Metrology Technician 1

Nutramax Laboratories•Lancaster, SC

About The Position

The Metrology/Instrumentation Technician 1 performs scheduled and unscheduled qualifications, calibrations, preventive maintenance, and repairs for analytical and process equipment and instrumentation at Nutramax’s South Carolina facility. The role supports laboratory, manufacturing, production, and packaging equipment; records calibration results in the calibration management system database (LIMS); and manages preventive maintenance, repair, and calibration records. The technician plans and completes monthly workloads while accommodating on-demand assignments, and works with equipment users, engineers, and other technicians on installations, qualifications, and process automation. The position also communicates with company personnel and external manufacturers, suppliers, service vendors, and contractors; ensures required training and cGMP compliance; and helps maintain a safe work environment and properly maintained, calibrated testing equipment. Regular attendance is required. The employee may be exposed to raw materials or finished goods derived from various allergen sources, including bovine, milk, soy, shellfish, pork, chicken, tuna, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, wheat, and sesame. Travel is 0%. There are no supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

Minimum experience and familiarity with proper operation, troubleshooting, and repair of typical process equipment and instrumentation.
Minimum experience and familiarity with quality systems and the generation and revision of SOPs.
Effective interpersonal skills and ability to interact with personnel at all levels.
Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office and metrology database applications.
Ability to climb up and down stairs.
Ability to stand and walk for a minimum of 8 hours.
Ability to lift, pull, and push a minimum of 50 pounds.
Ability to use both arms to push, pull, or lift.
Ability to bend and squat.
Minimum two-year degree in a technical discipline (A.S. or A.A.S.), or equivalent military education (60 credit hours) and training.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and commitment to timely follow-up and response.
Previous experience working in a GMP environment.

Nice To Haves

ASQ Calibration Technician Certification (CCT) and/or military PMEL training.
1–3 years of previous calibration/instrumentation experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform scheduled and unscheduled calibration, preventive maintenance, qualifications, and repairs for laboratory and manufacturing equipment and instrumentation.
Support equipment and instruments such as scales, balances, furnaces, ovens, glassware washers, stability chambers, incubators, thermometers, thermocouples, RTDs, humidity sensors, pipettes, pH/conductivity/resistivity instruments, hardness testers, and temperature- and pressure-measuring instruments.
Document calibration results in the calibration management system database (LIMS).
Manage preventive maintenance, repair, and calibration records for equipment and instruments.
Plan, schedule, and perform monthly workload assignments while managing on-demand assignments as they arise.
Work with equipment users, engineers, and other technicians on installations, qualifications, and process automation.
Communicate with supervisors, management, company personnel, manufacturers, suppliers, service vendors, and contractors.
Ensure timely completion of and compliance with cGMP and other required company training.
Act as liaison with outside contractors and vendors for equipment repairs or contract maintenance.
Maintain a safe work environment and ensure testing equipment is calibrated and properly maintained.
Perform other assigned duties in support of company objectives and work effectively with other departments and within a team.