Lab Technician

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Lab Technician

Requisition ID: 8580

Location: Bath, ON, CA, K0H 1G0

Pay Type: Salary

WHO IS LAFARGE?
As a global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions, Lafarge is enabling greener cities, smarter infrastructure and improving living standards around the world. With sustainability at the core of our strategy, we are becoming a net-zero company, with our people and communities at the heart of our success. We are driving circular construction as a world leader in recycling to build more with less.

Objective

The Lab Technician’s prime objectives are to accurately perform all the quality assurance chemical analysis and some physical analysis, repair and upkeep lab equipment and help ensure compliance at all stages of the cement manufacturing process in a safe working environment. These activities include but are not limited to the determination of chemical and physical properties of material; performing, tracking and reporting calibrations; compliance, maintenance and troubleshooting of breakdowns of all laboratory equipment. The Lab Technician verifies that the cement products meet both the internal and external quality standards and participates in and maintains a high level of accuracy in all standardized testing programs.

Responsibilities

Safety:

• Promotes and complies with Company safety policies.
• Proposes and takes corrective actions on unsafe conditions and behaviors at the plant.
• Participates and contributes to rectifying all lab safety issues and completes the monthly Safety Toolbox package.
• Complies with all laboratory safety procedures and ensures WHMIS labelling on all chemical solutions.
• Actively participates in team-based safety.

Environment:

• Ensures that all quality activities and initiatives meet environmental regulatory requirements.

Quality Assurance:

• Applies the laboratory QA & QC procedures.
• Guarantees the accuracy and reliability of lab data.
• Performs equipment maintenance, monitoring and calibrations.
• Aids in the training and certification of personnel that is assigned to the lab.
• Participates in the annual Lafarge Round Robin testing, CCRL program and audits and ISO 9001 audits.

Quality Control:

• Actively participates in daily process meetings and proactively implements actions generated from the meeting.
• Maintains chemical inventory log, checks daily and reorders consumables as required.
• Prepares all chemical solutions used in the lab and maintains inventory.

Problem Solving:

• Participates in Root Cause Analysis program.
• Participates in cross-functional teams to resolve issues at the plant.

Continuous Improvement:

• Tests all trial samples related to Alternative Raw materials, Alternative fuel, Process and Cement improvement projects.

Relationship with Others:

• Reports to the Quality Supervisor.
• Works with and alongside the Lab B operator and Physical Tester.
• Works with cross-functional teams involving Production, Process, Safety, Environment and Maintenance.

Specific Accountabilities:

• Maintains safe laboratory operations and WHMIS labelling of all solutions in the laboratory.
• Participates in all safety related meetings, improvement projects and toolbox talks.
• Maintains reliability of lab equipment and adheres to preventive maintenance plans and activity logs.
• Performs internal calibrations in accordance to the calibration plan.
• Performs testing to assure cement products comply with internal and regulatory standards.
• Performs in-process raw materials testing to verify chemical compositions and analyzes alternative raw materials to help determine acceptance or rejection of materials.
• Maintains and manages stock of lab consumables and supplies.
• Updates and Reviews quality data in Technical Information System (TIS) for bulk shipping samples and raw materials.
• Reports issues that would cause product non-conformity. Follows and suggests improvements to Quality procedures.
• Participates in internal and external audits for ISO 9001 Quality Management System.
• Participates in Process department audits and Environmental sampling campaigns.
• Collaborates with production, process and maintenance to ensure implementation of quality improvement projects.
• Follows proposed targets and/or limits applied to the various parameters in order to meet customer requirements and national/international standards.
• Performs tests for the market and competitor sampling program. Ensures samples are sent accordingly. Immediately reports to Supervisor when samples are missing.
• Maintains cleanliness of long term storage area.
• Participates in the plant “On-Call” system.
• Provides relief for quality staff as required.

Qualification Profile Education and Work Experience

• College technical diploma (minimum requirement).
• Competent in Microsoft Office suite.
• Able to maneuver and lift up to 50lbs.
• Prior laboratory experience would be considered an asset.
• Must possess a valid Ontario driver’s license.

Preferred skills:

• Analytical skills to safely, precisely and accurately perform tests and calculations.
• Mechanical skills to effectively troubleshoot and repair sensitive laboratory equipment.
• Demonstrated effectiveness working in a team environment (co-workers, suppliers, etc).
• Highly motivated and able to work with minimal supervision.
• Strong organizational skills, and a proven ability to perform under pressure.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to interact with plant personnel.
• Demonstrated commitment to achieving organizational and personal goals.
• Flexible to work depending on plant needs.

Lominger Competency

• Drive for results.
• Integrity and Trust.
• Customer Focus.
• Communicating.
• Conflict management.
• Time management.

We thank you for your interest. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Lafarge is committed to the principles of employment equity and encourages the applications from women, visible minorities, and persons with disabilities.

Lafarge Canada Inc. welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. In Ontario, our organization/business is committed to fulfilling our requirements under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.