Laboratory Operations Assistant

3 weeks ago


Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada SGS Full time
Job Responsibilities:

Maintain the flow of cleaned supplies to meet production requirements by submitting used glassware to the wash-up area from laboratories on a regular basis.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Wash, bake, and store glassware.
  • Participate in the spike witness program.
  • Take a physical inventory of glassware.
  • Ensure Eye Wash and Emergency Shower stations and spill kit supplies are kept in a clean and ready-to-use state.
Additional Responsibilities:

Stock approved solvents in the solvent shed.

Report temperatures of lab equipment daily.

Remove powders for the muffle oven trailer.

Process consumed jars by removing labels, scanning, and saving hard copies.

Cut copper foil for lab use.

Clean field sampling containers using procedures supplied by the client.

Maintain an adequate level of lab supplies and glassware.

Bake consumable lab supplies, including pipettes, c-tubes, u-vials, ECD vials, ampoules, GFA/GFF filters, anti-bumping granules, and sodium sulphate.

Maintain a sufficient stock of Seastar water.

Remove recyclables throughout the lab.

Remove waste solvents from the lab and maintain disposal records.

Solvent rinse glassware, specific to analysis, for analyst use.

Perform basic maintenance of lab equipment.

Prepare mixed reagents proactively and as required.

Participate in the spike witness program.

Maintain adequate solvent storage levels within the tech aisle and lab.



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