Technician

at University of British Columbia, Kelowna, Canada

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Salary

CAD 5,519 to 6,326 a year

Closing date

Open until filled

Start

Not given in the advert

Type of post

IT and technicians
A support post, not a teaching post.

First seen

30 October 2026, on a public job listing

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Job Title

Technician

Job Category

BCGEU Okanagan Support Staff

Job Profile

BCGEU OK Salaried - Technician V

Job Family Group

Staff - Union

Department

UBCO | Technicians | Smith | School of Engineering | Faculty of Applied Science

Compensation Range

$5,519.00 - $6,326.00 CAD Monthly

Job End Date

July 31, 2028

Posting End Date

November 16, 2026

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

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 equipment and providing troubleshooting support to researchers and research assistants;

Developing solutions to technical problems and applying or recommending corrective or alternative methods;

Assembling and testing research equipment prior to use to verify proper operational status;

Adapting, modifying, servicing and maintaining test equipment per established maintenance schedules and manufacturers specifications;

Arranging for and overseeing the repair of instruments that need service calls;

Support student clubs with manufacturing of parts and assisting in procuring materials.

Trains users in new techniques and provides support by:

Understanding equipment functions and training users in the safe operation of research and undergraduate teaching lab equipment. Instruction may be in the context of one-on-one training sessions or small groups;

Communicating and ensuring adherence to safe operating procedures;

Documenting training procedures and compiling equipment use manuals.

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