Quality Calibration Technician

The Calibration Technician’s major responsibility is to calibrate instruments and gages used in the inspection and measurement systems at Stryten Manufacturing and to track the calibration records of these instruments and gages. This will help to ensure that only calibrated gages and instruments are used.

About the work location:

Manchester is a city in Delaware County, Iowa, United States, located along the Highway 20 corridor between Dyersville and Independence. Delaware County is centrally located just 45 minutes from some of Iowa’s biggest hubs (Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, and Dubuque) – but you don’t need to go far to find excitement. Delaware Countyis home to several golf courses, parks, museums, retail shops, a movie theatre, festivals and fairs, water sport recreational areas, and evening entertainment.

Delaware County offers successful academics programs in three community school districts and a critical access hospital to provide healthcare close to home.

Stryten offers a strong benefit package that includes the following:

• Weekly pay
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Medical coverage through Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Dental coverage through Cigna
• Vision - free annual exams for enrolled employees
• Educational Assistance Program - get reimbursed for expenses related to college tuition, certifications, etc
• Paid Time Off
• Insurance Plans - Life, AD&D, LTD, STD and other optional benefits may be available

• Calibrate and repair plant gauges and instruments which are listed below, but not limited to:
  • Scales
  • Micrometers
  • Calipers
  • Moisture balance
  • Electrical lab circuits (testing equipment)
  • Pressure gauges
  • Temperature gauges
  • Timers
  • Voltmeters
• Repair gauges and order new ones as needed.
• Track Calibration records on computer system. Be familiar with Leading To Lean (L2L).
• Perform Gauge R & R Studies (MSA) and maintain the records.
• Writing, revising and maintaining calibration procedures and instructions.
• Preparing new equipment for the manufacturing floor.
• Updating calibration systems.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Work with and schedule outside vendors to come in and calibrate. Verify their work and update the calibration system accordingly.
• Report out weekly and monthly to staff (QA Supervisor and QA Manager the current status of the calibration status). Overdue reports, coming due in the next 2 weeks report, etc.
• Works with persons in the Quality Department, Plant Superintendents and Supervisors, and Production Operators to ensure the gages and instruments are calibrated. Other contacts include vendors, customers, and auditors.

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