Lab Technician
Intertek is searching for a Lab Technician to join our Building & Construction team in our Mississauga, ON office. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow a versatile career in Product Testing and Regulatory Compliance!
The Lab Technician is responsible for the following duties :
- Receives, examines and records through a login process, inbound samples for testing.
- Delivers test samples to the sample staging area.
- Monitors the availability of supplies needed for testing processes and makes any needs for such supplies known to the Laboratory Manager.
- Prepares samples and calibrates equipment needed for the testing processes.
- Performs testing of samples using specified methodology.
- Verifies and communicates results obtained, and makes appropriate entries into instrument logs, control charts, calibration records, laboratory worksheets, and any other media, whether print or electronic, required, assuring the validity and traceability of the information.
- Maintains documentation, equipment, and work areas in a neat, orderly and safe condition.
- Assists in the training of less experienced employees.
- Carries out all of the above responsibilities in a supportive manner with adherence to the Company’s Safety Policy and Procedures, Quality Management System, Ethics Policy, Environmental Management System, Vision and Strategy, and exercises good judgment, common sense, and diplomacy.
- Other duties related to the above, as assigned
What it takes to be successful in this role :
- A minimum of high school diploma; college diploma in a technical or engineering field preferred
- Prior experience in a laboratory setting, preferably in construction products
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal
- Proficient in Microsoft products (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams)
- Proficient at mathematics
- Ability to perform analytical tasks
- Manual skillwith tools and power tools
- Protocol, procedure and safety oriented
- Organized with time management skills.
- An ability to work and communicate with persons of diverse personalities and backgrounds.
Salary & Benefits Information
When working with Intertek, you can expect salary and benefit package competitively placed within the local market, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) with company match, generous vacation / sick time (PTO), tuition reimbursement and more.
Intertek employees are eligible for a variety of benefits including paid holidays.
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.
- 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.