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Advanced Technology Services
Calibration Technician II
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What they do
A Calibration Technician is responsible for the routine inspection, testing, maintenance and repair of instruments and manufacturing equipment. The purpose of the calibration technician role is to ensure the accuracy of the measurements taken using this equipment.
$59,776 / year median in Illinois
+4% projected growth
Job Description
Founded in 1985, ATS is a company with a presence in the United States, Mexico and the United Kingdom. We are professionals in Industrial Maintenance and we make factories run better. Fundada en 1985, ATS es una empresa con presencia en los Estados Unidos, México y el Reino Unido. Somos profesionales en mantenimiento industrial y hacemos que las fábricas funcionen mejor.
Principal Duties/Responsibilities:
- Travels to customer site for calibration, repair, and technical support when necessary.
- Reads quality control manual and testing specifications to obtain data to test or calibrate specific devices.
- Selects and installs accessories, such as adapters, indicating gauges, or holding devices on test or calibration fixture, and connects instrument or device to fixture, according to specifications, using hand tools.
- Sets controls to regulate factors, such as current flow, timing cycle, pressure, temperature, or vacuum, according to specifications, and activates test or calibration equipment.
- Observes readings on meters and gauges, and other displays and performance of device or instrument to identify functional defects and determine calibration requirements.
- Adjusts calibration mechanisms to obtain specified operational performance of device or instrument, using hand tools and precision measuring and calibrating instruments and equipment.
- Applies sealing compound on calibration mechanism to prevent readjustment of settings and loss of calibration.
- Rejects malfunctioning devices and routes devices to specified department for rework or salvaging of parts.
- Prepares calibration certificates and data reports.
- Processes required service report paperwork.
- Interacts with other departments and personnel to resolve any related issues.
- Assists in creation of calibration procedures as necessary.
- Evaluates calibration/repair jobs.
- Assists in developing new product capabilities and standards.
- Performs necessary database maintenance.
- May disassemble instrument or device to determine cause of defective operation and notify supervisory personnel of findings.
- Participates in Service/Quality Initiative; continually improves processes; quantitatively monitors processes.
Competencies:
Essential KSAs:
- Associates degree from a junior college or technical school; and four years related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; write routine reports and correspondence.
Desirable KSAs:
- Must be a team player
- Organized
- Self-motivated and able to prioritize
Competencies:
- Communications
- Customer Focus