Job Title
Supervisor, Metrology
Location
Tampa, Florida
Join our Tampa manufacturing site and lead a GMP‑critical calibration and metrology program that directly supports safe, compliant, and high‑quality pharmaceutical production. This role offers the opportunity to influence system reliability, mentor technicians, and serve as the site’s SME for all calibration systems.
What you will get
- An agile career and dynamic working culture.
- An inclusive and ethical workplace.
- Compensation programs that recognize high performance.
- Medical, dental and vision insurance.
What you will do
- Lead the site’s calibration and metrology program, ensuring all GMP‑critical instruments across manufacturing, QC labs, packaging, utilities, and BMS/EMS are compliant and fully documented.
- Supervise and develop calibration technicians, setting priorities, assigning workload, and driving performance.
- Oversee calibration scheduling, execution, and documentation within the CCMS/CMMS while maintaining KPI dashboards and minimizing overdue events.
- Manage external vendors for calibration, maintenance, and analytical equipment services, ensuring proper documentation and GMP alignment.
- Provide technical oversight of calibration procedures, job plans, tolerances, and acceptance criteria for process and analytical instrumentation.
- Lead investigations and root cause analyses related to calibration deviations, OOT events, and CMMS issues, driving effective CAPAs.
- Support internal audits and regulatory inspections as the site Subject Matter Expert for calibration and metrology systems.
What we are looking for
- 10 years of experience managing calibration and metrology programs in a GMP pharmaceutical or regulated manufacturing environment.
- Strong working knowledge of instrumentation across manufacturing, packaging, utilities, environmental systems, and analytical labs (load cells, DP sensors, balances, HPLC, FTIR, etc.).
- Leadership experience with technicians or technical teams, including prioritization, delegation, and coaching.
- Proficiency with CMMS/CCMS systems, asset hierarchy management, calibration scheduling logic, and equipment lifecycle processes.
- Demonstrated ability to lead investigations, conduct root cause analysis (5 Whys, Fishbone, FMEA), and implement compliant CAPAs.
- Strong cross‑functional communication skills to collaborate with Quality, QC, Validation, Engineering, Operations, and EHS.
- Ability to write and maintain clear, compliant SOPs, job plans, and calibration documentation.
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or Related discipline required.
About Lonza
At Lonza, our people are our greatest strength. With 30+ sites across five continents, our globally connected teams work together every day to manufacture the medicines of tomorrow. Our core values of Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion and Integrity reflect who we are and how we work together. Everyone’s ideas, big or small, have the potential to improve millions of lives, and that’s the kind of work we want you to be part of.
Innovation thrives when people from all backgrounds bring their unique perspectives to the table. At Lonza, we offer equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you’re ready to help turn our customers’ breakthrough ideas into viable therapies, we look forward to welcoming you on board.
Ready to shape the future of life sciences? Apply now.