Environmental Lab Technician

GFL Environmental Inc. • Ajax, ON

3d • Onsite

About The Position

GFL Environmental is looking for a Laboratory Technician to support our Commercial lines of business out of our Bowmanville site. This role involves providing technical assistance to customers, performing laboratory duties, operating vehicles and equipment safely, managing data, preparing samples, and ensuring compliance with disposal site parameters. The position also includes responsibilities related to lab packing, waste chemical blending, and emergency spill response.

Requirements

• Environmental or Chemical Engineering Technician or Technologist of related Diploma
• Competent computer skills (MS Windows and Office)
• Must be safety conscious and detail oriented
• Ability to follow procedures and work with minimal supervision
• Willing to work overtime, and continental shift work
• Valid work authorization in the country where the job is located is required.
• Successful candidates will be required to provide valid documentation confirming their eligibility to work in the country where the job is located prior to their start date.

Nice To Haves

• Previous lab, sales and industry experience is an asset
• Knowledge of TDG, Reg. 347 and Ontario Health and Safety Act an asset

Responsibilities

• Provide technical assistance to Customers via site visits, sampling and assisting with the classification of waste materials
• Perform general laboratory and housekeeping duties including report analysis results and coordination with production personnel
• Assist with discrepancies of incoming and outgoing materials
• Operate vehicles and equipment in a safe and proper manner in accordance to GFL Environmental Inc. transportation standard operating procedures, and government regulations
• Perform lab packing and de-packing duties
• Complete all necessary paperwork to complete job including acquiring signatures as required
• Manage and maintain various data management systems
• Prepare and clean glassware required for sample analysis
• Perform routine sample preparation and analyses employing ICP, GC, Oxygen Bomb Calorimiter and other instrumentation
• Report analysis results and coordinate with production personnel
• Maintain accurate analysis, maintenance, and production records
• Assist other facility operators as needed, provide technical assistance to customers via site visits, sampling and assisting with the classification of waste materials
• Perform general laboratory and facility housekeeping duties
• Complete Certificates of Disposal and Summaries of Analysis as required
• Review analytical reports and ensure that outgoing materials meet disposal site parameters
• Assemble and disassemble lab packs
• Bulking / blending of small quantity waste chemicals
• Prepare and clean glassware required for sample analysis
• Assist with the coding and shipments of Lab-Pack materials
• Provide assistance in Emergency Spill Response (ER)

Benefits

• GFL is committed to equal opportunity for all, without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree