BWX Technologies Hiring for Laboratory Cleaner (18 month term) at Ottawa, ON Full Time

BWXT Medical Ltd. provides its customers, who conduct life-saving medical procedures for patients around the world, the benefit of decades of experience in the development, manufacturing, packaging and delivery of medical isotopes and radiopharmaceuticals. Headquartered in Kanata, Ontario, BWXT Medical Ltd. employs over 300 highly-skilled people in Kanata and Vancouver, British Columbia. BWXT Medical Ltd. is part of the BWXT nuclear power segment (NPG) of BWX Technologies, Inc.

Laboratory Assistant (18 month term)

We are recruiting for a Laboratory Assistant (18 month term) for our Kanata office.

Job Description / Duties:
The Laboratory Assistant must have the ability read, understand and follow technical procedures. They must be able to perform work to established Standard Operating Procedures and Process Control Records. They must and be familiar with all aspects of cleanroom and equipment disinfecting. They must have excellent record keeping skills as well as the ability to follow a variety of procedures closely.

Job Qualifications / Requirements:
Normally, candidates must have a minimum High School education with some post-secondary training or 2 years relevant work experience in chemistry, physics or biology.

Physical requirements:
Have good manual dexterity and grip strength

Must be able to use hands/arms on a constant basis

Work at and above shoulder height

Push and pull carts with a force of up to 25kgs on an occasional basis

Lift up to 10kgs on an occasional basis

Wear a respirator for extended periods of time

Operate a forklift

In accordance with Good Manufacturing Practices, the candidate must:

be free of a communicable disease

not have a sloughing skin condition (i.e. severe dandruff, eczema, psoriasis)

Must be able to use aseptic technique and don a clean room suit (over a plant uniform)

Must be able to remain in a clean room for potentially up to 3 hours at a time.

BWXT Medical Ltd. embraces diversity of thought, values individuality, encourages new perspectives and provides equal opportunity in employment for all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, disability, a conviction for which a pardon has been granted or a record suspended or any other category protected by federal law.