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Calibration Specialist

Sotera Health Services, LLC
Salt Lake, UT Full Time
POSTED ON 2/8/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/8/2025

Job Description

The Calibration Specialist (CS) is accountable for providing support, training, and implementing continuous calibration improvements. The CS will support, advise, and provide recommendations for laboratory equipment, laboratory purchases, uses, and care of equipment and support systems for equipment and buildings. This position will support the review of calibration and other MMO documentation, certifications and procedures and make changes where necessary. With the implementation of new equipment, it will be the responsibility of the CS to gather and create required documentation and incorporate these documents into the laboratory equipment tracking system.

The CS will work closely with the Maintenance Manager to help perform calibrations and maintenance as needed, especially on more complex calibrations. The CS will be responsible for tracking upcoming work and schedule calibration needs within Nelson Laboratories with outside contractors.

Essential Duties : MMO functions

  • Maintain, trouble-shoot, repair, and calibrate all laboratory equipment and measuring devices,
  • working alongside the Maintenance Manager.
  • Provide excellent customer service to laboratory personnel regarding equipment operations
  • and specifications.
  • Continuous improvement of MMO processes
  • Evaluate and recommend new equipment to meet laboratory needs
  • Provide support to outside sponsors / vendors equipment on startup and operation.
  • Assist in the maintenance and calibration of lab equipment.
  • Assist in equipment and procedure validations.
  • Assist in facility maintenance functions with the facility manager and project manager.
  • Determine calibration and maintenance requirements and write necessary procedures.
  • Create and maintain calibration and maintenance procedure files.
  • Manage outside contractors performing calibration work in house or off site.
  • Serve as responsible person for all calibration SOP's.
  • Train and mentor less experienced technicians.
  • Proficiency in Project Management skills and experience leading small projects.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Regulatory Compliance

  • Know and follow applicable regulatory requirements (GMP, GLP, ISO, etc.).
  • Know and follow company policies and procedures.
  • Complete required training on time.
  • Professionalism

  • Attend work regularly and reliably.
  • Adhere to all policies and procedures.
  • Perform other duties as assigned
  • Competencies of this position :

  • Good verbal and written communication skills
  • Computer experience, Microsoft office suites
  • Impeccable filing, recordkeeping skills
  • Filing, recordkeeping, writing, and updating of official documents
  • Ability to write easy to follow written instructions
  • Must be able to motivate and be self-motivated
  • Ability to work and communicate with senior management and audit teams in a
  • professional manner.
  • Work Environment :

  • This job operates in a professional office and laboratory environment. This role routinely uses
  • standard office equipment such as computers, keyboards, computer mouse, telephones,
  • photocopiers, projectors, and file cabinets.
  • May occasionally work in temperatures above 95 degrees and below 32 degrees.
  • May occasionally walk on slippery or uneven surfaces.
  • Will climb ladders and work off elevated surfaces on an occasional basis during each shift.
  • Noise level in the work environment is frequently loud.
  • Travel requirements.

    Occasional travel during the business day. Some out-of-the area and overnight travel may be

    expected. May be required to attend trade shows, seminars, and conferences in addition to sales

    travel.

    Physical requirements :

  • Lift up to 50 pounds on a regular basis
  • More than 70% of time spent walking, lifting, or moving equipment.
  • 30% of time spent on the computer.
  • Education and experience requirements :

  • A.A. / A.S.in applicable field; B.S. Strongly preferred
  • Extensive experience with equipment maintenance and repairs.
  • Applicable experience and training calibration
  • ASQCCT certification strongly preferred
  • About Us

    The name Sotera Health was inspired by Soteria, the Greek goddess of safety, and reflects the Company's unwavering commitment to its mission, Safeguarding Global Health®. Sotera Health Company is a leading global provider of mission-critical sterilization and lab testing and advisory services for the healthcare industry. With a combined tenure across our businesses of nearly 200 years and our industry recognized scientific and technological expertise, we help to ensure the safety of millions of patients and healthcare practitioners around the world every year. Across our 64 facilities worldwide, we have over 3,000 employees who are dedicated to safety and quality. We are a trusted partner to more than 5,800 customers in over 50 countries, including more than 40 of the top 50 medical device companies and 8 of the top 10 global pharmaceutical companies.

    Sotera Health goes to market through its three best-in-class businesses - Sterigenics®, Nordion® and Nelson Labs®. Sterigenics is a leading global provider of outsourced terminal sterilization and irradiation services for the medical device, pharmaceutical, food safety and advanced applications markets. Nordion is the leading global provider of Co-60 and gamma irradiators, which are key components to the gamma sterilization process. Nelson Labs is a global leader in outsourced microbiological and analytical chemistry testing and advisory services for the medical device and pharmaceutical industries. Learn more about Sotera Health at soterahealth.com.

    About the Team

    Nelson Labs is a global leader in microbiological and analytical chemistry testing and advisory services for the medical device and pharmaceutical industries. Nelson Labs serves over 3,800 customers across 14 facilities in the United States, Mexico, Asia and Europe. We have a comprehensive array of over 800 laboratory tests supporting our customers from initial product development and sterilization validation, through regulatory approval and ongoing product testing for sterility, safety and quality assurance. We are regarded as a best-in-class partner with a strong track record of collaborating with customers to solve complex issues. Learn more about Nelson Labs at www.nelsonlabs.com

    Safeguarding Global Health® - with every test we complete.

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