Sample Logistics Associate

Bureau Veritas • Mississauga, ON

12d • Onsite

About The Position

Bureau Veritas is a global leader in testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) services, operating across various industries to help clients manage risk, enhance performance, and ensure compliance with quality, health and safety, environmental, and social responsibility standards. As an accredited certification body, Bureau Veritas attests that management systems, services, and personnel comply with specific standards, facilitating market access and enhancing brand reputation. We offer tailored services across multiple sectors, including Buildings and Infrastructure, Agri-Food, Automotive and Transport, Marine and Offshore, and Power and Utilities. Our services include laboratory and on-site analyses to verify that products and commodities meet required properties, standards, and regulations and on-site evaluations to ensure that products, services, assets, and installations are manufactured or operating as intended, thereby controlling quality and verifying compliance with regulatory requirements. Bureau Veritas is a “Business to Business to Society” company aiming to foster trust among businesses, public authorities, and consumers. We integrate sustainability into our core strategy, offering services that help clients navigate challenges related to safety, environmental protection, social responsibility, and product or service quality throughout the supply chain.

Reporting to the Operations Manager, Preprocessing & Archiving, we are hiring a Sample Logistics Associate to support the efficient operation of our laboratory through the accurate management, tracking, and movement of environmental and food samples. As our new Sample Logistics Associate, you will be responsible for archiving, retrieving, distributing, and disposing of samples according to established procedures, retention requirements, and safety standards. Working closely with laboratory teams, you will help ensure samples are available when needed, records remain accurate, and daily operations continue to run smoothly while maintaining a strong focus on quality, compliance, and safety. This is a permanent, full-time role based in our Mississauga laboratory. The regular schedule is Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with required Saturday rotations starting at either 7:30 a.m. or 8:00 a.m. Employees may also transition to an afternoon/evening shift on a monthly to bi-monthly basis, working Monday to Friday from 12:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Occasional overtime may be required based on operational needs, and candidates should be comfortable supporting additional hours when required.

Requirements

• Comfortable following detailed procedures, maintaining accurate records, and completing work where consistency and quality are essential.
• Ability to learn new processes, systems, and procedures in a structured environment.
• Capacity to manage changing priorities, balance multiple tasks, and adjust approach to support team needs.
• Comfortable using computer systems and tools such as Microsoft Outlook.
• Ability to learn laboratory-specific systems and tracking tools.
• Experience in a warehouse, logistics, shipping/receiving, material handling, laboratory, or another environment where organization, safety, and following procedures are important.
• Motivated, can-do attitude and takes initiative to get things done while maintaining a strong focus on safety and quality.
• Ability to be part of a collaborative team, supporting colleagues, and contributing wherever needed to keep operations moving.
• Dependable, willing to learn, and comfortable speaking up when identifying an issue or opportunity to improve.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with inventory management, barcode systems, or laboratory information systems is an asset.
• Experience working around chemicals or samples is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Manage samples accurately and efficiently by supporting the archiving, retrieval, distribution, and disposal of environmental and food samples, ensuring materials are organized, tracked, and available to laboratory teams when needed.
• Utilize barcode systems and established procedures to maintain accurate sample records and support efficient laboratory operations.
• Maintain quality and safety standards by following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), laboratory safety requirements, and compliance standards.
• Complete training requirements and help ensure the department remains audit-ready.
• Support laboratory operations by working closely with laboratory teams to coordinate sample requests, respond to changing priorities, and help keep testing activities moving on schedule.
• As experience is gained, support additional laboratory functions such as sample sorting, distribution, preparation, and general lab activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve by bringing attention to detail and a proactive mindset to work, identifying discrepancies, raising potential issues, and sharing ideas that improve organization, efficiency, and workflow.
• Take ownership of responsibilities while collaborating with the team to solve problems and meet operational goals.

Benefits

• Build valuable laboratory experience.
• Gain hands-on experience in laboratory operations, sample management, and the processes that support accurate and timely testing.
• Expand knowledge of the broader laboratory workflow through cross-training opportunities, including sample sorting, distribution, preparation, and other support activities.
• Make an impact through accuracy and reliability, directly supporting laboratory teams by ensuring samples are organized, available, and managed according to strict quality and safety standards.
• Play an important role in helping laboratory teams meet service expectations by ensuring samples are available when needed.
• Grow skills in a collaborative environment.
• Join a team that works together to manage changing priorities, solve problems, and support one another during busy periods.
• Opportunities to take on new responsibilities, strengthen technical knowledge, and continue developing within the laboratory environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed