Sekisui Diagnostics is in need of a Senior Calibration Technician (Instrument and Process controls) for its’ team in Maidstone, Kent.

You will bring your experience in leading and contributing to the calibration and maintenance of various instruments and equipment for the Kent facility. You are comfortable with authoring detailed documentation, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s), user guides, Calibration Schedules for operation and maintenance of manufacturing systems and utilities. You will serve as a technical lead within the maintenance team for any process control issues generated by Programmable Logic Control (PLC), Environmental Monitoring systems, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), and Human Machine Interface (HMI) systems.

To be successful you will have previous experience in a GMP environment, previous training in Alan Bradley and /or siemens PLC (Programmable Logic Controller), you must have the ability to work hands-on alone and also within a team environment and you must have the ability to work outside of normal hours and attend call outs on rotation, as available.

In addition, you will:
• Develop controls and good practices for PLC, SCADA, EMS and HMI to ensure recovery in the event of failure that are within the existing robust disaster control recovery process in place for all manufacturing systems across the site
• Maintain a good understanding of computer systems validation and knowledge of Good Automated Manufacturing Practices (GAMP) requirements in support of validation tasks
• Support on and off site validation activities for new equipment / processes
• Lead and/or support Capital projects relating to software controlled systems
• Work with Maintenance management to ensure appropriate Planned Maintenance practices are in place for PLC, SCADA, and HMI systems on site
• Complete calibration tasks as necessary to keep processes compliant
• Raise and complete asset forms and perform instrument criticality assessments
• Work with sites existing calibration and maintenance operating procedures
• Work with the Maintenance and Engineering team to enhance existing processes

You are a strong communicator with a proactive and organized approach to managing both a planned and unplanned workload. You are proficient on Microsoft Office (Word and Excel) and have previous experience of using CMMS to track and record works.

If this sounds like you, please apply for immediate consideration.

At Sekisui Diagnostics, we help improve patient outcomes by doing what we’ve always done – focusing on innovating and developing highly accurate diagnostics tests, reagents and systems. In recent years, social and consumer needs for medical care have been diversifying in line with dramatic transformations in the global medical environment. We will continue to embrace change and challenge new frontiers so that we can create unique, high-quality products and services that will leave our customers truly satisfied. With worldwide state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities and an international sales and distribution network, we are a solid partner for healthcare professionals, distributors, and manufacturers around the world. Our global capabilities allow us to meet the specific needs of our wide range of customers – and customize solutions at both a regional and product level.
Sekisui Diagnostics offers a competitive compensation and benefits package.

Equal Opportunities
As an equal opportunity employer, Sekisui Diagnostics is committed to a diverse workforce. Employment decisions will be made without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, genetic information or characteristic, gender identity and expression, veteran status, other non-job related characteristics or other prohibited grounds specified in applicable country and local laws. It is also Sekisui Diagnostics policy to comply with all applicable country and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.
Sekisui Diagnostics is pleased to consider all qualified applicants for open roles and encourages candidates to apply online. Only those candidates who are selected for further consideration or interviews will be contacted by a member of the company’s internal recruiting team.