# Sample Preparation Technician (General Labourer)

We are SGS - the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. Our 98,000 employees operate a network of 2,650 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world. The Sample Preparation Technician is responsible for performing routine sorting, transferring, drying, crushing, pulverizing and screening of geological materials in accordance with client work order instructions and laboratory quality guidelines and procedures. This position works on a rotational schedule of days and nights. Shifts are 12-hours in length on a 2-2-3 continental schedule. Unpack, sort, transfer and dry samples Execute and perform crushing, pulverizing and screening of geological materials as per SGS’ Standard Operating Procedures. Conduct routine quality checks including particle size analysis, dust loss and report data immediately to the Supervisor or group leader if results are outside of acceptability parameters. Ensure that work order documentation is complete in every respect and QC results are entered into SLIMS as necessary. Maintain clean and organized workbench are

- **Id**: 1601181
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/sgs-sample-preparation-technician-general-labourer-4>
- **Role**: Field & Service
- **Role family**: Field & Service
- **Seniority**: junior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: explicit
- **Locations**: Cochrane, Canada
- **Countries**: CA
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-01T14:43:23Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-10-01
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-12T02:40:47Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 41
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3813
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Biotechnology, Professional Services, Testing, Inspection & Certification

## Company

- **Id**: 3634
- **Name**: SGS
- **Domain**: sgs.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/sgs>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: SmartRecruiters

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 75
- **Open postings**: 610
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.997
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 33
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 25
- **Max**: 25
- **Currency**: CAD
- **Period**: hour
- **Usd annual**: 36000

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 41

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: high_school
- **Optional**: no

### Languages

- Language: English; Level: All levels; Optional: no

## Hiring locations

- **Canada** — Iso: CA; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-10-01T19:15:49Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 23
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.518
- **P room**: 0.44
- **Age days**: 40
- **Expected fill days**: 33
- **Reasons**: conf:0, stale_co, velocity, win:tail, crowd:junior,brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 36000
- **Is top pay**: no

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