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About the Role

This role is for a Laboratory Technician in Sydney, Nova Scotia, on a seasonal contract through December 2026. The primary focus is supporting the Sample Reception team during the busiest season, playing a critical role in ensuring environmental samples are received, processed, organized, and prepared accurately while providing excellent customer service and supporting laboratory operations.

Responsibilities

• Receive, unpack, organize, and process environmental samples.
• Ensure accurate documentation and timely entry into laboratory systems.
• Greet clients, answer basic inquiries, and support bottle pickup requests.
• Prepare sample shipments, organize incoming and outgoing coolers, and label bottles.
• Assemble sample kits and support the efficient movement of samples.
• Maintain accurate records and follow established procedures.
• Ensure sample integrity and compliance with quality and safety requirements.
• Assist with laboratory preparation activities as workload permits.
• Gain exposure to additional testing and laboratory procedures.

Requirements

• Comfortable interacting with clients in person and over the phone.
• Professional communication, positive attitude under pressure, strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Understanding the importance of accuracy and pride in following procedures.
• Ability to maintain records and ensure work is completed correctly.
• Comfortable standing for most of the workday, moving throughout the facility, and lifting up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
• Proactive, dependable, able to manage multiple priorities, and willing to step in wherever support is needed.
• Comfortable learning new systems and using technology, including Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Excel, shipping software, and proprietary systems.
• Experience in customer service, administrative, laboratory or related experience is considered an asset.
• Post-secondary education in Science, Environmental Studies, Biology, Microbiology, or a related discipline.

Skills

• Customer-focused communication
• Attention to detail
• Adaptability
• Initiative
• Technical aptitude
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Teams
• Microsoft Excel
• Shipping software
• Proprietary systems

Location

• Sydney, Nova Scotia

Work Type

• Seasonal contract
• Onsite
• Full-time

Experience Level

• Early-career professional
• Recent science graduate

Education Level

• Post-secondary education in Science, Environmental Studies, Biology, Microbiology, or a related discipline.

Benefits

• Gain valuable environmental laboratory experience.
• Work directly with environmental samples including water, soil, and air.
• Learn processes that support environmental testing and public health initiatives.
• Develop technical and customer-facing skills.
• Build a versatile skill set.
• Opportunities to expand knowledge through cross-training.
• Exposure to additional laboratory functions.
• Potential for contract extension or longer-term employment based on performance and business needs.

About the Company

• Bureau Veritas is a global leader in testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) services.
• Operates across various industries to help clients manage risk, enhance performance, and ensure compliance with quality, health and safety, environmental, and social responsibility standards.
• An accredited certification body that attests to compliance with specific standards.
• Facilitates market access and enhances brand reputation.
• Offers tailored services across multiple sectors, including Buildings and Infrastructure, Agri-Food, Automotive and Transport, Marine and Offshore, and Power and Utilities.
• Provides laboratory and on-site analyses to verify product properties, standards, and regulations.
• Conducts on-site evaluations to ensure products, services, assets, and installations meet intended specifications.
• A “Business to Business to Society” company aiming to foster trust among businesses, public authorities, and consumers.
• Integrates sustainability into its core strategy.
• Offers services that help clients navigate challenges related to safety, environmental protection, social responsibility, and product or service quality throughout the supply chain.
• Part of a global team dedicated to making a meaningful impact on the world.
• Over 83,000 employees across 140 countries.
• Committed to creating a safer, more sustainable future.
• Mission goes beyond compliance—protecting lives, preserving the planet, and driving positive change.
• Embraces innovation and strives for excellence.
• Work alongside passionate experts shaping the future of environmental testing.
• A team united by shared values and a commitment to building a better tomorrow.
• Reimagining industries and leading the way in sustainability.

Equal Opportunity

• Bureau Veritas is firmly committed to diversity within its community and welcomes applications from racialized persons, Indigenous Peoples, veterans, persons with disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals, and those who contribute to the diversification of ideas.
• We are committed to providing accessible employment practices.
• Please contact us at hr.support.canada@bureauveritas.com if you require accommodations at any stage of the interview process.