Job Description

Reporting to the Production Manager, the Lab Technician is an important member of the P&P Optica team. In this role, you will have a diverse range of responsibilities to help keep the labs running smoothly including Q&A testing, production and R&D. 

This is a role for a generalist new grad with both academic and practical skills in a laboratory environment.

Responsibilities

Working with the Production Manager and the laboratory and software teams, the Lab Technician:

• Executes production and experimentation tasks as directed, including precise optical element assembly
• Carries out Q&A activities to assemble and test completed spectrometers and systems
• Maintains documentation of test results and produces customer manuals
• Keeps the labs clean and tidy, and maintains equipment
• Liaises with other team members to ensure customer orders are complete at the appropriate time to meet production schedules
• Packaging completed systems for shipment
• Assists with vendor purchases of parts for systems and lab supplies
• Inventory management, ensuring parts are available when needed for on-time delivery and maintenance of finished goods inventory
• Complies with all Health and Safety procedures

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• A “roll up the sleeves” attitude; eager to learn, with the intense drive to “make things happen;” must be a “doer” with an infectiously enthusiastic attitude
• Theoretical and hands on experience with laboratory best practices
• Data collection, presentation and basic analysis skills with a variety of programs
• Experience with optics, including gratings, a significant asset
• Excellent time management, interpersonal, written and verbal communications, decision making, and organization skills to work with cross functional teams and coordinate major activities
• Ability to work independently under pressure, with a heavy workload in a demanding environment
• Excellent fine motor skills and tolerance to work in warm/humid environments from time to time as required by the production process
• Able to lift up to 30kg
• Hands on, DIY skills helpful

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree or College Diploma in Science, Engineering or Math
• 1-2 years hands on lab experience
• MatLab or similar software experience helpful
• Experience in the optics/scientific instruments space a plus

Please submit resume to: jobs_application@ppo.ca