Technical and Craft Labor - Validation Technician

Job Description: The Validation Technician II will assist with the day-to-day operations of the production team, perform routine calibrations of complex laboratory and/or production equipment following Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's).

This position is a mid-level technician role. The candidate will work in a production validation environment to setup, validate, and modify portable X-ray based instruments. The instruments are used in a wide variety of industries to detect and report the composition of periodic table-based elements in various materials. The instruments are a mix of new production units and customer owned units that require validation. The candidate will be trained to work with high technology instruments, data acquisition systems, combined with standard industry software. This role is not a tool or measuring tool calibration position.

Minimum Responsibilities:
Work under general guidance to validate and test X-ray instruments manually and on robotic systems.
Connect instruments to network based data systems to modify instrument parameters.
Troubleshoot/resolve failing instruments to point of passing specifications.
Generate specifications and documentation used to pass instrument checkpoints.
Processing validation for multiple instruments at one time; the candidate must be able to multi-task.
Indicate errors on work instructions and suggest changes to written work instructions.
Proper preparation and handling of test samples.
Adhere to PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) policies.
Participate in daily team stand-up meetings, communicating daily challenges and/or ideas.
Participate in improvement events (such as Kaizen, 6S, Practical Process Improvement).
Maintain a safe working environment and follow established 6S procedures.
Train technicians.
Assist in the development/execution of equipment calibration activities.
Develop equipment calibration procedures, work instructions and templates.
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