Technical Services Supervisor

Avantor; Manatí (PR); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Avantor is seeking a Supervisor II, Equipment & Instruments Services to lead and develop a team of service technicians, setting clear performance expectations and driving a culture of accountability and safety. This role coordinates daily service operations including calibration, maintenance, repairs, and installations while optimizing schedules and resources.

You will maintain strong customer relationships in pharmaceutical and biotech sectors, handle complex issues as an escalation point, and

Qualifications

• Experience supervising and developing service technicians.
• Ability to establish performance expectations and conduct evaluations.
• Experience promoting accountability, safety and continuous improvement.
• Identify training needs and support technician certification and development.
• Involvement in recruiting, onboarding, and retention of technical staff.
• Experience coordinating calibration, maintenance, repairs, and installations.
• Ability to optimize schedules, workload and resources.
• Commitment to GMP, ISO standards and internal quality procedures.
• Experience with audits and corrective actions.
• Track service metrics and drive KPI improvements.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, mentor, and develop a team of service technicians.
• Establish clear performance expectations and conduct regular performance evaluations.
• Promote a culture of accountability, safety, and continuous improvement.
• Identify training needs and support technician certification and technical development.
• Participate in recruiting, onboarding, and retention strategies for technical talent.
• Plan and coordinate daily service operations including calibration, maintenance, repair, and installations.
• Optimize technician schedules, workload distribution, and resource utilization.
• Ensure adherence to service procedures, safety protocols, and operational standards.
• Monitor service performance and implement corrective actions when necessary.
• Maintain strong relationships with key customers within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and regulated industries.
• Serve as escalation point for complex service issues.
• Participate in customer meetings to review service performance and address improvement opportunities.
• Ensure timely resolution of customer complaints and service issues.
• Provide advanced technical guidance on troubleshooting, diagnostics, and equipment repairs.
• Ensure technicians follow proper calibration and testing procedures aligned with manufacturer specifications and metrology standards.
• Support complex technical interventions when required.
• Ensure compliance with GMP, ISO standards and internal quality procedures.
• Maintain accurate documentation of service activities and calibration records.
• Support internal and external audits and ensure corrective actions are implemented.
• Monitor and analyze key service metrics and develop improvement initiatives.

Skills

Team supervision

Mentoring

Performance management

Customer relationships

Calibration

Safety

GMP/ISO

Audits

KPI analysis

Continuous improvement

Job description

Supervisor II, Equipment & Instruments Services

Leadership & Team Development

• Supervise, mentor, and develop a team of service technicians.
• Establish clear performance expectations and conduct regular performance evaluations.
• Promote a culture of accountability, safety, and continuous improvement.
• Identify training needs and support technician certification and technical development.
• Participate in recruiting, onboarding, and retention strategies for technical talent.

Service Operations Management

• Plan and coordinate daily service operations including calibration, maintenance, repair, and installations.
• Optimize technician schedules, workload distribution, and resource utilization.
• Ensure adherence to service procedures, safety protocols, and operational standards.
• Monitor service performance and implement corrective actions when necessary.

Customer Experience & Relationship Management

• Maintain strong relationships with key customers within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and regulated industries.
• Serve as escalation point for complex service issues.
• Participate in customer meetings to review service performance and address improvement opportunities.
• Ensure timely resolution of customer complaints and service issues.

Technical Oversight

• Provide advanced technical guidance on troubleshooting, diagnostics, and equipment repairs.
• Ensure technicians follow proper calibration and testing procedures aligned with manufacturer specifications and metrology standards.
• Support complex technical interventions when required.

Quality, Compliance & Safety

• Ensure compliance with GMP, ISO standards (including ISO 17025 where applicable), and internal quality procedures.
• Maintain accurate documentation of service activities and calibration records.
• Support internal and external audits and ensure corrective actions are implemented.

Operational Performance & KPI Management

• Monitor and analyze key service metrics such as: Service productivity, Equipment uptime, Turnaround time, Customer satisfaction and Quality indicators.
• Develop and implement improvement initiatives to enhance operational performance.

Business Support & Strategic Contribution

• Identify opportunities to improve service delivery and operational efficiency.
• Support business development initiatives by identifying service opportunities with existing customers.
• Contribute to strategic initiatives that strengthen the service organization.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Avantor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Why Avantor?

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The work we do changes people's lives for the better. It brings new patient treatments and therapies to market, giving a cancer survivor the chance to walk his daughter down the aisle. It enables medical devices that help a little boy hear his mom's voice for the first time. Outcomes such as these create unlimited opportunities for you to contribute your talents, learn new skills and grow your career at Avantor.

We are committed to helping you on this journey through our diverse, equitable and inclusive culture which includes learning experiences to support your career growth and success. At Avantor, dare to go further and see how the impact of your contributions set science in motion to create a better world.

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