Temperature Lab Calibration Tech

Essco Calibration Laboratory, New England’s largest and most diverse calibration and single source laboratory, provides calibration services and solutions to thousands of prominent high-tech businesses worldwide. Our mission is to ensure customer satisfaction by maintaining an environment dedicated to quality, capability and timeliness. Essco is a growing company with an opportunity to advance your career working in a strong team environment.

We have an opening for a full-time Temperature Calibration Technician in our Chelmsford, MA laboratory for the Calibration Lab.  The successful candidate will be self-motivated, organized and collaborative. If you have a technical high school education or experience as a general-purpose electrical test tech using test equipment such as thermometers, ovens and temperature related equipment, we will train you to become a professional calibration technician. 

Essco is a growing company with an opportunity to advance your career working in a strong team environment.

This position offers a competitive salary, a comprehensive benefits package and excellent life work balance.

 Primary responsibilities:

• Calibrate a wide range of temperature devices that include: thermometers, data loggers, thermo-couple probes, RTD’s, PRT’s, Thermistors and IR.
• Calibrate a wide range of RH devices that include: probes, meters, loggers and sensor devices.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the creation of temperature coefficients, temperature simulation methods and the characteristics of various temperature sensors.
• Provide monthly checks on internal Essco temperature and RH standards.
• Understanding of primary temperature and humidity that includes fixed point calibrations.
• Ensure calibrations are performed in accordance with written procedures and/or approved industry standards.
• Ensure that all work is performed with our mission statement of: quality, capability and timeliness.
• Ensure compliance with the Essco Quality System.
• Complete each assigned job on time and ensure customer satisfaction.
• Document and evaluate the results of calibrations performed.
• Work with lab manager and team leaders to meet turn-around commitments.

Skills, Education, Experience:

• AS/BS degree (preferred).
• Three years’ experience as an on-bench technician (preferred).
• PMEL training or equivalent formal technical training (preferred)
• Familiar with the requirements of ISO17025, ISO 9001 and ANSI/NCSL Z-540
• Computer literate and ability to use enterprise lab management software, MS excel.
• Strong verbal communication and listening skills.
• Excellent math skills.

Physical Demands:

• Regularly required to sit and talk or hear.
• Required to walk, lift small objects up to 50lbs.
• Maintain a safety awareness to extreme temperature sources. 
• Use hands and fingers to handle or feel and to manipulate keys on a keyboard.
• Reach with arms and hands.
• Vision abilities require close vision, focusing eyes on a nearby object for prolonged periods of time.

Work Environment:

• Professional lab environment.
• Exposure to moving mechanical parts, pressurized cylinders, chemicals and high voltage power.
• Routinely use office equipment including computers, copiers, and phones.
• Noise level is usually quiet to moderate.