Calibration & Maintenance Supervisor

• Compensation: USD 80,000 - USD 90,000 - yearly

() is in North Orange County in the city of Brea, California. Life Science Outsourcing, Inc (LSO) is a contract manufacturer of medical devices with in-built capabilities to offer clients full-service solutions through our six divisions. Clients rely on LSO to perform all activities required to introduce their products to market, from sourcing to drop shipping.

Keep the Instruments Trusted and the Equipment Running

At Life Science Outsourcing (LSO), precision is not a preference, it is a requirement. We manufacture life-changing medical devices for patients who depend on every measurement being right, every piece of equipment performing as qualified, and every controlled environment staying within spec. The Calibration and Maintenance Supervisor is the person who makes that happen.

If you are the kind of leader who takes personal ownership of a calibration program and holds a team of technicians to the same standard, who reads a PM schedule the way others read a priority list, and who can represent your function in front of an FDA investigator with confidence, this role was built for you.

We encourage you to submit a resume with salary requirements.

What You'll Do

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

Team Leadership and Development

• 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.

Calibration Program Ownership

• 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.

Preventive Maintenance and Equipment Reliability

• 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.

Qualification, Validation, and Regulatory Readiness

• 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.

Safety Leadership

• 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.

What You Bring

Skills and Experience

• 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, gage 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,…