Laboratory Technician I – Quality Control

Country

Canada

Shift

1st

About the Position

Introduction

Werfen is a growing, family-owned, innovative company founded in 1966 in Barcelona, Spain. We are a worldwide leader in specialized diagnostics in the areas of Hemostasis, Acute Care Diagnostics, Transfusion, Autoimmunity, and Transplant. Through our Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) business line, we research, develop, and manufacture customized assays and biomaterials. We operate directly in 30 countries, and in more than 100 territories through distributors. Our Headquarters and Technology Centers are located in the US and Europe, and our workforce is more than 7,000 solid.

Our success comes from a specific focus in these rapidly evolving diagnostic areas, our commitment to customers, and our dedication to innovation and quality. We’re passionate about providing healthcare professionals the most valuable and complete solutions to improve hospital efficiency and enhance patient care.

Overview

Job Summary

The Laboratory Technician I in Quality Control is responsibe to perform tasks and functions associated with receiving inspection/testing, in-process or final inspection and testing of manufactured products and maintenance of product retention simples. This includes performing tasks and functions associated with the Microbiology Department on a rotation basis or as required.

Responsibilities

Key Accountabilities

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- Performs required microbiological procedures (including sampling, colony counts, control prepration, identification, culture maintenance, etc.) in accordance with departmental procedures

- Performs routine aspects of tasks including the required recording of test results and interpretations (pass or fail status), according to department procedures, process control, SOPs, and/or work instructions

- Performs sterile culturing (bulk, pre-vialing and post-vialing) according to Quality Control procedures

- Performs validation activities, as required; Performs inspection, documentation,



verification and acceptance tests on incoming materials, chemicals and test kits

- Maintains appropriate inventory of required department materials

- Operates, cleans and maintains department equipment - including computers, printers, incubators, pH meters, analytical balances, etc.

- Ensures environmental, personnel or product sampling and testing is completed according to documented procedures and within defined time frames

- Performs administrative aspects of tasks including recording of required results and interpretations (pass or fail status)

- Performs inspections of labeling and packaging operations and labeled and packaged product for conformance to specifications

- Performs inventory control tasks as reference materials or retention of final products

- Performs receiving inspections on chemicals, labeling, packaging, vials and droppers used in the manufacture of product and verifies compliance to company specifications

- Documents, quarantines, isolates and/or destroys unevaluated or nonconforming materials or products

- Prepares chemical solutions, reagents, reference materials according to laboratory procedures (including liquid and dry measurements, labeling, testing)

- Performs periodic calibration verification or recalibration of department equipment according to department procedures (including documentation, identification and troubleshooting of unacceptable performance)

- Operates, cleans, and maintains department equipment including computers, printers, incubators, centrifuges, mechanical shakers, pH meters, analytical balances or floor scales, spectrophotometer, etc

- Assists in product complaint investigations and responds to customer technical inquiries

- Creates and maintains legible written records according to procedure- or department-defined time frames

- Maintains a thorough understanding of all required safety standards/regulations and biohazardous disposal procedures in accordance with WHMIS and Ministry of the Environment regulations

- Understands cGMP and Health Canada req

📌 Laboratory Technician I (Halifax Regional Municipality)
🏢 Werfen
📍 Halifax Regional Municipality