About Us

Chromatographic Specialties is an all Canadian company located in Brockville, Ontario, Canada. For over 45 years, we have specialized in supplying top quality Gas & Liquid Chromatography and Sample Preparation consumables and instrumentation to the Canadian scientific community.

The foundation of our success has been our commitment to technical expertise, superior customer service, and in-house inventory. Our bilingual capabilities enable us to serve all Canadians.

We believe the products we offer improve the analytical capabilities of our customers. It is our goal to foster strong rapport with our customers, keeping them informed of new products and techniques that are relevant to their work, allowing them to reap the benefits of newly emerging technology. Targeted mailings, seminars, tradeshows, meetings with our Technical Sales Representatives, and discussions with our Technical Support Staff are all vehicles for this exchange of information.

This dedication to continually educate our customer base and improve our customer service is what has made Chromatographic Specialties the premier supplier of these products to Canadian scientists.

Company History

Chromatographic Specialties was founded in 1963 by John and Margaret McKend. Five years earlier, John had been involved in the first installation of a GC at DuPont of Canada (Maitland Works). Over the next few years he noticed that chromatography supplies were excessively difficult to obtain from the US-based equipment manufacturers. Taking advantage of his knowledge and expertise, he began to manufacture and sell packed GC columns. John quickly expanded his supply base to include other chromatographic products and formed CSI to supply these products to a rapidly expanding Canadian marketplace.

Chromatographic Specialties has evolved into the largest supplier of products for the Canadian chromatography market. Strong technical abilities, huge inventory levels, superior customer service and a supplier base that is second-to-none are the key ingredients of our success. Our original 5,000 square foot facility has more than tripled in size over the years to accommodate our ever-expanding business.

Our association with the Pierce Chemical Company has led to a new chapter in our development. Their interest in the life sciences market led to an opportunity for us to expand in a new direction. MJS BioLynx was formed in February 1998 to fulfill the needs of a growing lifesciences customer base. BioLynx is dedicated to providing researchers with the highest level of customer service available in the Life Science Industry. Through its relationship with Chromatographic Specialties, BioLynx has developed strong associations with major worldwide manufacturers, enabling it to supply high quality products to the Canadian market. For more information on MJS BioLynx, visit their web site at www.biolynx.ca.

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Career Opportunities

Chromatographic Specialties is a growing company. As we continue to expand, we anticipate the need for qualified chromatographers to staff our technical support, instrumentation and sales teams. Our sister company, MJS BioLynx, located on the same premises, has similar needs for life scientists.

If a move to a small town to work for a company with big ideas is appealing to you, please read on!

Technical Support Specialist

This position is with our sister company, ^MJSBioLynx Inc. Click here for their website.

^MJSBioLynx Inc., a leading supplier of Life Science research products to the Canadian scientific community, is in need of a qualified scientist to join our Technical Support Team.    

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical support for our product lines. This responsibility includes solving technical issues and product performance problems, providing application support, and finding product equivalencies
• Work with the Technical Sales Representatives to effectively support and grow our customer base
• Prepare and present technical product training
• Provide marketing assistance
• Provide field support visits/customer visits as required; prepare for and participate in tradeshows  as required
• Assist in investigating potential new suppliers or product lines to carry

Skills Required:

• Knowledge in the Life Sciences (i.e. Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Immunology, Protein Chemistry) gained through education ant at least one year of hands-on laboratory experience.  Knowledge of chromatography is an asset
• Sales, technical marketing, technical writing and customer service experience are considered assets
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Bilingual (French and English)
• Ability and desire to travel as required

Location: Brockville, ON

Applications:  Please send your resume and cover letter to resumes@biolynx.ca

Technical Sales Representative - Southwestern Ontario

The successful candidate would be based in the Mississauga area and cover a territory that extends from Belleville to Windsor.  Regular travel throughout the territory will be required.

Responsibilities

• Attain and surpass sales objectives in the assigned territory.
• Contact new and existing customers to discuss their research needs and suggest products and technologies that are relevant to their work.
• Concentrate on growth and development within the territory.
• Promptly follow up on sales leads for the territory.
• Prepare for and participate in tradeshows and mini-shows as required.
• Act as a liaison between the customer and the company’s head office as required.

Skills

• The ideal candidate would have a degree in science, preferably in the discipline of chemistry.
• Hands-on chromatographic (GC and / or HPLC) experience is essential
• Laboratory sample preparation experience and knowledge of life sciences technologies would be considered an asset
• Superior written and verbal communication skills
• Well-honed Time Management and Organizational Skills are expected.
• Personal computing skills, including a good working knowledge of Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and contact management platforms is desired.
• Willingness to travel as required

Sales and product specific training, a generous benefits package and a car allowance are provided.  Remuneration will be based on experience and qualifications.

Submit cover letter and resume to resumes@chromspec.com

Or mail them to:
Chromatographic Specialties Inc.
PO Bag 1150, 300 Laurier Blvd
Brockville, Ontario
K6V 5W1
Attention: Sales Representative Position

Operations Manager

Chromatographic Specialties Inc. and our sister company ^MJSBioLynx Inc., are in need of a qualified individual to join our management team in Brockville Ontario.
The successful applicant will possess many of the following qualifications and skills:

• Recognized Post Secondary Business degree
• A minimum of 4 years management experience preferably in a distribution environment
• Possess initiative and superior organizational abilities
• Customer driven with the ability to work in a team environment
• Computer knowledge
• Additional assets - Scientific knowledge and bilingual.

If an exciting career with a well-established Canadian company with over 45 years of success has been built on providing excellent Customer Service interests you, please submit your resume to:
Chromatographic Specialties Inc.
P.O. Bag 1150
300 Laurier Blvd.
Brockville
Ontario K6V 5W1

Fax: 613-342-1144
Email: resumes@chromspec.com
Web site: www.chromspec.com

We appreciate and thank all applicants in advance. However only those selected for an interview will be contacted. (Principals Only Please)

Careers at CSI

Chromatographic Specialties Inc. is a growing company. As we continue to expand, we anticipate the need for qualified chromatographers to staff our technical support, instrumentation and sales teams. Our sister company, MJS BioLynx, located on the same premises, has similar needs for life scientists.

If a move to a small city to work for a company with big ideas is appealing to you, then email your resumes to resumes@chromspec.com or mail them to:

Chromatographic Specialties Inc.
PO Bag 1150, 300 Laurier Blvd
Brockville
Ontario, K6V 5W1

The Cat

We routinely get asked about the origins of the cat theme that we use in our marketing; so here goes…

Before the arrival of "The Cat"
	While working on a concept for the cover of our 1981 catalogue, we supplied a local photographer with a number of packed GC columns. He was given artistic license to photograph them in different ways and asked to present us with a variety of options.
As he suspended and back-lit the columns, his pet cat arrived on the scene and began batting them around. Thinking this to be cute, the photographer snapped off a couple of shots.
"The Cat" arrives
	We thought they were cute too. One of them was used as the cover. We were surprised at the response; we received numerous positive comments about the cover photo. Being a customer service oriented company, we like to give our customers what they want; we've included a cat on every catalogue cover and most bulletins since.
In the more than twenty years since that first catalogue cover, a couple of photos stand out. One of them showed a cat peering into a fish bowl, its fur standing on end; it won the photographer a number of local awards and drew rave reviews from our customers.
	In the mid-nineties our graphic artist came up with a half-cat image that contained the CSI logo in its eye. Once again response was strong and that graphic has become a fixture of our marketing ever since; it has graced the cover of recent bulletins, stands watch over the home page of our web site and even occupies a prominent position on our tradeshow booth.

When we think of cats, qualities such as agility, flexibility and intelligence come to mind (not to mention how cute and cuddly they can be). We hope that when you think of Chromatographic Specialties Inc., you think not only of these same qualities, but also of great customer service and superior technical support.

… now you know the story; the cat’s out of the bag.