Laboratory Technician

IDEXX•Lachine, QC

2d•CA$23•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 form a global network united by a common commitment to advancing animal care, with our employees as our greatest strength. 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. You will work on site in our Lachine lab.

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.
This is a laboratory, so there is potential exposure to biohazards, agents known to cause zoonotic diseases, and hazardous chemicals.
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.
Experience working in a laboratory.
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 Quebec Association of Animal Health Technicians (QAAHT) or by another Canadian veterinary regulatory body is not required, but would be an asset.
Certification by the Professional Order of Medical Laboratory Technologists of Quebec (OPMLTQ) or by another Canadian clinical 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.
Hourly rates targeting: $23.00 / hr
Opportunity for annual cash bonus
Opportunity for performance-based annual merit increase
Health/Dental Benefits Day - One
RSP with employer matching (retirement savings plan)
Paid sick time, and paid vacation time
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
The opportunity to do meaningful work where you positively impact the lives of people and pets all over the world.