Calibration & Maintenance Supervisor

Job Details:
Level: Experienced |

Job Location:

Corporate Office LSO West - Brea, CA 92821 | Salary Range: $80,000.00 - $90,000.00 Salary/year

Keep the Instruments Trusted and the Equipment Running

As the Calibration and Maintenance Supervisor, you will own two mission-critical programs and lead the team that executes them every day.

• Supervise, schedule, and develop a team of facility maintenance and calibration technicians across shifts.
• Coach technicians, provide ongoing performance feedback, and partner with HR on hiring, onboarding, and corrective action.
• Set team metrics — PM completion rate, calibration on‑time percentage, equipment downtime, and response time — and drive continuous improvement against each target.

• Own the full calibration program: master schedule, calibration intervals, NIST‑traceable reference standards, and out‑of‑tolerance (OOT) investigations including impact and use assessments on affected product.
• Perform hands‑on calibration as needed and maintain all records in LSO's Electronic Quality Management System (Grand Ave.).
• Uphold ALCOA+ data integrity principles and Good Documentation Practices (GDP) across all calibration records.

• Own the preventive maintenance program: PM schedules, work orders, and equipment reliability for facility and production equipment.
• Troubleshoot and repair equipment to minimize unplanned downtime.
• Manage spare‑parts inventory and outside service providers and calibration labs; provide input to the maintenance budget, service contracts, and capital equipment requests.

• Oversee IQ and OQ protocols; support equipment commissioning, PQ, and process validation activities.
• Monitor and document controlled environment parameters — temperature, humidity, pressure differential, and particle counts — for cleanroom and controlled areas.
• Represent the maintenance and calibration function during FDA inspections, ISO 13485 audits, and customer or notified‑body audits.
• Support nonconformance, CAPA, and change‑control processes; develop and maintain SOPs for this business unit.

• Champion a safe work environment for the team, owning adherence to lockout/tagout, OSHA and Cal/OSHA requirements, and LSO EHS procedures.
• Ensure all team members wear appropriate PPE for each task and work area.

• 5 to 7 years of calibration, metrology, and/or preventive maintenance experience — preferably in an FDA‑regulated medical device, pharmaceutical, or other regulated manufacturing environment.
• At least 2 to 3 years in a lead or supervisory capacity, directing the work of other technicians.
• Working knowledge of FDA QMSR (21 CFR Part 820) and ISO 13485:2016.
• Metrology fundamentals: NIST traceability, calibration intervals, measurement uncertainty, gauge R&R/MSA, and ANSI/NCSL Z540.
• Proficiency reading mechanical and electrical drawings, schematics, and equipment manuals; hands‑on skill with calibration instruments (gage blocks, calipers, micrometers, multimeters, pressure gauges, thermocouples/RTDs, torque testers).
• Familiarity with calibration management software or CMMS; computer literacy including ERP (Deacom) and Microsoft Office.
• Hands‑on experience executing IQ/OQ and equipment qualification activities.
• High school diploma or GED required; associate degree or technical certificate in electronics, instrumentation, mechatronics, industrial maintenance, or related discipline preferred.
• ASQ CCT preferred; CQT, ISO/IEC 17025 awareness, and OSHA 10/30 are a plus.

• You take ownership of a program — not just tasks. When something is off, you find out why and fix the root cause.
• You lead with accountability, setting clear expectations for your team and modeling the standard yourself.
• You communicate with precision: your records are complete, your reports are clear, and you can speak to your function's performance in any meeting.
• You stay current with regulatory requirements and treat audit readiness as a baseline, not a sprint.

• Work where your precision…