Company Description
Make an impact with SGS! With more than 99,600 employees and 2,400 offices and laboratories around the world, SGS is a silent force working hard behind the scenes to deliver quality and integrity to businesses across nine industries. As the world’s leader in providing inspection, verification, testing and certification services, Forbes ranked SGS as one of the world’s top multinationals and the Dow Jones has recognized SGS for its sustainability processes.
At SGS, we believe in rewarding our employees for their hard work and commitment. As part of our team, you would be eligible for:
*Performance related bonus (discretionary and subject to eligibility criteria)
*Private medical cover (subject to eligibility criteria)
*Competitive pension scheme + Life Assurance
*Generous Annual Leave allowance (increasing with service) plus bank holidays.
*An additional day off for your birthday
*Discounted Gym Membership
*Retailer Discounts
*Access to electric vehicle leasing scheme (subject to eligibility criteria)
*Enhanced maternity/paternity and adoption pay.
*Length of Service Awards
*Christmas Vouchers
*Health & Wellbeing initiatives
Job Description
Job title: Calibration Technician
*Job Type: Permanent 
*Hours: 37.5
*Job Location: Middlesbrough
*Travel  Approximately  15%
*Salary £28k - £32k
Your New role
As a Calibration Technician, you will be responsible for calibrating, repairing and the issuing of certificates for instrumentation, meters and gauges at our Middlesbrough site in line with required standards (i.e. UKAS accreditation). You may be required to attend client sites  to perform calibration activities.
You will follow documented procedures and work within agreed timescales to meet client deadlines and offer an excellent service. This role requires you to liaise with customers, providing an efficient and accurate response to all communications in order to maintain high customer service levels.
Ideally you will have previous experience working in a UKAS laboratory 
Qualifications
You will need experience of practical work in engineering and an understanding of calibration techniques and engineering. 
You must have a full and valid driving license for use in the UK.
The minimum qualifications for this role are GCSE in Mathematics and English (grades A* to C) or equivalent.
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, colour, 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.
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