Closing Date: January 16, 2024

Join a growing team working on cutting edge technology in the field of water treatment!

Reporting to the Laboratory Supervisor, Water Treatment, the Laboratory Coordinator, Water Treatment is responsible for the safe and efficient execution of water treatment laboratory functions, including site sampling and QAQC implementation.

To be successful, we are looking for someone with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, who has strong analytical, problem solving, and decision-making abilities. Someone who is organized, detail and lab oriented, and has strong troubleshooting abilities.

Join us in the breathtaking Elk Valley of British Columbia. Here you will find outdoor adventure at your fingertips. Whether it's biking and skiing, or the laid-back atmosphere of fishing and hiking, there is something for everyone! Working a compressed work week with alternating Fridays off, come experience what work life balance is all about!

Responsibilities:

• Be a courageous safety leader, adhere to and sponsor safety and environmental rules and procedures
• Provide supervision, technical mentorship, and training to lab technicians, lab assistants, water samplers, and technicians performing lab duties.
• Manage internal and external laboratory procedures and samples and advise personnel on process adjustments as needed.
• Ensure that the laboratory quality management system is followed across all sites, including procedures, standards and QAQC.
• Keep detailed records of laboratory spending and prepare monthly budget updates and forecasts.
• Accountable for proficiency testing performed by all water operations staff across all facilities, with follow-up actions as required.
• Lead the laboratory data management across all sites, including the review of internal and external lab data, flagging data that needs validation.
• Identify possible cost reduction and continuous improvement opportunities.
• Execute the evaluation and validation of new techniques, procedures, and equipment.
• Participate in and lead laboratory audits across water operations sites

Qualifications:

• Degree or diploma in Sciences, or other relevant subject area
• Professional designation, such as AScT, P.T.Chem, R.B.Tech, or the ability to earn such a designation within six months of starting role
• Minimum five years of analytical laboratory experience
• Strong Understanding of QAQC in a laboratory setting
• Experience supervising or leading a team.
• General knowledge of Water and Wastewater Treatment technology and processes would be an asset.
• Strong digital literacy and proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite®, especially Excel and other data management tools. Proficiency in VBA Macros would be an asset.
• Valid Class 5 British Columbia Driver's License or equivalent
  

Benefits:

Teck employees receive a competitive compensation package that includes, but is not limited to, base salary plus the following benefits:

• Two Annual Bonus Plans
• Comprehensive Benefits Plan
• Retirement Package
• Employee Share Purchase Plan
• Health Lifestyle Account

Salary Range: $90,000 - $111,000

The actual base salary offered is determined based on the successful candidate’s relevant experience, skills, and competencies and considers internal equity.

Successful candidates must be willing to satisfy the pre-employment requirements of a pre-employment drug screen and three professional references.

About Teck

At Teck, we value diversity. Our teams work collaboratively and respect each person’s unique perspective and contribution.

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for the position; however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

Teck is a diversified resource company committed to responsible mining and mineral development with major business units focused on copper, steelmaking coal and zinc.

Teck has been named one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers and is one of Canada's Top Employers for Young People.

The pursuit of sustainability guides Teck’s approach to business. Teck has been recognized as one of the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations by Corporate Knights and is ranked #1 in the Metals and Mining industry on the S&P Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI).

Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, its shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols TECK.A and TECK.B and the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TECK.

Learn more about Teck at www.teck.com or follow @TeckResources.