Laboratory Technician II - Hamilton, ON

Laboratory Technician II

Intertek is searching for an Laboratory Technician II to join our Caleb Brett team in our Hamilton, Ontario office.

The Laboratory Technician II is responsible for:

What you’ll do:

To work safely at all times.
• To pick up samples from the client’s location or receive samples for testing.
• To be aware of the specific safety requirements of sample handling, and sample composition, and ensure routine compliance.
• To perform testing of routine and non-routine samples and quality control specimens using specified methodology.
• To Enter the QC data in Baytek.
• To verify and communicate the results obtained, and to make the appropriate entries into instrument logs, GLIMS, control charts, calibration records, laboratory worksheets, and any other media, whether print or electronic, required to ensure the validity and traceability of the information.
• To maintain documentation, equipment, and work areas in a neat, orderly, and safe condition.
• To prepare and standardize reagents and solutions needed for the testing processes.
• To perform all critical tests including Jet Fuel Full Certification.
• To monitor the availability of the supplies needed for testing processes, restock areas as required, and make any need for such supplies known to the Lab Supervisor / Manager.
• Accountable for completing all training specific to their role and keeping personal training records current and orderly.
• To possess IATA training and be able to ship dangerous goods by air and by ground as required.
• Other duties related to the above, as assigned
• Carrying out all responsibilities in a supportive manner with total adherence to: the Company’s Health, Safety and Environmental Policies and Procedures, Quality Management System, Compliance and Ethics Policies, Vision, Mission and Strategy, and exercises good judgment, common sense, and diplomacy.

What it takes to be successful in this role:

• Post-secondary diploma in a related technical discipline and 2+ years of petroleum testing experience or
• BSc and 1+ years of petroleum testing experience.

Working Conditions
Work will be conducted in an environmentally controlled structure. The position will require standing for most of the work shift, walking will be moderate. Eyesight acuity is needed for analytical tests and reading and observing data. Repetitive motions include lifting, moving, reaching, and carrying generally for items less than 4 kilos but occasionally for items up to greater than 25 kilos with appropriate equipment.

Core Competencies
• Effective verbal communication skills, good interpersonal skills, dependability, and self-motivation.
• Experience in handling chemical and petroleum products.
• Organized with time management skills.

Value Added Competencies
• Knowledge of quality systems.
• Knowledge of statistical quality control practices

Salary & Benefits Information

The base wage or salary range for this position is $27.13 per hour. Individual compensation packages are based on a variety of factors unique to each candidate including skill set, experience, qualifications, and other job-related reasons. In addition to competitive compensation packages, Intertek employees are eligible for a variety of benefits including paid time off, paid holidays, medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, RRSP with company match, tuition reimbursement and more.

Intertek’s Commitment

Intertek is a world leader in the Quality Assurance market, with a proven, high-quality business model and a global network of customer-focused operations and highly engaged subject matter experts. With passion, pace, and precision we work to exceed our customers’ expectations, while engaging with our employees to be 10X in their performance and professional growth.

Our Culture of Total Quality Assurance

Intertek promotes a culture where motivated, customer-oriented employees can flourish, experience professional fulfillment, and reach their highest potential. At Intertek, we exercise our spirit of innovation, the passion of our people and our unmatched customer commitment to realize our purpose of making the world an ever better, safer, and more sustainable place for all.

A career with Intertek offers rewarding opportunities to help companies around the world develop products that are used safely by millions of people every day. Intertek is the trusted advisor to many of the world’s leading brands, companies, and governments, and has earned a reputation for accuracy, reliability, integrity, and technical competence. Working at Intertek means joining a global network of state-of-the-art facilities and passionate people who deliver superior customer service with a purpose of bringing quality, safety, and sustainability to life.

We Value Diversity

Intertek’s network of phenomenal people are our greatest assets, and the diversity they bring fuels our success. Intertek is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that values inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.

This position is to fill a vacancy

*Intertek does not accept unsolicited approaches from agencies and will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.