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Metrology/Facilities Technician

The Fountain Group LLC

Redwood City, CA

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$34.49–$43.11 Per Hour
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Aviation Industry, Biotech and Pharmaceutical, Calibration, Change Control, Continuous Improvement, Control Systems, Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP), Drug Manufacturing, Electricity, GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices), Identify Issues, Instrumentation, Maintenance - Electrical, Maintenance Services, Manufacturing Operations, Metrology, Operational Support, Performance Analysis, Performance Reviews, Preventative Maintenance, Production Support, Regulations, Regulatory Compliance, Reliability Engineering, Root Cause Analysis, Safety/Work Safety, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Support Documentation, Trend Analysis
LOCATION
Redwood City, CA
POSTED
12 days ago
Pay: $34.49-43.11/Hour

Duration:6 months (High possibility to convert should candidate do well in the role)

Location: Redwood City, CA

Working Hours: 8am-4pm or 9am-5 pm

Overview:
  • As a Calibration / Metrology & Facilities Technician, you will be responsible for ensuring that all facility instrumentation, measurement, and control systems meet precise calibration and compliance standards.
  • Champion standardized, Lean-based methods while supporting production, quality, and compliance activities across the site. This is a vital position to the safe, reliable, and compliant operation of pharmaceutical manufacturing. This is an onsite position.
 
Typical Accountabilities
  • The Calibration Technician Performs calibrations following approved requirements.
  • Ensures that measurement systems meet accuracy and precision requirements and maintains calibration methodologies, systems, and practices.
  • Identifies magnitude of error sources contributing to uncertainty of results to determine reliability of measurement process in quantitative terms.
  • Redesigns or adjusts measurement capability to minimize errors.
 
Responsibilities:
  • Perform calibrations of process instrumentation (such as loops, controllers, recorders, transmitters, balances, and related devices) following approved procedures.
  • Ensure measurement systems meet required accuracy, precision, and compliance with all applicable GMP/cGMP or regulatory standards.
  • Maintain calibration methodologies, documentation, and schedule; plan and execute monthly calibration activities in conjunction with area owners.
  • Conduct troubleshooting, repair, and operational support for facility and production instrumentation or equipment, addressing both electrical/electronic and pneumatic systems.
  • Identify, install, test, and validate new or replacement instrumentation.
  • Redesign or adjust processes to minimize errors and improve measurement reliability; analyze calibration trends for continuous improvement.
  • Lead, support, and document root cause investigations (including writing or assisting with deviation reports, CAPAs, and change controls).
  • Supervise or coordinate with outside contractors on related calibration projects or activities.
  • Write, follow, and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for calibration, maintenance, and use of instrumentation.
  • Support life cycle management for all test instruments, including calibration, performance assessments, and upgrades.
  • Perform preventative maintenance on a range of process equipment (e.g. heat sealers, mixers, conductivity meters) as needed.
  • Uphold all safety, health, and environmental policies and procedures.
 
Qualifications:
  • Associate’s degree with a minimum of 3 years’ professional experience in metrology, or 4 years’ direct metrology/calibration experience in lieu of degree.
  • Thorough familiarity with the analysis, maintenance, and repair of electrical/electronic control systems; working knowledge of pneumatic systems.
  • Understanding of basic control system design and fundamental programming.
  • Demonstrated experience troubleshooting, installing, and repairing facility instrumentation and electronic systems.
  • Experience with calibration in a regulated industry (pharmaceutical, nuclear, aviation, or similar).

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About the Company

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The Fountain Group LLC

The Fountain Group provides Contingent Labor, Statement-of-Work, and Contingent-to-Permanent resources to clients with an internal/external Contingent Labor Managed Service Program or Clients without a program. The Fountain Group is committed to the belief that we all share in the responsibility to conduct our businesses in a socially and environmentally responsible manner. We base this on the premise that a company is much more than the products it offers. The effect a company has on the environment, the people and the communities it serves reflects the company’s dedication to being not only a good business, but to being a good corporate citizen. The Fountain Group believes the key to servicing a client is to identify the client demand precisely. Therefore, The Fountain Group focused its efforts on building and developing a process, which can identify an exact match for our client’s needs. Our process utilizes modern technology combined with 30+ years of Talent Acquisition experience to deliver Precision resources. Financial strength is prominent among The Fountain Group’s corporate values. The future of our business will be built on the innovation, compassion, outstanding services and technology, but a solid financial foundation is required to carry us forward to meet our business goal and support our long term vision.

COMPANY SIZE
500 to 999 employees
INDUSTRY
Staffing/Employment Agencies
WEBSITE
https://www.thefountaingroup.com/