Calibration Chemist- Metrology - Mississauga, Canada - SGS
Description
Company DescriptionWE ARE SGS - THE WORLD'S LEADING TESTING, INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION COMPANY. WE ARE RECOGNIZED AS THE GLOBAL BENCHMARK FOR QUALITY AND INTEGRITY.
OUR 89,000 EMPLOYEES OPERATE A NETWORK OF 2,600 OFFICES AND LABORATORIES, WORKING TOGETHER TO ENABLE A BETTER, SAFER AND MORE INTERCONNECTED WORLD.
Job Description:
To schedule, conduct and maintain calibration/qualification and preventative maintenance programs and execution of all laboratory equipment calibration and maintenance according to guidelines and procedures.
The incumbent must be capable of multi-tasking in order to provide support for laboratory hardware while working together as a team player with laboratory personnel and Department Heads on a regular basis.
- Ensure all equipment is calibrated, qualified according to SOPs
- Label equipment with the latest calibration/maintenance labels.
- Troubleshoot instrumentation issues.
- Technical knowledge of repairs for laboratory instruments
- Participate in new instrument requirement determination activities.
- Develop instrument qualification documents including but not limited to:
- IQ, OQ and PQ Protocols
- Execute qualification protocols.
- Maintain calibration and preventative maintenance schedule.
- Develop and formalize calibration procedures ensuring all laboratory instruments have calibration SOPs.
- Perform calibration testing in accordance with these procedures.
- Perform preventative maintenance on analytical instruments.
- Monitor maintenance status of individual instruments and coordinate with external service technicians as required.
- Participation in the Change Control Process
- Participate in training for the usage of laboratory instruments.
- Maintain calibration data in an organized format.
- Perform and execute testing as per methods, following the company SOPs and cGMP guidelines.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Microbiology or related biological science or equivalent in job experience.
- Minimum of one year of relevant pharmaceutical lab experience with emphasis on instrumental methods are a must for this position.
- Prior technical experience in a bio/chemistry related role would be preferred.
- Experience working in a regulated Laboratory environment or pharmaceutical company, but also with implementation and support experience with laboratory instrumentation.
- Prepare IQ, OQ and PQ Protocols and Reports
- Execute qualification protocols.
- Maintain calibration and preventative maintenance schedule.
- Develop and formalize calibration procedures ensuring all laboratory instruments have calibration SOPs.
- Change Control Process
- Participate in training for the usage of laboratory instruments.
- Perform calibration testing according to associated SOPs.
- Review calibration data
- Issue calibration certificates
- Perform preventative maintenance on analytical instruments.
- Coordinate with external service technicians.
- Maintain calibration data in an organized format.
- Perform all work in compliance with company SOPs, and regulatory and safety standards.
- Good understanding of the lab quality control processes
- Good understanding with GMP guidelines
- Investigate equipment repair requests, maintain equipment repair request database and
- Technical knowledge of basic repairs for laboratory instruments
- Maintain all department databases.
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