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Senior Calibration Technician

Maidstone
7 months ago
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We are currently looking for a Senior Calibration Technician (Instrumentation and Process Controls) Engineer to join a Global Biopharmaceutical manufacturing company based in the Kent area. As the Senior Calibration Technician (Instrumentation and Process Controls) Engineer, you will be the Technical Lead in the Maintenance Team and responsible for ensuring the optimal performance of various instruments and equipment that measure heat, light, voltage, amperage, weight, vacuum, and magnetic resistance.
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Your duties as the Senior Calibration Technician will be varied however the key duties and responsibilities are as follows:

  1. Ensure Calibration and Maintenance Standards are maintained and optimized. Working on various types of sensors, including pressure, temperature, flow, mass, humidity and PH metres.
  2. Serve as the technical lead within the maintenance team for process control issues generated from PLC, SCADA, and HMI systems.
  3. You will analyse results and may develop test specifications and electrical schematics. You will carry out reliability and performance tests on equipment and make adjustments required.
  4. Develop controls and good practices for PLC, SCADA, and HMI to ensure recovery in the event of failure.
    ROLE REQUIREMENTS:
    To be successful in your application to this exciting role as the Senior Calibration Technician, we are looking to identify the following on your profile and past history:
  5. You will be suitably qualified with a City & Guilds, Apprenticeship or similar in an engineering discipline such as Controls & Instrumentation
  6. Proven calibration experience working in a highly regulated manufacturing environment, such as Pharmaceutical, Food, Beverage or Chemical. Ideally to GMP standards.
  7. A working knowledge and practical experience with PLC, SCADA, and HMI systems. Ideally Allen Bradley or Siemens

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