Technical laboratory assistant

Periodic calibration of the instruments is essential in order to guarantee the quality for future measurements, which is why the role of this technician is so important in a laboratory, where precision is fundamental. If significant deviations in the technical specifications are detected during the calibration process, the equipment or instrument in question must be repaired. This is the work of instrument calibration technicians. Professional calibration is necessary for obtaining and keeping certain certificates. The instrument calibration technicians ensure the reliability of the readings of the equipment and instruments, in other words, they ensure that correct measurements are given, without deviations. To do this, they obtain a measurement and compare this value with a well-known reference standard.

• Calibrate instruments and manage the system to obtain and keep quality certificates updated and ensure the reliability of the analyses.
• Carry out calibrations that are planned, requested, new and urgent to the laboratory team and process team.
• Complete the documentation necessary for the calibration processes and generate the relevant documentation in order to file and index it in accordance with international standards.
• Be responsible for the reports on calibration and deviations.
• Repair and control the equipment and install small electrical instruments that measure the circuits, pressure, flow level, temperature, etc.
• Organise and keep the calibration documentation updated.
• Manage the preventive and corrective calibration plans for the equipment.

Regulated training and graduates

• Professional Training Course(s) in the field of Chemical Professional Families - Advanced Level: Pharmaceutical, biotechnological and Related Product Production
• Professional Training Course(s) in the field of Chemical Professional Families - Advanced Level: Laboratory for analysis and quality control
• Professional Training Course(s) in the field of Chemical Professional Families - Advanced Level: Chemical industry
• Professional Training Course(s) in the field of Health - Advanced level: Clinical and biomedical laboratory, professional profile in research

Complementary training

Instrument and equipment suppliers organise courses on how to use and calibrate the instruments.
Often the contracting companies and entities themselves provide the specific training for the staff.

Other specific skills

Analytical thought: Level 2

Concern for order and quality: Level 2

Learning and use of knowledge: Level 1

Orientation within reach: Level 2

Planning and organisation: Level 1

Initiative: Level 2

Logistics

The planning, organisation, control and carrying out of logistics and administrative tasks are the focus of people who work in the field of logistics. Activities in the field of logistics include the organisation and planning of supply, storage, production and distribution systems, taking inventories, controlling stock and estimating production, as well as the organisation and/or carrying out of the administrative tasks necessary for the implementation of these activities. Knowledge of organisation, control and management techniques is essential for carrying out these activities.

Mechanical handling

People related to the field of mechanical handling are interested in the assembly, maintenance, repair and use of machines, tools and installations. Some good examples of professional activities in the field of mechanical handling are adjusting and configuring machines, reviewing technical equipment to detect incidents in their operation, handling machinery in production processes and driving specialised vehicles.

Quality Control Technician

Pharmaceutical Production Technician

Laboratory maintenance technician

Process controller

Specialist industrial waste management technician

• Work hours

  The working day can be part- or full-time, intensive, split, or in shifts.

• Salary

  The gross remuneration varies, on average, between 15,000 and 30,000 euros a year, depending on the experience of each candidate.

• Professional category

  Technician