Laboratory Technician – 3rd Shift

IDEXX • Montreal, QC

2d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Laboratory Technician at IDEXX, you will perform laboratory testing that helps veterinarians diagnose and treat pets. You will be a key contributor at one of the largest veterinary diagnostic companies in the world, joining a fast-paced work environment that encourages teamwork, quality, and offers opportunities for personal growth. We offer extensive training for this role so, whether you’ve worked in a lab before or this would be your first lab job, we hope you’ll consider applying and discover the good you can do on our team. This is a full-time position with excellent day-one benefits. The IDEXX Reference Laboratories are a global network united by a common commitment to enhance the care of animals, and our strength lies in our people. Our reference laboratories enable our customers to benefit from new discoveries through our unwavering commitment to innovation, personalized support, expertise, and the most comprehensive and advanced offering of diagnostic tests, technology, and tools.

Requirements

• Possess a High School diploma or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
• Ideally, have experience setting up, running, and reading lab tests, and operating laboratory equipment (microscopes, pipetting and / or clinical diagnostic analyzers).
• Have a positive attitude and love to bring that energy into the lab every day to support your colleagues.
• Looking forward to working in a team.
• Concentrate on the details and can work reliably and precisely.
• Have a great sense of team spirit and responsibility.
• Able to meet the physical requirements that go with working in a lab – standing and sitting for extended periods of time, phone & computer use, extended reach, lifting up to 50lb, and specific vision ability – close, color, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in Canada. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this role.

Nice To Haves

• A degree in a Science-related field is preferred.
• If you were a Veterinary Technician (RVT, LVT, CVT) or Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT or MT), this experience and education would be a plus.
• Certification by the Association of Quebec Veterinary Technicians (AQVT) or by another Canadian veterinary regulatory body is not required, but would be an asset.
• Certification by the Professional Order of Medical Technologists of Quebec (OPMQ) or by another Canadian clinical medical laboratory regulatory body is not required, but would be an asset.

Responsibilities

• Use automated analyzers, microscopes and other laboratory diagnostic tools to perform analyses and tests that diagnose animal illnesses, injuries and diseases in support of veterinarian animal treatment.
• Perform diagnostic tests on blood, urine, fecal or pet biopsy samples that we receive in our lab by the thousands, every day.
• Set up and run lab tests, then read and release results according to SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures).
• Specialize in one or more of the following areas: Hematology, Chemistry/Endocrinology, Urinalysis, Cytology, or Immunology/Serology.

Benefits

• Excellent day-one benefits
• Extensive training for this role
• Hourly rates targeting: $26.00/hr
• Opportunity for annual cash bonus and merit pay increase consideration
• Employer match Retirement
• On-the-job training and career advancement opportunities
• Additional benefits including but not limited to financial support, pet insurance, mental health resources, volunteer paid days off, employee stock program, foundation donation matching, and more

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED