Mobile Calibration Technician
KTA-Tator, Inc.
Pittsburgh, PA
Mobile Calibration Technician (On-Site/Field)
KTA-Tator, Inc.’s Instrument Sales & Service (ISS) team is seeking a Mobile Calibration Technician to provide professional on-site calibration and service support to customers across the Pittsburgh region using a company-provided service vehicle. This role combines technical expertise with customer-facing professionalism and includes both field-based and in-office responsibilities.
This new role includes both in-office and field-based work, supporting calibrations at our Pittsburgh headquarters (Findlay Township, near the PIT Airport), as well as independent daytime travel to customer sites for troubleshooting, calibration, documentation, and technical support. While the position is expected to involve primarily local day travel initially, there may be opportunities for expanded travel radius or occasional overnight travel in the future based on business needs.
Responsibilities:
- Operate independently from a company-provided service vehicle to provide on-site calibration, troubleshooting, and certification of customer equipment.
- Perform accurate calibrations, diagnostics, and minor repairs on a wide range of analog, digital, electronic, electro-mechanical, gas, and mechanical test and measurement equipment.
- Complete all work and documentation with a focus on quality, accuracy, and efficiency, in accordance with applicable quality requirements and traceability expectations (including ISO/IEC 17025 principles and NIST traceability).
- Build strong customer relationships while performing calibrations, addressing equipment concerns, providing technical guidance, and identifying additional service opportunities or support needs.
- Coordinate frequently with internal operations and lab teams while maintaining efficiency in route planning, customer scheduling, and daily time management.
- Maintain the service vehicle in clean, safe operating condition; ensure tools, standards, and inventory are organized, stocked, and accurate.
- Support internal operations including shipping/receiving, equipment processing, documentation updates, inventory tracking, and packaging/chain-of-custody practices.
- High School Diploma/GED equivalent
- Strong mechanical/electrical aptitude and proficiency with electronic measurement equipment
- Excellent communication skills and comfort interacting with customers on-site
- Valid driver’s license and clean driving record (motor vehicle check will be conducted)
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs. and work in varied environments (customer sites, shop/lab settings, and field conditions); ability to hear, speak, see close and in color with the ability to adjust focus; manual dexterity needed to handle various instruments and gauges; ability to travel regionally.
KTA is a casual, friendly workplace, where all employees are treated with dignity and respect. We are proud to be an 100% employee-owned company voted a 2024 Top Workplace in Pittsburgh! KTA is a company run with family-inspired values and ethics, where diverse perspectives, experiences, and capabilities are embraced and valued. The employees of KTA are dedicated to making each other, the company and our clients successful. We believe that serving our clients as we want to be served results in long lasting business relationships. We are committed to helping you take your career to a new and exciting level. At KTA, you’ll work, learn from, and become one of the best in the industry.
KTA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. KTA is a Standing Firm Company. Elzly Technology Corporation (Elzly) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of KTA-Tator, Inc. (KTA).
Links:
KTA's Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement
Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal
The Family and Medical Leave Act
Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision
Notice of E-Verify Participation
E-Verify Right to Work
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About the Company
KTA-Tator, Inc.
KTA-Tator, Inc., is a Consulting/Engineering firm founded in 1949 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Our main specialty is consulting and inspection in the protective coatings and construction industries.
Coatings, otherwise known as paint, are found in every aspect of our society today: on beverage cans, on automobiles, in houses and other buildings, on bridges, inside and outside of storage tanks, on pipes, on trains, and airplanes and much more.
KTA's specific expertise lies in our extensive knowledge of the many different kinds of paints/coatings which exist, their performance characteristics, what they're made of, and the best uses for each.
For 60 years, KTA has retained a staff of the coating industry's top professionals making it the largest and best trained professional staff of any independent coatings/corrosion consulting organization. The staff includes professional engineers, senior coatings and environmental consultants, certified protective coatings specialists, chemists, certified coatings inspectors, steel fabrication inspection services, certified industrial hygienists, and certified safety professionals. KTA currently has over 250 employees at its various locations. This diversification provides the breadth and depth of services to clients for all of their corrosion-related products and services.