What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pumps & Media Technician position at SGS?
Company Description
SGS is the global leader and innovator in inspection, verification, testing and certification services. Founded in 1878, SGS is recognized as the global benchmark in quality and integrity. With over 97,000 employees in 130 countries and operating a network of more than 2,400 offices and laboratories, we provide services to almost every industry by assuring quality and safety of products and services.
Trusted all over the world, SGS is a market leader because we put 100% passion, pride and innovation into everything we do. We encourage new ideas. We welcome people who challenge the way we do things. And we will be 100% committed to helping you reach your full potential.
Job Description
Our East Syracuse, NY laboratory is looking for a Pumps & Media Technician to join their team! The Pumps & Media Technician will work on calibrating equipment, repairing equipment, shipping and receiving equipment, preps for clients, as well as other projects as assigned.
Job Functions:
- Calibrates pumps and equipment for daily preps.
- Performs quality control checks.
- Satisfies all daily prep requests including quality control (QC) of requests.
- Responsible for listening to client in order to have a full understanding of any conversation that takes place and then being able to document any conversations with client.
- Responsible for being 100% thorough when coming in contact with client whether it is verbally, or in writing.
- Provides total client responsiveness.
- Responsible for continually looking for ways to improve processes.
- Repairs equipment and performs quality control.
- Checks in returned equipment.
- Performs quality control on daily outgoing prep requests.
- Answers technical questions posed by clients and other employees.
- Attends data integrity training and signs off acknowledging understanding.
- Ensures cleanliness of work area.
- Responsible for the timely response to all e-mail, voicemail, verbal and written requests.
- Operates within the guiding principles of the company.
- Follows all guidelines for acceptable quality control, investigates quality control failures and rectifies problems and brings any discrepancies to their supervisor’s attention.
- Initiates corrective action requirement.
- Understands and always adheres to all aspects of the safety program.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Associate's degree and one year of general business experience or High School diploma and three years of general business experience
- Team player
- Well organized
- Mechanical aptitude
- Production orientation
- Computer capable
- Excellent time-management skills
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally
- Ability to sit, stand and/or walk for up to 4 hours at a time
- Ability to perform repetitive movements
- Requires ability to lift, carry, push or pull up to 30 pounds regularly and up to 50 pounds occasionally.
Additional Information
SGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristics protected by law.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.
This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts the company’s rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
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