Calibration and Metrology Technician
About The Position
At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life – To enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking 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. Location/Division Specific Information Our manufacturing site in Ridgefield, New Jersey, is an integral part of our sterile fill-finish manufacturing network. The site, bolstered by a dedicated team of Pharma Services colleagues, enables our customers to deliver life-changing medicines to patients around the world. The Ridgefield site exemplifies our commitment to quality, patient-safety and innovation in the pharmaceutical industry, making a significant impact on global health. Discover Impactful Work: As a Calibration Technician you are involved in performing calibrations, troubleshooting and repairing complex utility systems, providing technical support, ensuring compliance with documentation and safety standards, and responding to high-priority work requests.
Requirements
- Minimum High School diploma or GED
- Minimum of 2 years of industry experience performing calibrations on utility systems, HVAC systems and manufacturing equipment
- Experience reading control schematics, loop diagrams, and P&IDs
- Experience working for a metrology organization in a cGMP Biotech/Pharmaceutical manufacturing environment
- Proficient computer skills utilizing MS Office suite applications, Building Management Systems, Distributed Control Systems (DCS) and Computerized Calibration Management Systems (CCMS)
- Requires sounds knowledge of engineering theory coupled with seasoned experience.
Nice To Haves
- Associate's Degree a plus
Responsibilities
- Calibration and Maintenance: Perform calibrations on manufacturing and utility systems, including Building Automation & Controls and Rockwell PLCs.
- Operate, troubleshoot, and repair complex utility systems such as WFI, RODI, Clean Steam, CIP, Autoclaves, Glassware Washers, production vessels, HVAC, Cold/Warm Rooms, control systems, compressed gases, plant steam/condensate, bulk chemical distribution, and wastewater treatment.
- Technical Support: Provide technical direction and responsive customer support.
- Facility Start-Up Projects: Assist with facility start-up projects, including performing initial calibrations and commissioning activities as required.
- Documentation and Compliance: Complete and provide accurate documentation in cGMP operations.
- Review and close all preventive and corrective records in accordance with Good Documentation Practices (GDP) and EAM policies and procedures to ensure accuracy.
- Emergency and High Priority Work: Respond to, assign, and ensure completion of emergency and high-priority work requests.
- Ensure activities are compliant with all safe work practices and policies.
- Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE): Promote a safe working environment and support all Thermo Fisher Scientific and site HSE policies.
- Ensure compliance with local HSE regulations, complete required HSE trainings, report accidents and incidents, support investigations, and ensure timely closure of HSE actions.
Benefits
- We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits.
- Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects.
- We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!
- A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
- Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
- At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
- Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
- Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
