Sr. Calibration Technician / Team Lead

Transcat, Inc.•Irvine, CA

7d•$35 - $45•Hybrid

About The Position

Transcat is a leading calibration and compliance services provider in North America and beyond, with over 1,000 employees across various roles. The company emphasizes a values-based culture, offers training and development for career advancement, and provides competitive compensation and benefits. This Senior Calibration Technician/Team Lead position is the highest-level technician role, requiring significant experience in calibration, troubleshooting, and adjustment of complex equipment across multiple disciplines. The role involves independent work in labs or at customer sites, and a leadership component focused on managing and leading others, with a career path towards advancement in lab management. The position requires strong interpersonal skills and the ability to train and advise lower-level technicians, assist in production management, and partner with lab management on strategic initiatives and process improvements.

Requirements

Minimum of six (6) years commercial calibration experience preferred
Calibrate, troubleshoot, and adjust higher-level equipment across a minimum of eight (8) disciplines, with expert knowledge in three (3) disciplines (e.g., Electrical, Dimensional, or Pressure)
Proficiency and expertise determined in accordance with Transcat’s technician skills progression matrix
Capable of completing work independently within the lab or onsite at a customer location, with limited or no guidance
Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively manage and lead others
Successful completion of assigned training materials through on-the-job training, online content, LMS, and classroom led instruction
Elite interpersonal and customer service skills
Strong management skills and leadership potential
Excellent attention to detail
Self-motivated learner with the ability to learn new skills related to calibration and calibration processes
Ability to take direction and learn from feedback
Ability to communicate well with supervisor, solve problems effectively, and work both independently and as part of a team
3+ years driving experience with a valid driver’s license
Associates degree from college or technical school, or 6+ years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
Experience working within ISO 17025 and exposure responding to assessment bodies in the ISO 17025 accreditation
Advanced understanding of creating, maintaining, and editing uncertainty budgets

Nice To Haves

CCT or CMT certification is desired
Working knowledge and competency in eight (8) disciplines and expert in three (3) disciplines preferred
Six+ (6+) years of commercial calibration experience
CCT or CMT certification
Extensive statistical background
Proficiency with Microsoft Office computer software including Word, Excel, and Outlook
Advanced organizational and time management skills
Completion of appropriate leadership or management coursework
Experience in PMEL, PME, TMDE, Metrology, Calibration, ASQ CCT, METCAL, GPETE, Electronics, GCAMS, or Avionics

Responsibilities

Perform calibration work with little to no supervision
Train, advise, and lead lower-level technicians
Assist in production management, training, automation and leadership of key processes within the lab
Partner with lab management on process improvement and strategic initiatives
Conduct independent research when necessary
Coordinate and manage daily workloads without direction from manager
Identify and utilize appropriate measurement techniques
Maintain calibration standards
Understand and apply uncertainties to measurements made
Be able to read and interpret labs’ scopes of accreditation
Work effectively with lab support staff
Perform calibrations within a laboratory or customer onsite setting
Work at customer on-sites with little to no direction
Fulfill duties safely under working conditions, in keeping with Company requirements and standards
Other duties as assigned
Coordinate work schedule for the lab
Prepare detailed analysis of calibration processes and uncertainties
Develop and implement process improvements
Develop lower-level technicians
Deliver on Transcat’s Quality Policy (QAC-F01-001)
Demonstrate team lead skills and responsibilities
Develop skills necessary to advance in leadership roles in Transcat