TDA - ACP - Metrologist; Laboratory Technologist​/QA​/QC Lab Technician​/Calibration​/Measurement​/T

METROLOGIST ((Laboratory Technologist/QA/QC Lab Technician/Calibration/Measurement/Technician))

The Texas Department of Agriculture’s (TDA) Agriculture & Consumer Protection Division administers consumer protection programs which includes overseeing items like grocery store scales, egg quality, nursery products, licensing and training pesticide applicators, worker protection and registering pesticides for sale. TDA’s consumer protection efforts promote success, unity and prosperity for the people of Texas.

The Metrologist will perform advanced inspection work in the state metrology lab. You will work on planning, developing, and implementing measurement standards according to National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Office of Weights & Measure (OWM) requirements. You will serve as a state legal signatory, technical consultant and liaison with industry and government agencies. You may train others. You will test, calibrate, and certify standards within the calibration and measuring capabilities of the lab for other labs, industry and governmental jurisdictions.

You will work under minimal supervision with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

• Perform metrological calibrations on artifacts received within the calibration and measuring capabilities (scope) of the lab, in a manner that is metro logically traceable through NIST to the International System of Units (SI).
• Compile and generate official calibration certificates as an approved signatory according to the international standards requirements for reporting results in ISO/IEC 17025, Handbook 143 and NVLAP Handbook 150.
• Facilitate lab traceability, quality control, technical standards compliance and laboratory’s calibration program.
• Develop and maintain calibration spreadsheets, calibration control charts, and a variety of statistical computations to monitor quality performance.
• Contribute to the development and compilation of the annual NIST Recognition submission packet and to any required submission for accreditation approval.
• Contribute to the development and establishment of lab policy and procedures addressing the management system objectives, quality, purchasing, complaints, non-conforming work, improvements, corrective actions, root cause analyses, identification of training needs, and environmental conditions.
• Comply with requirements, laws, regulations, NIST handbook requirements, standard operating procedures, policies, and procedures for the state metrology laboratory.
• Assist with preparing and reviewing literature, statutes, rules, and international standards.
• Participate in training activities by participating in regional measurement assurance program training sessions, webinars, proficiency testing / inter-laboratory comparisons and other mandatory training required to retain metrologist signatory credential.
• Assist with the training of laboratory staff on metrology, quality, and technical topics.
• Contribute to the effective laboratory administrative operations, by recording lab meeting minutes, compiling, and generating technical reports, budget prioritization, and legislative information reports.
• Contribute to and participate in collaborative meetings, including laboratory staff meetings, regional measurement assurance meetings, and management review meetings.
• Receive and respond to telephone inquiries and provides consultation to external customers and agency staff regarding metrology, quality, and technical topics.
• Routinely conduct internal audits to determine trends and resolve technical problems; perform root cause analyses; and recommend corrective, preventative or improvement actions to lab manager.
• Conduct risk assessment audits to identify, analyze, evaluate, and treat risk primarily concerning safety, economic, ethical and measurement quality in the metrology lab.
• Ship and receive artifacts including loading and unloading of large trucks.
• Perform ground and building maintenance duties inside and outside the laboratory.
• Follow all TDA policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

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