Equipment Technician Calibration Lead (Turno A)

Job Description:

SUMMARY:Working under little to no supervision, performs, document and control simple calibration technical functions relating to test, layout, quality control, creation, modification, and assembly of mechanical equipment and/or components. Manage a team of Calibrations technicians to keep the manufacturing equipment working in good operational conditions and able to produce in efficient manner good quality parts following the established procedures. Lead the team to performs electrical, mechanical, and electromechanical or test calibration technician duties in such areas as manufacturing, maintenance, quality, testing, engineering, and development where limited judgment is required. Constructs, inspects, calibrates, adjusts, test and maintains equipment, components, devices and systems.

Work Schedule: Turno A (Diurno) – Lunes a Viernes de 6:00 a.m. – 3:36 p.m

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSABILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Direct support to Equipment Maintenance Supervisor
• Support and provide guidance in the calibration, verification, and proper use of measurement equipment including calipers, micrometers, balances, multimeters, optical comparators, and other inspection instruments.
• Support in order to achieve our department indicator (KPIs)
• Coordinate and support Calibration technical team activities related to equipment maintenance, both hands –on and technically.
• Administrating the calibration system, through control, documentation and coordination with external suppliers of calibration of equipment such as:  Instron tensile -tester ("Pull-Test"); Micro Vu; Scope –Smart; Optical –Comparator; Mike –Laser; Measuring instruments
• Coordinate and document repair, testing, calibration and inspection instruments, test equipment and other equipment associated with the production lines.
• Adjust and operate manufacturing equipment / laboratory associated with the production and quality assurance of manufactured devices.
• Write Technical reports related to system calibration.
• Maintains clean and orderly work area.
• Has completed all appropriate safety and environmental hazard training.

Supervision:

• General supervision: routine duties are performed with minimal supervision; standard practices or procedures allow proceeding alone at routine work; occasional check of work while in progress; work is reviewed upon completion.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• High School Diploma and a Technical Degree in Quality, Production, Maintenance, or a related discipline required.
• University studies in Engineering preferred, along with 4–6 years of relevant experience in calibration, metrology, maintenance, manufacturing support, quality systems, or related technical environments.
• Intermediate English language level (reading and writing, preferably communicate by phone).
• Proficient in Windows and Office software packages.
• Demonstrated Ability in troubleshooting.
• Ability and willingness to learn and perform calibrations of equipment specified in the calibration system.

Internal Candidate Requirements:

• Must have at least 1 year of tenure in their current position at the time of application.
• Must not have received anydisciplinary actions within the past 6 months.

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES:  

• Ability to use test and measurement equipment associated with specific discipline.
• Basic ability to read and understand technical documentation associated with specific discipline. 
• Ability to read, writes, communicates and understands English.
• Must be able to successfully complete company/department training courses in manufacturing techniques.
• Ability to learn regulatory (GMP) requirements. Ability to learn to use PC’s and associated software.
• Working knowledge of GMP requirements, ISO 13485 standards, and regulated manufacturing environments.
• Ability to teamwork, customer service, Organization and order, administration of the time.
• Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Multitask and ability to work under pressure, and good soft and hard skill.
• Intermediate personal computer skills, including electronic mail, routine database activity, word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, etc.

MANUAL DEXTERITY:Manual dexterity sufficient to reach and handle items.

VISION REQUIREMENTS:Ability to adjust focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus)

ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING CONDITIONS

Well-lighted, heated and/or air-conditioned indoor office/production setting with adequate ventilation.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Moderate physical activity performing daily activities of a primarily product/technical nature.  

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVEL:

Sedentary physical activity performing non-strenuous daily activities of an administrative nature.

COMMENTS:  This job description is an outline of the major recurring responsibilities of the job. It is not intended to be all-inclusive of the work to be performed. The incumbent will typically perform other related job objectives, special assignments and less significant responsibilities.