Maintenance Technician - Calibration (Yacht Life Sciences)

About the Company

At Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, they are working to create a world without disease. Transforming lives by finding new and better ways to prevent, intercept, treat and cure diseases inspires us. They bring together the best minds and pursue the most promising science. 

Why YACHT Life Sciences?

Because of challenging positions at leading companies, a large network and development opportunities! These are the advantages of working via YACHT. With us, you will get all the space to grow further. Together we will look for assignments that suit your ambitions and help you to realize your goals. Through coaching, for example, but also by inviting you to interesting courses, knowledge sessions and inspiring meetings.

Through us, you will get access to a network of professionals and companies that are happy to share their knowledge and opportunities with you.

Job Description

We have a vacancy for a Maintenance Technician - Calibration to work at Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine in Leiden (the Netherlands). 

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Maintains and improves status of equipment and components key to the manufacture and measurement of medical and other devices. Performs calibration duties and provides support to manufacturing and lab facilities.

• Performs scheduled routine and non-scheduled calibrations on production and facilities equipment.
• Initialize and deal with OOS situations. QA will be informed through a Calibration Alert.
• Document and review the work performed in accordance with the procedures of the Company and applicable regulations.
• Suggests improvements to existing standard operating procedures for calibration methods and systems.
• Develops increased knowledge of the manufacturing process and equipment operation to help to identify calibration needs.
• Maintains the calibration status of all measuring and critical manufacturing equipment.

Besides that:

• Establishing calibration and test methods for new and existing equipment.
• Completes accurately all calibration test records.
• Raises issues and reports on calibration failures.
• Develops new standard operating procedures for calibration of new equipment.
• Revises standard operating procedures as required. Ensures that calibration records are updated and stored such that they are easily retrieved.
• Participate in projects, programs, committees and special activities that promote the company to establish its strategic goals.
• Attend trainings and education programs applicable and immediately notify their supervisor if there are tasks and / or responsibilities which have not been properly trained.
• Perform other tasks assigned by the supervisor as needed.

Job requirements

• Associate or Bachelor Degree in Industrial, Electrical, Instrumentation, Mechanical Electronics or related field.
• Strong technical skills (in pharmaceutical production equipment - preferably).
• Demonstrate skills of root cause analysis.
• Automation proficiency (depending on functional area)
• Good knowledge in compliance with Occupational Safety, Environment and Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP’s) (nice to have)
• Basic knowledge in aseptic techniques.
• Excellent computer proficiency e.g. MS Office, SAP
• Availability to work rotating shifts, overtime, on holidays, and weekends.
• Excellent Dutch language skills

Terms of employment

We offer a challenging position which allows you to work in a dynamic and international environment, ensuring diversity in your work and creating plenty of opportunities for personal development. 

This concerns a secondment contract for 1 year via Yacht, extension is anticipated. Full-time (40h) is strongly preferred, working 32 or 36 hours per week can be discussed. Mostly daytime shifts (on-call duties).

We will offer a competitive benefit package in line with your seniority and the seniority of the position. Salary up to 5100 Euro gross per 4-week period.