Lab Technician

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Lab Technician

**Requisition ID**:3120**Location**:Richmond, British Columbia, CA, V6W 1H4**Pay Type**:
**WHO IS LAFARGE?**
As a global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions, Lafarge is enabling greener cities, smarter infrastructure and improving living standards around the world. With sustainability at the core of our strategy, we are becoming a net-zero company, with our people and communities at the heart of our success. We are driving circular construction as a world leader in recycling to build more with less. It’s all thanks to our 7,000 talented people around the world who are passionate about building progress for people and the planet through four business segments: Cement, Ready-Mix Concrete, Aggregates and Solutions & Products.

**WHO ARE LAFARGE PEOPLE?**
Lafarge people are passionate about finding better ways to build. They embrace innovation and improvement with a pioneering spirit. They work as trusted partners, creating better solutions and experiences for their customers, communities, and colleagues.

**Overview**
- To perform physical and chemical alternative fuel testing; calibrate and maintain quality assurance / control instrumentation and related equipment. Conducts chemical and physical laboratory tests of various streams of alternative fuels.**Responsibilities**:

- Follow all health and safety initiatives and exhibit safety leadership throughout the plant.
- Operates laboratory and quality control equipment in a safe and efficient manner in compliance with environmental regulations and plant standards.
- Reports any test results falling outside of quality parameters
- Performs sample preparation, chemical and physical tests and analysis as per applicable standards and SOP.
- Carry out routine monitoring of all analysis methods as outlined in the Quality Management system for alternative fuel
- Performs adjustments and minor repairs to equipment as required.
- Inspects laboratory and quality control equipment on a regular basis and prepares work orders as required.
- Performs and maintains calibration of all laboratory equipment.
- Uses internal Technical Information Systems (TIS) to report analysis results
- Prepares chemical solutions required in chemical analysis.
- Orders and receives chemicals, equipment and spare parts as required.
- Ensures proper disposal of chemicals and samples.
- Works with other departments to solve quality related problems.
- Inputs and reports operating statistics
- Maintains a clean work environment.
- Performs other duties as required.
- Specific Accountabilities- Participate in environmental and health and safety improvement projects.
- Work with the highest standards of plant and personal Safety, Environment and Quality. Support the mandates and objectives of other departments to ensure the overall profitability and success of Richmond, the Pacific Northwest Business unit and Lafarge.
- Routine analysis of all alternative fuel & raw material products to ensure quality control.
- Participate in regular safety meetings and inspections.
- Support initiatives of the Lafarge Internal Audit and ISO programs. Support and follow publication of Lafarge Best Practices (LQTS). Be a resource as requested in Cross Functional Teams (plant-based and company driven, including Best Practices and Internal Auditor teams)
- Relationship with Other Jobs:
- The Lab Technician reports to the Quality Supervisor who reports to the Optimization Manager

**Qualifications**:

- Education and experience level- The incumbent must have good troubleshooting abilities, communication skills, resistance to stress, and an ability to move towards a common goal to meet the departmental objectives.
- Technical Skills- Statistical Analysis
- Computer skills
- Problem solving / trouble shooting
- Personal Skills- Able to work independently
- Good personal attitude towards others
- Self-starter who is driven to succeed
- Language Skills- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.- Mathematical Skills-
- Reasoning Ability- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.- Physical Demands- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to succe