Research and Development Associate - Ancaster, Canada - Actlabs

Actlabs
Actlabs
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Ancaster, Canada

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Research and Development Associate

Education Required:

M.Sc or Ph.

D in Chemistry or Geochemistry and minimum of 5 years of R&D experience or B.Sc and minimum of 10 years R&D experience in ICP-OES or ICP-MS instrumentation.


Requirements:


  • Five years experience in a specific field of testing
  • Excellent problem solving/analytical capabilities
  • Common sense, innovation and proactive
  • Computer literate in a word processor, excel
  • Strong interpersonal and management skills
  • Strong organizational and prioritizing skills
  • Ability to work with little supervision and supervise others
  • Travel to other Actlabs' locations may be required from time to time

Responsibilities


The following responsibilities may include some or all of the following or any other tasks assigned directly or indirectly by the Department Manager/Production Manager.


  • Perform research and development so as to improve quality, turnaround time and costs of Actlabs' methods and processes
  • Research and development of new scientific processes, author SOPs for those processes, execute method validation and author validation report
  • Formulate research strategy on R&D projects and oversee technicians in the execution of the experiments
  • Technical improvement of current scientific processes and subsequent updating of SOPs and validation
  • Provide technical training and guidance to technicians and managers with related competence testing
  • Interface between QA and Operations
  • Oversee root cause analysis and corrective and preventive action of data analyst and process owners
  • Provide technical support to Actlabs' network of laboratories for their areas of expertise and clients
  • Investigate the adequacy of current and new equipment
  • Analyze data and generate final reports for non routine projects to be issued to clients. Prepare and follow quality control procedures to meet SCC accreditation requirements under ISO/IEC 17025 and SCC RGs
  • Maintain a safe, clean and efficient work environment in accordance with policies and procedures

About Us
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.


Purpose
Responsible for administrative support for the Agriculture/Life Sciences Division.

This position will be heavily focused around day to day administrative duties will play a key role to maintain industry leading customer service and sample turnaround.


As health and safety is our priority, we have taken additional steps from the onset of the pandemic to provide a covid-19 free work environment for our team.
We celebrate diversity and are committed to an inclusive workplace environment for all employees. Actlabs is proud to be an equal opportunity work environment.


Quality Analysis in a Timely Fashion-Innovative Technologies - Dedicated to Supporting

Benefits:


  • Company events
  • Dental care
  • Extended health care
  • Flexible schedule
  • Life insurance
  • Onsite parking
  • Vision care

Flexible Language Requirement:

  • French not required

Schedule:

  • 8 hour shift
  • Day shift
  • Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

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

Work Location:
In person


Salary:
From $70,000.00 per year


Benefits:


  • Dental care
  • Extended health care
  • Flexible schedule
  • Life insurance
  • Onsite parking
  • Paid time off

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

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

Education:


  • Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

Work Location:
In person
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