Internship Lab Technician

Company Description

Does being part of a growing company in the cleantech sector and contributing to the global transition to a circular economy appeals to you? That’s exactly what our employees do every day. Enerkem is based on a revolutionary idea: transforming waste into clean fuels and renewable chemicals. Our Canadian-born solution offers an innovative and sustainable alternative to landfilling and incineration while reducing dependency on fossil fuels. We operate the world's first commercial-scale waste-to-biofuel facility right here in Alberta, where we convert the City of Edmonton's municipal solid waste into clean methanol.

Such an ambitious mission requires people who strive to make a difference. Our employees are the best in their field; they are resilient and passionate contributors who transform challenges in opportunities. Our culture values individual ideas and contributions as well as collaboration for the company’s success. It’s a place where you can lead and inspire others within a creative and dynamic team.

**Job Description**:
**YOUR PROFILE**

**YOUR CONTRIBUTION**

Upon your arrival, you will support the Quality team in EAB. You will report to the Laboratory Manager. This is an opportunity to collaborate with them as you enrich your career and work on Enerkem’s unique and disruptive technology.

Your role and responsibilities will be the following:

- Provide logístical and technical support for laboratory activities, and perform maintenance, calibration and troubleshooting for lab related equipment
- Provide training to new Lab Technicians in relation to policy, safety, orientation/training on analytical testing methods, QA/QC program, procedures, corrective, and preventive actions
- Provide technical and expertise support to program for R&D, QA/QC, method development, method validation and implementation
- Knowledge of ASTM / IMPCA procedures related to hydrocarbon testing.
- Knowledge of ISO 17025 standards and detailed knowledge of audit experience
- Identify improvement opportunities for lab productivity
- Ensuring that all analysis, data results, and procedures are held to the standard of the quality manual and recorded as such
- Ensure proper safety practice and safety communication with the lab personnel
- Coordinate shipping and tracking sample for external lab testing requests
- Ensure communication with the lab staff, tracking and proper document records of external lab results
- Analyze samples using complex equipment, update, and maintain lab testing requests
- Record data results, certificate of analysis of chemical products and external lab results
- Provide technical and expertise to support the plant wastewater laboratory with inventory, maintenance, and equipment calibration
- Responsible of inventory, order, and tracking laboratory supplies; and record laboratory purchases
- Report to the supervisor any non-conformities and problems encountered through lab analysis
- Ensure compliance with environmental regulations and standards of quality and safety at work.
- Ability to understand and follow all safety, environmental, quality, and operational procedures and policies are primary responsibilities

**Qualifications**:

- Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry or Chemical Technology Diploma.
- Good knowledge of Organic Chemistry, instrumentation, and regulatory compliance.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken.
- Proficient in Windows** **& LIMS
- Proficient in Method Development, Method Validation and writing SOP’s
- Sense of responsibility and ability to work independently & ability to collaborate and work within a team.