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Bio-Techne Occupational Health and Safety Intern in Toronto, Ontario
By joining Bio-Techne, you’ll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide.
Pay Range:
$17.50 - $22.00
All internship positions are designed to give college students an opportunity to apply techniques learned in an academic setting while obtaining new skills. This is a paid internship offering full-time hours during the summer months. All interns are required to conclude the program by giving a formal presentation on their work. Please note that no relocation assistance or sponsorship is provided for the internship program at this time.
This job posting is for an existing vacancy.
Pay Rate: $20 CAD per hour
About the Role:
Join our team as an Occupational Health and Safety Intern and gain hands-on experience in promoting a safe and healthy work environment within a life science medical device manufacturing facility. This role provides an excellent opportunity to learn about industrial safety practices, compliance with Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act, and specific safety standards relevant to medical device production, including handling of specialized machinery, cleanroom protocols, and chemical safety.
Key Responsibilities:
Assist in conducting regular workplace safety inspections focused on consumables cartridge manufacturing, assembly lines, and clean manufacturing environments.
Support hazard identification and risk assessments specific to consumables cartridge manufacturing processes.
Help maintain and update Occupational Health and Safety policies, safety data sheets (SDS), and safe work procedures relevant to manufacturing and clean production operations.
Participate in incident investigations, assist with documentation, and contribute to root cause analysis.
Support safety training programs for employees, including machine safety, chemical handling, and use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
Aid in ensuring compliance with Ontario’s OHSA, Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS), and relevant industry standards.
Assist in tracking and reporting workplace incidents, corrective actions, and near-misses.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Quality, Production, Facilities, and EH&S team from other Bio-Techne sites to ensure health and safety integration.
Help promote a culture of health and safety awareness across the manufacturing floor.
Program Requirements/Qualifications:
Currently enrolled in a post-secondary program specializing in Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Health, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering, or related fields.
Basic understanding of Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act and regulations, WHMIS, and familiarity with GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) is a plus.
Knowledge or coursework related to manufacturing safety, chemical safety, or cleanroom protocols is desirable.
Strong attention to detail with an analytical mindset.
Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and comfortable with data entry and safety documentation.
Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
Demonstrated ability to handle confidential and sensitive information.
Why Join Bio-Techne:
We offer competitive insurance benefits including: medical; dental; long-term disability; life and group income protection; and personal accident and travel.
We invest in our employee’s financial futures through a Group Registered Retirement Savings Plan (Group RRSP) and a Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) option.
We empower our employees to develop their careers through mentorship, promotional opportunities, training and development, tuition reimbursement, internship programs, and more.
We offer employee resource groups, volunteer paid time off, employee events, and charity drives to build a culture of caring and belonging.
We offer an accrued leave policy with paid holidays, paid time off, and paid parental leave.
We foster a culture of empowerment and innovation, where employees feel valued and encouraged to bring their new ideas to the table.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
To protect the interests of all, Bio-Techne will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than a candidate application. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Bio-Techne will be considered Bio-Techne property.
Bio-Techne empowers researchers in Life Science and Clinical Diagnostics by providing high-quality reagents, instruments, custom manufacturing, and testing services. Our family of brands creates a unique portfolio of products and services.
Science is our passion; it drives us to collaborate, develop, and manufacture award-winning tools that help researchers achieve reproducible and consistent results.