Role Overview

Oil and Petroleum Laboratory Technicians conduct laboratory tests to analyze the chemical and physical properties of materials for quality control, process control, and product development.

Key Responsibilities

- Equipment Operation: Operate specialized lab instruments (microscopes, centrifuges, spectrophotometers, gas chromatographs, etc.)

- Material Testing: Test materials for purity, stability, viscosity, density, and presence of specific elements or contaminants

- Quality Verification: Verify manufactured products meet specifications

- Documentation: Record test results, prepare reports, graphs, and charts

- Maintenance: Clean, sterilize, and calibrate laboratory equipment

- Chemical Preparation: Prepare solutions and adjust formulations to meet specifications

- Compliance & Leadership: Support ISO standards, promote lab performance,



understand customer requirements, and maintain ethical conduct

- Availability: Work rotating schedules including weekends/holidays with on-call flexibility

Requirements

- Education: High school diploma/GED + 1–3 years related experience (or equivalent)

- Core Competencies: Technical reading and writing, mathematical skills, problem-solving, data analysis, attention to detail

- Physical Demands: Ability to sit, stand, walk, use hands; occasionally lift up to 100 lbs; close and distance vision required

- Work Workplace: Regular exposure to chemicals, fumes, extreme temperatures, and potentially explosive materials; moderate noise levels

📌 Analyst (OCM) - 6 Month Contract (Edmonton)
🏢 Bureau Veritas
📍 Edmonton