Mgr, Calibrations
Apply NowCompany: Merck & Co, Inc
Location: Durham, NC 27713
Description:
Job Description
The Site Calibration Manager is a member of the Engineering, Maintenance and Site Services (EMSS) team providing oversight to calibration employees and the calibration program at the Durham Site. This includes Energy Center, Vaccines Manufacturing and Bulk Facilities, Quality Labs, and Maintenance and Material Storage Facility (MMSF). At times, support may extend to the Durham-Teknika site when requested. This position will focus on managing calibration technicians, ProCal System Oversight and assisting with successful execution of calibration activities.
General Profile:
Employee Development | People Management
Process Execution | Continuous Improvement
Communication
Quality & Safety Compliance
The successful candidate must have strong problem-solving skills and a hands-on approach to problem solving. The successful candidate should be able to examine an issue from diverse perspectives (safety, compliance, automation, equipment, process, and people) in order to best understand and identify root cause.
This position is a 1st shift position with the potential for infrequent off shift work as needed to support business results. This position is expected to work as an independent member of an integrated team focused on achieving the team's objectives, vision, and goals.
Education Requirement:
Required Experience and Skills:
Preferred Experience and Skills:
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Current Employees apply HERE
Current Contingent Workers apply HERE
US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:
Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please click here if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process.
As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, we provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. As a federal contractor, we comply with all affirmative action requirements for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For more information about personal rights under the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment laws, visit:
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We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing together, talented, and committed people with diverse experiences, perspectives, skills and backgrounds. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when people with diverse ideas, broad experiences, backgrounds, and skills come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another's thinking and approach problems collectively.
Learn more about your rights, including under California, Colorado and other US State Acts
U.S. Hybrid Work Model
Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, Monday - Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence.This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as "remote".
San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance
Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.
Employee Status:
Regular
Relocation:
Domestic
VISA Sponsorship:
No
Travel Requirements:
10%
Flexible Work Arrangements:
Not Applicable
Shift:
1st - Day
Valid Driving License:
Yes
Hazardous Material(s):
N/A
Job Posting End Date:
05/5/2025
*A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.
The Site Calibration Manager is a member of the Engineering, Maintenance and Site Services (EMSS) team providing oversight to calibration employees and the calibration program at the Durham Site. This includes Energy Center, Vaccines Manufacturing and Bulk Facilities, Quality Labs, and Maintenance and Material Storage Facility (MMSF). At times, support may extend to the Durham-Teknika site when requested. This position will focus on managing calibration technicians, ProCal System Oversight and assisting with successful execution of calibration activities.
General Profile:
Employee Development | People Management
- People manager role with a moderate number of calibration technicians (15-20) directly reporting
- Hire, develop, motivate, and manage a team to ensure reliable manufacturing maintenance activities execution
- Assign yearly performance objectives for the team in alignment with department and site goals
- Provide regular feedback and coaching to employees on work performance
- Provide leadership to the team as needed based on the team's capabilities and maturity
- Ensure on time approval of payroll activities using site approved software like ADP
- Acts as trainer for ProCal CCMS for incoming technicians and facilitates training opportunities for calibration activities.
Process Execution | Continuous Improvement
- Contributes to the performance and results of the area departments as well as the site.
- Adapts departmental plans and priorities to address resource and operational challenges.
- Decisions are guided by policies, procedures and business plan; receives limited guidance from manager.
- Project management - manages area project priorities, schedule & execution for routine and non-routine work
Communication
- Actively lead Tier 1 Process (team daily huddle) and participate in Tier 2 (Org daily huddle) as required
- Coordinates with area schedulers to build calibration schedule for the team to follow for site activities.
- Anticipates and interprets client and/or customer needs to identify solutions
- Supports departmental shutdown meetings. Attends site daily shutdown meetings ensuring department owned activities are tracked and completed.
- Determines daily calibration priorities and coordinates project/work with the area maintenance schedulers.
Quality & Safety Compliance
- Review/Finalize calibrations in CCMS system
- Accountable for calibration metrics associated with execution and instrument performance.
- Drive culture of compliance through actions, consistent quality-driven decision making, and coaching of the team (e.g. documentation, housekeeping, area 5S, etc.)
- Safety permit approval for calibration activities
- Identifies revisions to the calibration program to ensure that calibration activities are completed in accordance with established safety, GMP, and calibration procedures.
- Expand knowledge into other systems, capable of managing change in the pursuit of continuous improvement
- Supports investigations into instrument-related events and assists in identifying appropriate corrective actions (CAPAs).
The successful candidate must have strong problem-solving skills and a hands-on approach to problem solving. The successful candidate should be able to examine an issue from diverse perspectives (safety, compliance, automation, equipment, process, and people) in order to best understand and identify root cause.
This position is a 1st shift position with the potential for infrequent off shift work as needed to support business results. This position is expected to work as an independent member of an integrated team focused on achieving the team's objectives, vision, and goals.
Education Requirement:
- Master's Degree or higher in Engineering, Science or related field and 4 years of experience in a calibration and/or maintenance background
OR - Bachelor's Degree or higher in Engineering, Science or related field and 6 years of experience in a calibration and/or maintenance background
OR - Associate degree or higher in Engineering, Science or related field and 8 years of experience in a calibration and/or maintenance background
OR - H.S. Diploma, maintenance craft skill training with 10 years of experience in a calibration and/or maintenance background
Required Experience and Skills:
- Strong planning, scheduling, and time management skills
- People Management experience and able to support technicians across multiple shifts.
- Familiarity of regulatory requirements in accordance with GMP manufacturing operations
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Experience with GMP compliant calibration and maintenance databases
- CCMS/ERP experience related to calibration/plant maintenance and spare parts procurement systems
- effects analysis (FMEA), and/or Lean Six Sigma tools.
- Familiarity of "World Class" calibration practices is paramount
- Experience in problem solving and troubleshooting
Preferred Experience and Skills:
- ProCal or similar system experience related to calibration execution and instrument addition
- Mechanical functionality and reliability knowledge (asset management)
- Experience with formal problem-solving techniques, such as root cause analysis (RCA), failure mode
- Experience working in a clean room or GMP/regulated manufacturing environment
- Certified Maintenance Professional (CMRP, CRL, etc.)
#MSJR VETJOBS TechnicianDurham #EBRG
Current Employees apply HERE
Current Contingent Workers apply HERE
US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:
Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please click here if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process.
As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, we provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. As a federal contractor, we comply with all affirmative action requirements for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For more information about personal rights under the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment laws, visit:
EEOC Know Your Rights
EEOC GINA Supplement
We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing together, talented, and committed people with diverse experiences, perspectives, skills and backgrounds. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when people with diverse ideas, broad experiences, backgrounds, and skills come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another's thinking and approach problems collectively.
Learn more about your rights, including under California, Colorado and other US State Acts
U.S. Hybrid Work Model
Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, Monday - Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence.This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as "remote".
San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance
Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.
Employee Status:
Regular
Relocation:
Domestic
VISA Sponsorship:
No
Travel Requirements:
10%
Flexible Work Arrangements:
Not Applicable
Shift:
1st - Day
Valid Driving License:
Yes
Hazardous Material(s):
N/A
Job Posting End Date:
05/5/2025
*A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.