Calibration Technician
TR/079028
Posted: 08/09/2025
- Competitive Salary
- Ireland, County Louth, Dundalk
- Contract
Orion Group Life Sciences are currently recruiting a Calibration Technician on behalf of our Multinational Biopharmaceutical Client based in Dundalk on an initial 6-Month contract with potential to extend.
Role Functions:
Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.
Role Functions:
- Perform scheduled and unscheduled calibrations and verifications of process, lab and facility equipment
- Conduct field and bench calibrations; update calibration records
- Investigate out-of-tolerance events, support root-cause analysis and corrective actions
- Maintain traceability to national/international standards and manage reference standards; coordinate third-party calibrations
- Support installation, commissioning and validation of new instruments and process equipment
- Liaise with QA, Production and Maintenance to schedule calibrations with minimal downtime
- Maintain calibration tools, spares and controlled documentation; propose improvements to procedures and workflows
- Practical experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device or other regulated manufacturing environments preferred
- Experience performing field and bench calibrations on process, laboratory and facility instruments
- Experience using calibration management systems/CMMS
- Solid understanding of calibration principles, measurement uncertainty and traceability to national/international standards (e.g., NIST or equivalent)
- Familiarity with GMP/cGMP requirements, ISO 17025 concepts and controlled documentation practices
- Working knowledge of process and laboratory instrumentation: pressure, temperature, flow, level, pH/DO probes, balances, multimeters, HVAC/environmental sensors, data loggers, sterilization indicators
- Basic awareness of instrument commissioning, validation/qualification activities and root cause analysis for out of tolerance events
- Strong practical calibration skills (field and bench) and accurate record keeping
- Competency with CMMS/calibration software and MS Office (Excel, Word)
- Good troubleshooting and analytical problem solving abilities
- Attention to detail and high standards for data integrity and documentation
- Effective communication and teamwork; ability to liaise with QA, Production and Maintenance
- Organisational skills and ability to prioritise tasks in a dynamic manufacturing environment
- Qualification: Level 6/7 apprenticeship, Higher Certificate, National Diploma or equivalent in Instrumentation, Mechatronics, Engineering or related field (or equivalent experience)
- Experience: 7+ years in calibration/instrumentation/metrology; pharmaceutical/biotech experience preferred
- Skills: calibration principles, uncertainty and traceability; hands-on with process and lab instruments; familiarity with GMP/ISO 17025 concepts; competency with CMMS/calibration software and MS Office
Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.
Beatriz Olmedo
Lead Recruitment Consultant
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