Associate Calibration Technician Entry-Level
Associate Calibration Technician Entry-Level
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$ 16 - 18
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Job Description
Ideal Candidate
Calibration Laboratory LLC is seeking talented hard working individuals with a passion to learn a new career. At Cal Lab we want to grow our technicians into more technically advanced Metrologists. Entry level candidates will begin as Associate Calibration Technicians and will be given opportunity and encouragement to advance up the technician ranks to Calibration Technician I and beyond.
An ideal candidate has the passion and drive to learn something new every day and apply this knowledge to calibrate instruments in our established lab or onsite at clients facilities. This is not a career where every day is the same. There are endless opportunities to expand your knowledge and technical skill set with handson experience and online training materials.
Entry Level
We encourage candidates who are willing to learn and who are looking for a longterm career to apply. We have an indepth selfpaced training program to establish a baseline skill set that will integrate a new technician into a productive career in Metrology Instrumentation and Quality.
Skills and Requirements
- Must have a valid drivers license
- Ability to read and follow written and verbal instructions
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office
- Proficient math skills including basic algebra
- Excellent attention to detail
- Excellent organizational skills
- Capable of lifting up to 50 pounds unassisted
- Candidate MUST be willing to travel to local and regional (Chicagoland area) onsite locations (up to 50 with occasional overnight travel to surrounding states (approximately 3 nights per month). Actual frequency of onsite travel is dependent on assigned department.
Education
- High School Diploma
- Military service in technical fields is highly regarded
Responsibilities
- Participate in and complete all assigned training courses and continually pursue new opportunities to expand calibration skills
- Perform routine calibrations in our laboratory or at customer facilities in accordance with documented calibration procedures
- Promptly address customer requests inquiries or complaints by taking appropriate actions up to and including escalation to management
- Maintain exemplary laboratory cleanliness through daily spotcleaning and weekly deep cleaning of lab spaces and work stations
- Willingness to safely operate company vehicles including compact SUVs minivans and cargo vans
Physical Requirements
- Ability to communicate orally with customers manufacturers management and coworkers is crucial. Regular use of phone and email for communication is essential. Hearing and vision correctable to within normal ranges is essential for holding normal conversations receiving ordinary information and preparing or inspecting documents and calibration activities.
- Using a computer or calibrating while sitting or standing for extended periods (up to 50 of the time) is common. Must be able to move about the laboratory and customer facilities as required.
- Some calibration procedures and customer facilities may expose to you heat cold high noiselevels chemicals high pressures high voltages and/or heavy machinery. The willingness to wear the appropriate personal protective equipment which may include steeltoe boots earplugs splash aprons safety glasses respirators face masks etc. is required. All necessary PPE will be provided.
- Continuous heavy lifting is not expected however onsite service requires loading and unloading calibration equipment through occasional exertion of about up to 50 pounds of force (e.g. picking up and carrying calibration standards).
- Occasional extensive drive times to farther customer facilities (commonly up to 2 hours occasionally up to 4 hours)
- Extensive use of computers/exposure to blue light
Reports To
The Calibration Technicians report directly to the applicable Laboratory Manager
Application Process
- Submit a resume and a cover letter. The cover letter should tell us about you outside of the details on your resume. We want to get to know you as a person outside of just your work accomplishments. Any application without a cover letter will be rejected.
- We will send a link to our entrance exam. The exam must be taken within 3 days of receiving the link to be considered for employment.
- Provided the exam is passed we will set up an interview with you so we can get to know you personally as well as you can get to know us. We want to make sure this is also a career and a company you would like to work with just as much as we would like to work with you.
Benefits
- Competitive salary based on previous calibration experience
- Employee health insurance premiums offered at a discount
- Life insurance & Short Term Disability included
- Vision insurance included
- Dental insurance offered at a discount
- 401k retirement plan offered with a percentage company match
- 10 days vacation starting the first year (prorated from hire date)
- No outofpocket expenses incurred by the employee:
- Bench tools provided
- Company logo shirts ball & skull caps winter jacket and lab jackets provided
- Laptop computer with MSOffice Suite software provided
- Credit card provided (for company related expenses; vehicle gas per diem parts etc.
- Vehicles provided (for onsite service)
- 9 paid holidays; New Years Day Good Friday Memorial Day 4th of July Labor Day Veterans Day Thanksgiving Day after Thanksgiving Christmas Day. Plus many company events throughout the year including a monthly training day.
- Service Recognition
- Office Hours: 7:30 am 4:30 pm MondayThursday 7:30 am 2:00 pm on Friday
- ASQ Membership and ASQ Certificate Calibration Technician (CCT) subsidized by Cal Lab (ASQ prerequisites apply)
About Us
- Calibration Laboratory LLC is an ISO/IEC 17025 accredited commercial calibration laboratory
- Approximately 95 paperless operations
- In business since 1977 with customers that have been with us since the beginning
- Management team comprised entirely of internal promotions
- Veteran owned company
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
