Chemist - Geo Production

**Chemist - Geo Production**

**Actlabs**

A global company with a local presence. Actlabs is a Canadian owned company founded in 1987, headquartered in Ancaster and operates 15 locations in 6 countries. We are recognized throughout the world as a leader in analytical testing and development services. With over 30 years of experience, our analytical laboratories provide high quality analysis impacting every aspect of our life including: Mining and Mineral Exploration, Agriculture, Cannabis, Environmental, Forensics, Life Sciences, Material Testing, Occupational Health and Petroleum Industries.

We’re investing for the future, implementing innovative strategies to allow us to continually strengthen and lead in the industries that we serve. This is an exciting opportunity for anyone who wants to join an established and growing company. At Actlabs, we are committed to rewarding and retaining people who are passionate about making a positive impact in their professional and personal lives.

Are you interested in joining a winning team that is committed to results?

**Purpose**:
The Chemist - Geo Production will provide technical support to lab managers, process owners, and operation teams in identifying quality issue root causes, lead investigations into quality issues, and act as the lead for addressing quality issues at all stages of geochemical analysis including processing and testing of samples, and data review. The Chemist - Geo Production will develop, improve and customize current procedures optimizing them for Actlabs instrumentation and equipment, investigation of quality issues, review of updated drafts of QOP/QCPs, and helping to lead operations’ personnel in the implementation of new or modified validated and verified methods from the Research and Development group.

**This position will be working in person at our 41 Bittern Street Ancaster, Ontario location.**

**About You**:

- Minimum of B.Sc. in Chemistry with 2-3 years of experience working in a production analytical Laboratory setting.
- Clear demonstrated experience working with analytical instruments like AA, ICP-OES, ICP-MS, IC.
- Excellent verbal and written communication
- Organizational skills
- Ability to handle several tasks at once
- Experience with formulating, performing and completing wet lab experiments.
- Experience with testing, developing and validating procedures from start to the end.
- Intrinsically motivated.
- Strong ability to work independently, and as part of multifunctional teams.

**Responsibilities**:

- Investigating and performing root cause analysis of assigned client complaints and help with defining and implementing CAPA for these tickets.
- Investigating and performing root cause analysis of assigned NCRs and help with defining and implementing CAPA for these tickets.
- Investigating and performing root cause analysis of redo jobs for processes assigned by Lab manager and help with defining and implementing CAPA.
- Helping process owners with formulating, testing and developing special wet chemistry methods requested by client for special projects.
- Investigating and addressing operation failures assigned by Lab manager including but not limited to:

- digestion/titration/fusion failure; calibrations failures; contaminations; and, IC/AA/OES/MS run failures.
- Review QOP/QCP updated drafts and help process owners finalizing drafts for QA review.
- Helping operations with implementing new validated and verified procedures from the R&D group.
- Attending and contributing to meetings addressing operational quality issues, concerns, solutions, and opportunities.
- Reporting completed/in progress tasks/projects to lab manager on weekly basis.
- Looking out for new advanced lab methods/procedures applicable to ActLabs, and presenting/proposing them to Lab manager to be discussed with R&D team.

Responsible for improving current in use procedures to be more error proof with a goal of achieving higher levels of time and cost efficiency

**Job Type**:

- Full-time

**Benefits Actlabs Offers**:

- Vacation
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Vision care

**Ability to commute/relocate**:

- Ancaster, ON L9G 4V5: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Work Location**:

- In person

We celebrate diversity and are committed to an inclusive workplace environment for all employees. Actlabs is proud to be an equal opportunity work environment.

Pay: $80,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision care

Flexible language requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Ancaster, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

**Education**:

- Bachelor's Degree (required)

**Experience**:

- Laboratory: 2 years (preferred)

Work Location: In person