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CA$85–165K / year · Edmonton, Alberta, CA
SGS is a global testing, inspection and certification company founded in 1878, with 99,500+ staff and 2,500 facilities across 115 countries, serving energy, manufacturing, agriculture and other industries.
SGS is a global testing, inspection and certification (TIC) company employing more than 99,500 professionals across 2,500 laboratories and business facilities in 115 countries. Its work spans independent verification and quality assurance services for virtually every industry, including oil and gas, manufacturing, healthcare, technology, grain and agriculture, and shipping and ports.
The company's technical scope covers testing, inspection and certification, grain quality inspection, sustainability services and technology services. For energy-sector clients, this includes verification work in oil and gas alongside growing demand for sustainability-related assessment and certification.
SGS was founded in 1878 as an independent grain inspection house in Rouen, France, providing trustworthy verification of grain quality for buyers and sellers at the port. Over more than 145 years of continuous operation the business has broadened from that founding trade into a diversified TIC group. The company has been headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland since 1915.
The organisation describes its operating culture in terms of Swiss precision, deep expertise across industries, and an emphasis on independence and trustworthiness in verification.