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Laboratory Sample Custodian
PARACEL LABORATORIES
Mississauga, CAN
Full-time
Entry
Onsite
$18.50–$21.00 per hour
Discovered 6 days ago
Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)Sample managementSample chain of custodySample inventory controlMicrosoft OfficeData entry
Role Overview
Full-time, permanent Sample Custodian position in the Sample Management group.
The role serves as a frontline liaison between clients and laboratory operations and oversees the sample lifecycle.
Key Skills for This Role
Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)Sample managementSample chain of custodySample inventory controlMicrosoft OfficeData entry
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About the company
Paracel Laboratories is a full-service environmental and Indoor Air Quality laboratory serving professional clients across Canada.
Role
Full-time, permanent Sample Custodian position in the Sample Management group.
The role serves as a frontline liaison between clients and laboratory operations and oversees the sample lifecycle.
Compensation and benefits
- Pay is $18.50–$21.00 per hour, commensurate with experience.
- Benefits include an Employee Family Assistance Program, Group RRSP, and profit-sharing.
Location
- The description identifies the position as on-site at 6800 Kitimat Road, Unit 15, Mississauga, Ontario.
Duties and responsibilities
- Inspect incoming samples and verify integrity, chain-of-custody details, IDs, preservation, temperature, and hold times.
- Support walk-in, telephone, and other client inquiries about submissions and issues.
- Use LIMS to log, label, report, and track samples; distribute labeled samples to laboratory areas.
- Collect after-hours samples, verify login details with Account Managers, and perform sample pre-treatment as needed.
- Prepare client field supplies and sampling documents; maintain supplies inventory.
- Ship containers, transfer samples, coordinate priority samples, and manage sample storage, retrieval, and disposal as delegated.
- Follow company quality assurance/quality control protocols and health and safety policies.
Qualifications
- High school diploma required; postsecondary education is desired but not essential.
- Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office; data-entry experience is an asset.
- Effective communication, customer-service, organization, attention-to-detail, multitasking, and problem-solving abilities are sought.
- Ability to work independently and in a fast-paced environment, follow procedures, and occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds.
- Inventory control or materials management experience is an asset; laboratory experience is not essential and training will be provided.
Application
- Applicants are asked to include a cover letter with their resume.
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