Metrology Technician II

The role

The Metrology Technician II performs calibration and controls maintenance for GMP manufacturing, laboratory, and utility equipment. This role includes troubleshooting control systems and managing documentation in accordance with internal SOPs and OEM recommendations.

What you will do

• Perform initial new equipment calibrations
• Perform planned calibrations and corrective work on instrumentation
• Interface with Manufacturing, Quality Control, Process Development, and Facilities departments
• Communicate instrument Out of Tolerance (OOT) to equipment owners and management
• Initiate deviations for OOT events in the Quality Management System
• Act as SME in investigations as needed
• Support periodic review of instrument OOTs
• Develop and maintain troubleshooting narratives for control systems
• Upload calibration documentation into the Blue Mountain Regulatory Asset Manager (BMRAM)
• Identify critical spare instrumentation and controls components

Required qualifications

• 3+ years of related experience in calibration and controls
• Experience maintaining, testing, repairing, and calibrating a wide range of complex equipment
• Effective troubleshooting resolution and communication skills
• Ability to troubleshoot problems within complex instrumentation and control systems
• Experience with the selection of calibration standards and calibration software programs
• Experience with CMMS related systems and management of documentation
• Proficiency in calibrating temperature, pressure, flow, and level transmitters
• Ability to troubleshoot, maintain, and repair control systems such as PLCs, SCADA, and DCS
• Ability to provide troubleshooting and after-hours support as needed
• Standing, walking, bending, ladder climbing
• Lift/push/pull up to 50 lbs. regularly
• Work in hot/cold/noisy/humid environments

Nice to have

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, electronics, or a related field
• Experience working in a cGMP environment, or other highly regulated environment
• Experience in documentation management within a structured Quality System (ISO, FDA)

Benefits

• Health, dental and vision insurance start your first day with 90% of premiums covered for you and your family
• Competitive paid time off plan
• 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave
• Annual bonus opportunities
• 401(k) with company match
• Special employee discounts including childcare and dependent care savings
• Onsite fitness facility at The Hearth
• Mental health counseling and financial planning services through Employee Assistance Program
• Employer-paid short and long-term disability coverage
• Fully stocked kitchen with free snacks and beverages
• Ongoing professional development resources, training, and mentorship programs

About the company

Forge Biologics aims to enable access to life-changing gene therapies. The team works out of The Hearth, a 200,000-square-foot cGMP facility in Columbus, Ohio.