Senior Calibration and Controls Technician

Senior Controls and Calibration Technician

Pharmaceuticals

$80,000 - $120,000

Kinston, NC

Start date: ASAP

I’m working with a pharmaceutical company who are on the lookout for a process engineer to join their team in Kinston, North Carolina.

This is a medium sized pharmaceutical company but they are investing heavily in their staff and their infrastructure to be able to grow into a well-known household brand.

This company already has a global presence and works with a wide array of clients themselves. These vary from small startups to some of the biggest names in the world, and you could be a part of this growing company.

If you want to become a part of a team that invests in it’s staff to improve the overall company, that has clear paths of progression to promotions and a company that has committed to an impressive amount of growth in the next 5 years then this could be the company for you.

Your Responsibilities:

· Evaluate instrumentation and control systems during equipment onboarding, offering guidance on suitable instrumentation and control systems for site standardization strategy, and identifying new calibration standards as needed.

· Participate in project reviews from engineering conceptualization through detailed design and start-up to select instrumentation and Controls.

· Perform planned calibrations and corrective work on instrumentation in line with internal procedures.

· Manage contractor services for externally performed calibrations, including obtaining quotes and contracts, scheduling, on-site supervision, and training to ensure compliance with internal procedures.

· Troubleshoot, maintain, and repair control systems such as PLCs, SCADA systems, and DCS.

· Collaborate with various departments to complete calibrations, minimizing equipment downtime.

· Communicate out-of-tolerance instrument findings to equipment owners and report to the Calibration and Controls Lead, initiating deviations in the Quality Management System and serving as an SME in investigations as necessary.

· Support periodic reviews of instrument out-of-tolerance events and suggest areas for improvement or correction.

· Draft, revise, and review calibration procedures.

· Develop and maintain troubleshooting narratives for control systems.

· Monitor critical systems tied to the Building Management Control System, responding to alarms and reporting findings to equipment owners.

· Calibrate various instruments and equipment types such as temperature, pressure, flow, and level transmitters.

· Monitor and extract trends from the Building Monitoring System, reporting trends and relevant information to equipment owners.

· Actively monitor and troubleshoot automation control issues within the Building Automation System.

· Upload completed calibration documentation and other corrective work into the Maintenance CMMS system, adhering to Good Documentation Practices.

Your Qualifications:

· 5+ years of experience in installing, maintaining, testing, repairing, and calibrating complex equipment within a cGMP or highly regulated environment.

· Preferably hold a bachelor’s degree in engineering, electronics, or a related field.

· Effective communication skills for reporting Calibration and control issues impacting product quality.

· Ability to troubleshoot problems within complex instrumentation and control systems, identifying root causes and implementing solutions.

· Experience in selecting calibration standards and using calibration software programs.

· Familiarity with CMMS-related systems and documentation management.

· Willingness to provide troubleshooting and support after hours, responding to building management and monitoring systems.

· Preferred experience in documentation management within a structured Quality System such as ISO or FDA regulations.

If you feel like you have the necessary skills and experience to be successful in this position, please apply for the position for immediate consideration.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $80,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Relocation assistance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift

Experience:

• Calibration: 4 years (Required)
• controls: 3 years (Required)
• CGMP: 4 years (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Kinston, NC 28501 (Required)

Work Location: In person