Technical Specialist - Calibration & Design

Technical Specialist-Calibration & Design – Cortland, New York

Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety solutions to many of the world’s top-recognized brands and companies, is actively seeking a Technical Specialist to join our Calibration & Designteam in Cortland, New York. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow a versatile career in Performing/facilitating Calibration, Design, & Quality for our customers.

Intertek’s Electrical business line applies more than 100 years of product testing expertise to quickly and efficiently help clients meet safety, performance, environmental and quality requirements for every market. Spanning a wide range of industries such as Medical, Lighting, Renewable Energy, HVACR, Appliances & Electronics, Hazardous Locations, Industrial Equipment, Life Safety & Security, IT & Telecom Equipment, Intertek’s global network of laboratories employ world-class experts in their fields who deliver quality, accurate testing and certification that continually exceeds our clients’ expectations and helps to clear a path for their product’s success. Intertek is continually innovating and evolving to reduce risk for consumers, brands and organizations in every sector and industry around the world. We go beyond Testing, Inspection and Certification of products: we are a Total Quality Assurance Provider to industries worldwide. Our Purpose: Bringing quality, safety, and sustainability to life.

What are we looking for?

The Technical Specialistis responsible for performing calibration and support in the Design group. Calibration extends to internal & external needs on equipmentto the provisions of ISO 17025, A2LA, and other mandatory accredited certification bodies required. Writing reports, reviewing data and calibration certificates, communication with external calibration services and managing internal & external databases.

Salary & Benefits Information

The base wage or salary range for this position is $60,000 - $75,000. Individual compensation packages are based on a variety of factors unique to each candidate including skill set, experience, qualifications, and other job-related reasons.

In addition to competitive compensation packages, when working with Intertek you can expect benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, 401(k) with company match, generous vacation / sick time (PTO), tuition reimbursement and more.

What you’ll do:

• Perform calibration, diagnostic and preventative maintenance on instrumentation and/or equipment.
• Coordinate the repair of instrumentation and calibration of equipment with 3rd Party Vendors.
• Ensure timely turn-around time on all instrumentation and equipment calibration services.
• Conduct equipment review following the return of calibrated equipment.
• Maintain accurate calibration records.
• Maintain instrumentation and/or equipment list(s).
• Ensure that preventative maintenance of equipment is performed in a timely and effective manner.
• Review all calibration documentation for completeness and accuracy.
• Create or maintain Calibration Certificates.
• Perform or assist in performing suspect equipment investigations.
• May Assist with writing and/or updating procedures to ensure efficiency, standardization, and accuracy.
• Assist & Support the Design Services Engineers in any capacity that is needed.
• Perform other work as required.

This position outline is a general guideline and does not represent all encompassing details. The position assumes that the incumbent has both the mental and physical requirements to carry out the above defined duties.

Minimum Requirements & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in the sciences, or the equivalent in terms of education, experience and/or training;
• No experience required - recent college grads considered
• Valid unrestricted driver’s license and reliable driving record
• Microsoft Office expertise
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent organization and time management skills
• Excellent customer service skills
• Must be self-motivated and able to work independently in a fast-paced, multi-tasking environment
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to make technical decisions and engineering judgments independently within established parameters
• Ability to travel as business needs dictate (up to 25%)

Preferred Requirements & Qualifications:

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