Calibration Metrology Technician I

Advanced Technology Services•Mossville, IL

6d•$25 - $32•Onsite

About The Position

ATS is a company with a presence in the United States, Mexico and the United Kingdom. We are professionals in Industrial Maintenance and we make factories run better. This role involves traveling to customer sites for calibration, repair, and technical support. The technician will read quality control manuals and testing specifications to gather data for testing or calibrating devices. They will select and install accessories, set controls to regulate factors like current flow, timing cycle, pressure, and temperature, and observe readings to identify defects and determine calibration requirements. Adjustments will be made using hand tools and precision instruments. The technician will also apply sealing compound, reject malfunctioning devices, prepare calibration certificates and data reports, and process service report paperwork. Interaction with other departments is expected to resolve issues. There are opportunities for performing more advanced functions as part of training and development. Participation in Service/Quality Initiatives, continuous process improvement, and adherence to company/customer safety procedures are also key aspects of the role.

Requirements

Associates degree from a junior college or technical school; and one year related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
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 work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Nice To Haves

Must be a team player
Organized
Self-motivated and able to prioritize

Responsibilities

Travels to customer site for calibration, repair, and technical support when necessary.
Reads quality control manual and testing specifications to obtain data to test or calibrate specific devices.
Selects and installs accessories, such as adapters, indicating gauges, or holding devices on test or calibration fixture, and connects instrument or device to fixture, according to specifications, using hand tools.
Sets controls to regulate factors, such as current flow, timing cycle, pressure, temperature, or vacuum, according to specifications, and activates test or calibration equipment.
Observes readings on meters and gauges, and other displays and performance of device or instrument to identify functional defects and determine calibration requirements.
Adjusts calibration mechanisms to obtain specified operational performance of device or instrument, using hand tools and precision measuring and calibrating instruments and equipment.
Applies sealing compound on calibration mechanism to prevent readjustment of settings and loss of calibration.
Rejects malfunctioning devices and routes devices to specified department for rework or salvaging of parts.
Prepares calibration certificates and data reports.
Processes required service report paperwork.
Interacts with other departments and personnel to resolve any related issues.
May perform more advanced functions as part of training and development.
Participates in Service/Quality Initiative; continually improves processes; quantitatively monitors processes.
Completes required quality core classes and uses skills and techniques presented.
Uses the Core Values in work environment.
Adheres to company/customer safety procedures.