Calibration Technician III – Night Shift

Position(s): Calibration Technician III – Night Shift
Number of openings: 1
Is this contract, contract-to-hire, or DH? Length of assignment: Direct Hire
Reports to: David Prather
Team:  FE group (calibration, maintenance people)
He’s in calibration team. 8 maintenance members.
Runs 24/7.
 
Location (tell us about the campus): Boulder, CO
Reason for need: Support graveyard
Bill rate/Pay rate range
 		 $31.25/HR – $40.00/HR + 15% Shift Differential
Bonus or relocation package (only for DH):  
Anticipated start date: asap
Shift time:
 		 12-hour Shift 7 pm – 7:30 am / Sunday – Tuesday/wed (every other week till wed)

BUT: for the first few weeks/months (until trained up) they will be working from 7am-4:30pm Monday-Friday.
Objective the role: Support and perform calibration to instrumentation within a clean room environment.
Responsibilities (can you walk us through what the day-to-day would look like):

 

  

  • Come in, review schedule
  • Calibrate anything in the labs/manufacturing suites
  • Work with a maintenance personal (light maintenance work) they help each other when needed, but 80-90% calibration work
  • Perform walk-throughs
  • Help with facility needs ( repairs listed below)
  • LOOSE on call (once a quarter emergency work needed)
  • Perform calibration to process equipment and instrumentation as required by established guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s), Training Modules (TRN), and Technical Documents (TD).
  • Ability to conduct troubleshooting by use of equipment manuals and drawings, identifying root cause, and assist in determining appropriate corrective actions for equipment failures.  Generate and assist with resolving Deviations, CAPA’s to instrument and equipment.
  • Assist and troubleshoot with maintenance personnel with general facility repairs not to exclude lighting, walls, floors, windows as well as troubleshoot equipment and systems, including mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, or hydraulic circuits (motors, pumps, compressors, boilers, chillers, and purified and domestic water systems)
  • Provide “on-call” response to support plant operations during off-hours as required

 
Training (what would training look like?)
  •  Depends on their level (tech 3 wont need much of it. Same if they have GMP exp)
  • Training with David of Cal Tech 4.
  • Working day shift for few months!! (7am 4pm) until up to speed!! (mon-Friday)
Must haves: top three skillsets

 
  • Calibration experience
  • Interested in instrumentation/calibration
  • Some electrical experience
  •  
  • Strong understanding of Standard Operating Procedures, Corrective Preventive Actions, and Deviations
  • Understand 4-20 mA loops; low voltage, 120 VAC/DC
  • Knowledgeable of National Institute of Standards Technology (NIST) and/or equivalent
  • Familiar with USP 41 requirements
  • Familiar working within Computerized Maintenance Management System to schedule and document work performed
  • ​Experience with calibration methods
  •  
Systems experience requirements (LIMS/PM tool/etc.):  
Education & Industry experience requirement:
 
  • High School diploma and a two-year degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, other related technical field or equivalent military training
Years of experience:
  • 5-9 years of applicable (Metrology, Instrumentation, Calibration) experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • FLEX due to being able to hire Calibration Tech 1
Tell us about the last candidate hired for this role:  
Can you share their profile with us to use as a template?  
Selling points about this company/role/department:

 
  • KBI Biopharma is an award-winning biopharmaceutical contract services organization providing fully-integrated, accelerated drug development and biomanufacturing services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies globally. With each of our 500+ client partners, we have worked closely to personalize and rapidly accelerate their drug development programs. Built upon a foundation of world-class analytical capabilities, we deliver efficient process development and clinical and commercial cGMP manufacturing services for mammalian, microbial, and cell therapy programs. KBI is proud to be a JSR Life Sciences Company.

 

  • 4 buildings across a tech park. Over 500 people at org at 5 building.
  • Manufacturing building, admin building,

 

  • Growth and opportunity!
  • Everyday opportunity to learn and forced to learn due to fast paced environment.
  • Good culture
  • Grow skillsets
  • Not just learning one thing
  • Great culture
  • Good life balance
Screening questions (BDMs- please include a few questions you’d like your recruiters to ask?)
  1.  
Interview logistics:  
  • Who will they interview with?
4 hours, meet with various folks (director of FE, engineer of FE, David, CalTech and maintenance person)
  • How many rounds?
1
  • What format?
 Onsite!
  • Will a decision be made afterwards?
 Yes!
  • What date/times are you available to interview?
Depends on time of year
Will work around!!
Post Interview Feedback:  
  • What date/time do you have available to connect to discuss post interview feedback:
TBD
Background/Drug screen requirements (can we start someone pending compliance requirements?):  

Our client is an award-winning biopharmaceutical contract services organization providing fully-integrated, accelerated drug development and biomanufacturing services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies globally.

Title: Calibration Technician III – Swing Shift

Location: Boulder, CO

Pay: $31-40/hr

12-hour Shift 7 pm – 7 am / Sunday – Wednesday/Thursday

Job Duties:

  • Provide day to day Calibration and Maintenance/Utility functions including but is not limited to:
  • Perform calibration to process equipment and instrumentation as required by established guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s), Training Modules (TRN), and Technical Documents (TD).
  • Ability to conduct troubleshooting by use of equipment manuals and drawings, identifying root cause, and assist in determining appropriate corrective actions for equipment failures. Generate and assist with resolving Deviations, CAPA’s to instrument and equipment.
  • Assist and troubleshoot with maintenance personnel with general facility repairs not to exclude lighting, walls, floors, windows as well as troubleshoot equipment and systems, including mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, or hydraulic circuits (motors, pumps, compressors, boilers, chillers, and purified and domestic water systems)
  • Create, and update equipment/instrumentation within Computer Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
  • Make recommendations and revise required Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Training Modules (TRN), and Technical Documents (TD) for process equipment/instrumentation and support utilities
  • Train Calibration Technicians on effective SOP’s, TRN’s, and TD’s
  • Provide “on-call”

Qualifications:

  • 5-9 years of applicable (Metrology, Instrumentation, Calibration) experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • High School diploma and a two-year degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, other related technical field or equivalent military training
  • Prior experience in a cGMP pharmaceutical manufacturing environment
  • Strong understanding of Standard Operating Procedures, Corrective Preventive Actions, and Deviations
  • Understand 4-20 mA loops; low voltage, 120 VAC/DC
  • Knowledgeable of National Institute of Standards Technology (NIST) and/or equivalent
  • Familiar with USP 41 requirements
  • Familiar working within Computerized Maintenance Management System to schedule and document work performed
  • Knowledge of general OSHA safety requirements and plus
  • Must be able to read P&ID’s and electrical schematics
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