Technician (Laboratory)

Location: hirify.global Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

Salary: $5,519.00–$6,326.00 CAD monthly

Company

hirify.global is a university supporting teaching, research, innovation, and learning through its School of Engineering and Faculty of Applied Science.

What you will do

• Support civil and mechanical engineering teaching and research laboratories, coordinating laboratory schedules and safety requirements.
• Fabricate and assemble test fixtures and samples using sketches, schematics, drawings, and researcher instructions.
• Operate, test, troubleshoot, service, and maintain hydraulic testing machines, chemistry instruments, and other laboratory equipment.
• Develop and improve laboratory experiments, install equipment, coordinate repairs, and support minor laboratory renovations and capital projects.
• Coordinate equipment and consumables procurement, vendor quotations, deliveries, inventories, purchasing, and credit card reconciliation.
• Train graduate students, teaching assistants, faculty, and other users in equipment operation, laboratory procedures, and safety.

Requirements

• Postsecondary degree in civil or mechanical engineering.
• More than two years of experience in a private-sector or educational laboratory environment, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to perform complex technical tasks independently with minimal supervision, exercise judgment, and resolve technical problems.
• Experience or ability to work with laboratory equipment, machinery, instrumentation, maintenance procedures, and technical documentation.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, customer service, organizational, prioritization, and multitasking skills.
• Ability to understand and implement university safety policies, WHMIS, GHS, and laboratory operating procedures.

Nice to have

• First Aid and WHMIS certification.
• Experience training students or colleagues in laboratory equipment and experiments.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time staff position within the BCGEU Okanagan Support Staff category.
• Work directly with faculty members, undergraduate and graduate students, teaching assistants, researchers, vendors, and technical staff.
• Participate in School of Engineering meetings, events, and safety committee activities.
• Support a diverse and inclusive workplace focused on fairness, equity, and respect for differing perspectives.