Calibration Technician

JOB DESCRIPTION

Work Schedule

Rotational M-F days

Environmental Conditions

Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance, Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Cleanroom: no hair products, jewelry, makeup, nail polish, perfume, exposed piercings, facial hair etc... allowed, Cold Room/Freezers -22degreesF/-6degrees C, Laboratory Setting, Loud Noises (Equipment/Machinery), Office, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.), Warehouse, Working at heights

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

DESCRIPTION:
At Thermo Fisher Scientific, collaborate with our team developing and maintaining world-class manufacturing processes for advanced scientific instrumentation and biomedical products. As a Calibration Technician, you'll work across functions to optimize production, improve quality, and drive continuous improvement initiatives. Lead technical projects while working with state-of-the-art equipment in a GMP environment. Make meaningful contributions that enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

Shift Pattern

Double day shifts:

• Week 1 Monday-Friday: 07:00 – 15:00

• Week 2 Monday-Friday: 15:00 – 23:00

Key Responsibilities:

• Hands on involvement in equipment calibration, record keeping and fault finding.

• Taking o wnership of site schedule of calibration requirements .

• Work autonomously to prepare for , conduct and complete calibration activities .

• Offer opinions to new product introductions on calibration topics to define parameters required to streamline future needs .

• Ensure cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practice) is applied in all activities undertaken to ensure regulatory compliance .

• Ownership of the g eneration and upkeep of calibration procedures to latest standards .

• Ensure best practice approaches are always sought to future proof applied solutions.

Qualifications/Experience: 

• Engineering qualifications would be a distinct advantage

• Able to demonstrate ability to multi task and prioritise with in a changing environment.

• Experience of working within an audited environment would be beneficial but not essential .

• Demonstrates an ability to work to standard procedures accurately and without deviation.

Characteristics: 

• Positive and optimistic in approach to work.

• Maturity and pragmatism with strong organisational abilities.

• Dynamic, self-motivated, pro-active approach to taking on challenging assignments.

• Strong project ownership ethic with a “can do” attitude.

• Ability to work within and deliver critical timelines.

• Good communication skills and the self-confidence to use these skills to convince others to buy-into proposals and plans.