selection process may also be used to establish a pool of qualified candidates to staff similar positions, at the same group and level and various tenures (indeterminate, specified period, deployment, acting, casual employment, part-time worker, assignment, and secondment).

Positions to be filled : Number to be determined

Information you must provide

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

EDUCATION :

EXPERIENCE :

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

ABILITIES :

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS :

The Canadian Grain Commission would like its workforce to be reflective of the population it serves. As a result, preference may be given to candidates who are members of an Employment Equity group : Aboriginal peoples, members of visible minorities, persons with disabilities, and women. Therefore, we encourage candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a member of one of these groups.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

OTHER CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT :

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.

Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). Candidates are strongly encouraged to check their email on a regular basis.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

Appointment decisions may be based on one or more of the following criteria :

All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence, may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

Candidates from outside the federal public service may be required to pay for their own travel.

Receipt of applications will not be sent; only candidates successful in the screening process will be contacted. Depending on the requirements of the position being staffed from this process, for current or future vacancies, any or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements, and organizational needs may be applied at the time of screening.

In order to manage the number of applications in the selection process, management may use top-down consideration of scores at various steps in the process, to determine the number of candidates who will be further considered in the process.

Candidates invited to an interview will be required to bring proof of their education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcript (original documents only). As the screening board cannot make assumptions about your experience, it is important that you clearly demonstrate to what degree you meet the above experience elements giving detailed examples of each element. Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or (possibly) missing information. Failure to do so may result in your application being rejected.

Appointment decisions may be based on organizational needs. We therefore encourage candidates to self-declare their membership to any of the following employment equity groups : visible minority, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, or women, should the organizational need be invoked during the appointment process.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

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