Calibration Technician

Job Description:

The Calibration and Maintenance Technician will test, calibrate, maintain, and repair electrical, mechanical, electromechanical, electronic and analytical measuring, and recording equipment to ensure compliance with published specifications/guidelines.

Job Responsibilities:

• Maintain primary and/or basic calibration standards.

• Maintain secondary and/or working calibration standards.

• Maintain primary, secondary and working test and measurement equipment to relevant traceable standards.

• Perform maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of precision equipment.

• Develop calibration procedures and methods, according to detailed specifications, blueprints, drawings, and other technical requirements.

• Collect, compile, measure, summarize, record and track data gathered during calibration.

• Prepare calibration reports and certificates.

• Adapt existing calibration equipment, standards, and techniques to accomplish unique measurements tasks for which they are not principally used.

• Perform uncertainty evaluation and analysis for measurement standards and associated measurement processes.

• Audit, Correct, and Setup workbench ESD grounding, grounding issues and ground mats.

• Identify and correct measurement errors, as applicable.

• Notify management when inconsistencies or nonconforming conditions are found.

Education and Experience:

• Associate’s degree from a two-year college or university preferred.

• One to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Key Skills:

• Must be self-directed, detail oriented, reliable, team player, and have strong initiative.

• Good communication, presentation skills, flexible, and capable of prioritizing work load.

• Excellent organizational and time management skills.

• Must write legibly.

• Basic understanding and ability to read prints and schematics.

Physical and Mental Requirements:

• Maximum weight to be handled is 50 pounds.

• The majority of the work is to be performed in a sitting position. The ability to remain sitting for up to 8 hours at a time if necessary.

• May occasionally perform duties in a standing, kneeling or squatting, position, and occasionally use a stair climber ladder.

• May be required to use hands to finger, or feel and reach with hands and arms.

• Good eyesight and the ability to distinguish color is necessary.

• Able to speak, read, write and understand English as it relates to performing job requirements.

Working Conditions:

• The work setting consists of a production environment with suitable lighting, and moderate to high noise level.

• The work schedule consists of a five-day, 40-hour workweek, with overtime dependent on department needs.

• You may be required to wear eye protection.

• This is a safe working environment with mild chemical odor and fumes.