Calibration Officer

Job Title: Calibration Officer

Salary: Negotiable dependent upon experience plus excellent benefits

Location: Manchester, very accessible with excellent links to the M60, M62, M56

Specialist recruiter Martin Anthony is working with a highly successful client based in Manchester that is looking for a Calibration Officer to be responsible for the Calibration of a wide range of laboratory equipment and instrumentation, in accordance with ISO17025.

The company are a well-established market leader, with a proud heritage and reputation for excellence.

Calibration Officer Duties:

• Timely and accurate calibration of laboratory equipment, in accordance with ISO17025.
• Cooperating with laboratory staff on calibrations where appropriate.
• Maintenance of the calibration records on the internal site equipment database.
• Contribution to the development of a new Group equipment database.
• Calibration, control and allocation of reference standard equipment.
• Compiling, signing, organising and reviewing of calibration certificates, both internal and external.
• Organising, shipping and quote reviewing of all external calibrations.
• Calculation of uncertainty budgets for calibration procedures.
• Involvement in the review and development of calibration procedures for existing and new equipment.
• Providing calibration support to the laboratory managers/staff especially for the commissioning and validation of new equipment and processes.
• Additional duties as required.

The Calibration Officer candidate will have:

• Good understanding of Calibration ideally with significant practical experience.
• Knowledge of Uncertainty of Measurement and Decision Rules would be advantageous but not essential, full training internally will be given, and external training courses also on offer.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Critical and analytical thinking, combined with excellent attention to detail.
• Degree educated or qualified through experience.
• Proactive and self-motivated.
• Planning and organisation skills with the ability to schedule and co-ordinate activities.
• Time management skills with ability to work under pressure to tight timescales and deadlines.
• Previous experience working with technical standards.
• Have experience of working in an ISO 17025 environment, preferably in technical role. Ability to practically apply these requirements to a laboratory setting.
• The successful candidate will need to be prepared to adopt a hands-on approach and ensure that work is progressed quickly whilst maintaining the highest levels of quality for a safety critical industry.

The company prides itself in fostering an inspiring environment that rewards performance. As part of the team, you'll enjoy a great working culture and culture and excellent benefits.

To apply, please send your CV to Martin Anthony Recruitment or call the team here for more details. Please note - if you haven t received feedback within 2 weeks of your application you have not been successful on this occasion.