Calibration - Metrology Technician II

Advanced Technology Services•Twinsburg, OH

About The Position

The Metrology Technician II calibrates and repairs instruments and devices, provides technical support, and may travel to customer sites as needed. The role uses quality-control manuals and test specifications to test devices, configure calibration fixtures and equipment, assess performance, and adjust instruments to meet specified operating standards. The technician documents work through calibration certificates, data reports, and service paperwork, and maintains related databases. The position also supports calibration procedure creation, evaluates calibration and repair jobs, helps develop product capabilities and standards, and collaborates with other departments to resolve issues. The technician participates in quality initiatives, completes required quality core classes, applies the company’s Core Values, and follows company and customer safety procedures. Work is typically performed in a loud factory environment, with occasional customer-site travel.

Requirements

Associate degree from a junior college or technical school and four years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals, and to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
Ability to work with probability, statistical inference, plane and solid geometry, and trigonometry.
Ability to apply fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Ability to understand and carry out written, oral, or diagrammed instructions and address problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the job, including standing, walking, handling and feeling objects, reaching, climbing or balancing at heights that may require a ladder or lift, working in confined spaces, and occasionally lifting or moving more than 50 pounds.
Regular use of close vision and color vision.

Nice To Haves

Team player.
Organized.
Self-motivated and able to prioritize.

Responsibilities

Travel to customer sites for calibration, repair, and technical support when necessary.
Use quality-control manuals and testing specifications to obtain data for testing or calibrating devices.
Select and install accessories on test or calibration fixtures and connect instruments or devices using hand tools.
Set equipment controls according to specifications and activate test or calibration equipment.
Observe meters, gauges, displays, and device performance to identify defects and determine calibration requirements.
Adjust calibration mechanisms using hand tools and precision measuring and calibrating instruments and equipment.
Apply sealing compound to calibration mechanisms to prevent settings from being readjusted or calibration from being lost.
Reject malfunctioning devices and route them to the appropriate department for rework or parts salvage.
Prepare calibration certificates and data reports.
Process required service-report paperwork.
Interact with other departments and personnel to resolve related issues.
Assist in creating calibration procedures as necessary.
Evaluate calibration and repair jobs.
Assist in developing new product capabilities and standards.
Maintain required databases.
May disassemble instruments or devices to determine the cause of defective operation and report findings to supervisory personnel.
Participate in Service/Quality Initiative activities, continually improve processes, and quantitatively monitor processes.
Complete required quality core classes and apply the skills and techniques presented.
Use the company’s Core Values in the work environment and follow company and customer safety procedures.