Technician

Staff - Union Job Category BCGEU Okanagan Support Staff Job Profile BCGEU OK Salaried - Technician V Job Title Technician Department UBCO | Technicians | Smith | School of Engineering | Faculty of Applied Science Compensation Range $5,519.00 - $6,326.00 CAD Monthly Posting End Date October 15, 2026 Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date. Job End Date July 31, 2028 At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students.

Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

Job Summary

The Laboratory Technician's primary responsibility is to support the smooth operation of the School of Engineering teaching and research laboratories. This position will work with faculty members and will train graduate research assistants and teaching assistants. This position will also carry out complex, precise tasks requiring comprehensive technical knowledge and skills. The incumbent will be responsible for fabricating and/or assembling complex equipment and test fixtures, as well as prepare test samples as needed for use in teaching and research facilities. The candidate must also demonstrate proper and safe use of instrumentation, machinery, and laboratory equipment.

This position will procure, install, and maintain equipment and maintain lab manuals. The incumbent will understand university safety guidelines, purchasing and receiving procedures. Organizational Status The incumbent will report to the School of Engineering Laboratory Manager. This position interacts directly with undergraduate and graduate students and faculty members. This position must interact on a regular basis with the School of Engineering Machine Shop and other technical staff within the School of Engineering. This position must also interact with technical support and sales staff at the various companies that supply equipment and consumables.

Work Performed Provides research support by: Working closely with researchers and research assistants to ensure projects, laboratories and research schedules are met and that all safety aspects are implemented; Building or fabricating test fixtures as needed using sketches, schematics, functional drawings and/or as per researcher's instructions; Working with hydraulic testing machines to test full size civil columns and beams to failure; Working with a strong floor, strong wall and post tensioning equipment to secure items for testing; Working with chemistry related tools such as spectrophotometer, automatic pipetter, analytical balance, muffle furnace, incubator, centrifuge, autoclave etc.; Working with researchers to develop new laboratory experiments and improving existing laboratory experiments; Assisting with adapting, modifying and maintaining…

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