Lab Technician II
NES Fircroft
- Buffalo, AB
- Contract
- Full-time
Work Location: Fort McMurray Field Office
Start/End Dates: 5/16/2024 - 5/15/2025Assignment Scope: Our client is currently looking for Laboratory Field Sampling Technician to join the team at the Surmont facilities. This position will be a site-based role, where the central job function will be collecting and analyzing samples to provide accurate data to operations. The successful candidate will also comply with a QA/QC laboratory program to ensure accurate reporting.Responsibilities
- Support and comply with the policies, goals, efforts, and programs of our client's Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) Management System
- Collect and extract well pad emulsion, gas and liquid samples. Self-contained breathing apparatus SCBA can be required at times.
- Prepare extracted emulsion samples for analysis.
- Perform various routine tests in an efficient manner, primarily Karl Fisher water analysis.
- Communicate sample results clearly and efficiently.
- Calibration and maintenance of equipment ensuring readiness for use.
- Utilize, calibrate and maintain Karl Fischer titrator and Anton Paar Density/Viscosity meter.
- Collect process samples in an operating plant area, following all applicable safety precautions.
- Ensure laboratory facilities are kept clean and in a safe and functional condition.
- Ensure that all laboratory supplies and expendables are available and in stock.
- The successful candidate will be working in a collaborative team environment, and will be assisting in the management, control and co-ordination of samples sent offsite.
- Assist lab technicians/technologists when scheduled.
- Interface with Operators, Maintenance and Instrumentation Group Process and Facility Engineers, and Site Management.
- This is a safety sensitive position and will be subject to the relevant requirements of our client's Alcohol and Drug policy, which includes pre-assignment testing.
- Have completed H2S Alive before arriving to site to begin work.
- Valid Driver's license - Comfortable driving a truck.
- Willing to work in a high paced physical role in an outside environment ~50% of the time.
- Self-starter: ability to work with limited direction
- Strong written and verbal communications skills
- Basic skills in Microsoft Productivity programs.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment, utilizing strong organizational and time management skills.
- Ability to comply with a 14/14 rotational schedule, 12 hrs. Day shift.
- Legally authorized to work in Canada on a full-time basis without restrictions.
- A true understanding and commitment to HSE leadership, and our client's core values
- Experience in SAGD refinery or process plant sectors.
- Minimum Chemistry technology/Chemical engineering or other Laboratory technology degree; diploma or equivalent
- Power engineering ticket or partial education
- Experience in a laboratory field emulsion and gas sampling and testing.
- Experience in laboratory QA/QC program implementation.