Laboratory Technician

Laboratory Technician

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Closing date: 1 September 2026 - 23:59, Pacific Time

Important messages

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.

The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) is committed to conducting inclusive and barrier-free staffing processes, if you have a functional limitation or a disability that may impact your performance at any steps of the process, such as when submitting your application online, completing an exam or a written exercise and/or participating in an interview, you may request an accommodation.

Assessment accommodations are designed to remove the obstacles without altering the criteria being assessed, and to allow candidates to fully demonstrate their abilities.

Should you be invited to participate in an exam, a written exercise, or an interview, you will receive an e-mail including additional information on the assessment format so that you can determine if you may require an accommodation.

All information received will be kept confidential.

If you require accommodation, support in completing and submitting your application, or if you are unable to apply online, please make your request as soon as possible to the address listed below under ""Contact information"" prior to the closing date of this employment opportunity.

Work environment

The Canadian Grain Commission’s Grain Research Laboratory supports Canada’s reputation as a consistent and reliable supplier of quality grain. Our research programs assess Canadian grain harvest quality and study how grading factors affect end-use properties. The work will be focused on specific quality testing of interest to producers, the grain industry and marketers of grains, oilseeds and pulses.

Visit the website below for more information on the Grain Research Laboratory:

Some of your duties may include:
-Prepare materials and samples and carry out analytical testing using appropriate procedures and approved methods.
-Collect record and compile data and report findings in a summary form.
-Accurately enter data into spreadsheets.
-Conduct routine maintenance and calibration of equipment, and maintain technical logs, files, inventories and other records.
-Working in high throughput environment.

Intent of the process

This inventory will be used annually to staff approximately six four-month term positions in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Terms are usually from September to December.

Candidates will be pulled from the inventory on February 24, 2025. Please ensure you have submitted your application prior if you wish to be considered.

This selection process may also be used to establish a pool of qualified candidates to staff similar positions, at the same group and level and various tenures (indeterminate, specified period, deployment, acting, casual employment, part-time worker, assignment and secondment).

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

EDUCATION:

• Completion of all requirements for a degree or diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution in a field of natural sciences with a specialization related to the duties of the position OR an acceptable combination of education and training with relevant experience.

EXPERIENCE:

• Experience or training in analytical chemistry…