Laboratory Technician Micro - Eurofins Experchem Laboratories Inc

Reporting to the Food Microbiology Laboratory Supervisor or designate the primary responsibility of the Laboratory Technician is to provide basic to intermediate microbiology testing services as assigned. These duties include but are not limited to postincubation test processing (performing rapid methods on VIDAS and various PCR platforms general knowledge of cultural methods) and performing most methods preincubation (enumeration tests enrichments etc.). The role also involves providing basic technical support and assisting in R&D as requested and as needed.

OVERALL OBJECTIVES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Demonstrates and promotes the company vision.
• Ensures regular attendance and punctuality.
• Reads understands and follows management system requirements relevant to responsibilities including but not limited to requirements found in the Quality Manual SOPs Local Work Instructions and Methods. This ensures compliance with ISO/IEC 17025/AOAC ALACC requirements and relevant government regulatory requirements.
• Adheres to all health safety and environmental regulations relative to assigned analytical work; maintains and assists others in maintaining a clean safe work environment.
• Registers incoming samples as needed maintains a neat and accurate record system of work performed on a daily basis and as needed for quality control tests or regulatory purposes.
• Enters sample data into Eurofins eLIMS system in a timely and accurate manner.
• Completes laboratory testing on all incoming samples accurately efficiently and in a timely manner; ensures sample turnaround time goals are met or exceeded.
• Verifies results and submits them to the appropriate personnel for transmission in a timely manner.
• Performs tests on PCR and other rapid test platforms such as but not limited to: Hygiena BAX VIDAS Eurofins BacGENE Biorad Millipore Sigma GDS etc.
• Performs various steps of cultural methods for pathogen testing as assigned.
• Identifies process difficulties and reports these along with proposed solutions to the supervisor.
• Maintains a perpetual state of readiness and willingness to respond to the queries and needs of clients staff and coworkers.
• Maintains cooperative working relationships with all company employees. Communicates orally and in writing to coworkers including intra and interdepartmental employees.
• Promotes the company image through the exercising of sound and ethical business practices related to the public and our customers.
• Continually strives to improve the quality of work provided to clients through existing and new technologies.
• Identifies nonconformances and outofspecifications.
• Conducts all activities in a safe and efficient manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications :

• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Responsive problem solver and actionoriented.
• Basic computer literacy.
• Laboratory safety and WHMIS training.
• Troubleshooting skills required for instrument maintenance.
• Technical knowledge of applicable test methods.
• Willing to work overtime weekends and holidays.

WORKING CONDITIONS

This position will be working in a laboratory environment where standing is required for greater than 50% of the time to work at the bench for analyses. Light lifting requirements of no more than 20 lbs. Evening and weekend shift work may be required.

Additional Information :

At Eurofins we offer excellent fulltime benefits including health & dental coverage life and disability insurance RRSP with 3% company match paid holidays paid time off.

Accommodation: Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process or those needing job postings in an alternative format may email a request via the website at 

As a Eurofins employee you will become part of a company that has received international recognition as a great place to work. To learn more about Eurofins please explore our website at 

We thank all applicants within commuting distance of GTA Ontario for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime