Science and technology
Petroleum tester
$38.60 to $42.00 hourly (to be negotiated) · 5 openings
Pay is above the local median for this work ($24.00 an hour; Job Bank, 2023–2024)
What the posting asks for
- 3 to 5 years' experience
- High school
- English
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Hours and terms
- 80 to 88 hours a two weeks
- Shifts: early mornings, mornings, days, evenings, nights, weekends, shifts, on call, flexible hours, overtime
- Full time, Permanent employment
- In person
Usually needed for this kind of work
- Chemical technologists usually require completion of a two- or three-year college program in chemical, biochemical or chemical engineering technology or a closely related discipline.
- National certification for chemical technologists and technicians is available through the Canadian Society for Chemical Technology.
- Certification in chemical engineering technology or in a related field is available through provincial associations of engineering/applied science technologists and technicians and may be required by employers.
- A period of supervised work experience, usually two years, is required before certification.
From Canada's occupation guide (OaSIS) for Chemical technologists (NOC 22100). It describes this kind of work in general, not this employer's ad.
What this work usually involves
- Set up and conduct chemical experiments, tests and analyses using techniques such as chromatography, spectroscopy, physical and chemical separation techniques and microscopy
- Operate and maintain laboratory equipment and apparatus and prepare solutions of gas or liquid, reagents, and sample formulations
- Compile records and interpret experimental or analytical results
- Develop and conduct programs of sampling and analysis to maintain quality standards of raw materials, chemical intermediates and products
- Assist in the development of chemical engineering processes, studies of chemical engineering procurement, construction, inspection and maintenance and the development of standards, procedures and health and safety measures
- Operate experimental chemical or petrochemical pilot plants
About the employer
- Industry: Professional, scientific and technical services
- Region: Lower Mainland–Southwest Region
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