Calibration Technician

The name Sotera Health was inspired by Soteria, the Greek goddess of safety, and reflects the Company’s unwavering commitment to its mission, Safeguarding Global Health®.

Sotera Health Company is a leading global provider of mission-critical sterilization and lab testing and advisory services for the healthcare industry. With a combined tenure across our businesses of nearly 200 years and our industry recognized scientific and technological expertise, we help to ensure the safety of millions of patients and healthcare practitioners around the world every year.

Across our 64 facilities worldwide, we have over 3,000 employees who are dedicated to safety and quality. We are a trusted partner to more than 5,800 customers in over 50 countries, including more than 40 of the top 50 medical device companies and 9 of the top 10 pharmaceutical companies.

Job Summary:
The Calibration Technician I is to provide technical expertise in all aspects of laboratory equipment, facilities, buildings, and supporting systems. The technician is responsible for following all regulatory requirements, maintenance/calibration procedures, common safe mechanical guidelines and good housekeeping practices while performing their duties. The technician will give technical advice, recommendations, and support to other departments.

Essential Duties:
• Maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and calibrate all laboratory equipment.
• Assist in the evaluation and recommendation of new equipment.
• Assist in equipment and procedure validations.
• Understand calibration and maintenance requirements and write procedures as needed.
• Promptly file all calibration paperwork and ensure LMS is updated.
• Complete assigned monthly calibrations, on time.
• Monitor and respond to the Environmental Monitoring System (EMS).
• Program and install monitoring probes for EMS.
• Record OOR’s as required.
• Perform mapping of chambers.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
Regulatory Compliance
• Know and follow applicable regulatory requirements (GMP, GLP, ISO, etc.).
• Know and follow company policies and procedures.
• Complete required training on time.
Professionalism
• Attend work regularly and reliably.
• Adhere to all policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Competencies of this position
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Computer experience, Microsoft Office suites, EMS, etc.
• Impeccable filing and recordkeeping skills.
• Ability to write easy-to-follow instructions.
• Must be self-motivated.
• Work and communicate with management and audit teams in a professional manner.

Work Environment:
• This job operates in a professional office and laboratory environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, keyboards, computer mouse, telephones, photocopiers, projectors, and file cabinets.
• Typically works in an office environment but may occasionally be required to perform job duties outside of the typical office setting.
• May occasionally walk on slippery or uneven surfaces. Will climb ladders and work off elevated surfaces on an occasional basis during each shift.

Travel requirements:
Occasional travel during the business day. Some out-of-the-area and overnight travel may be expected.

Physical requirements:
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds on a regular basis and assist in moving heavy equipment, etc.
• More than 75% of time spent walking, lifting, or working on equipment.
• The remaining time spent at a desk.

Education and experience requirements:
• A.S. OR High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Two (2) years calibration experience

Sotera Health goes to market through its three best-in-class businesses – Sterigenics®, Nordion® and Nelson Labs®. Sterigenics is a leading global provider of outsourced terminal sterilization and irradiation services for the medical device, pharmaceutical, food safety and advanced applications markets. Nordion is the leading global provider of Co-60 and gamma irradiators, which are key components to the gamma sterilization process. Nelson Labs is a global leader in outsourced microbiological and analytical chemistry testing and advisory services for the medical device and pharmaceutical industries.