Avantor
Sr. Quality Control Technician
Carpinteria, CA · Senior · Contract
Sponsorship not specified$50k-$81kDetected 20 hours ago
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About the role
- That's why our Operations, Lab Services, Sales, and many other Avantor teams rely on our talent acquisition initiatives to attract, engage and hire the right talent.
- Avantor's Quality control & Validation vertical is a crucial part of this mix, enabling all our internal teams worldwide to grow beyond their limits.
- In specific, running prescribed tests and inspections for releasing materials to the next step in the process.
Responsibilities
- Technician supports day-to-day manufacturing processes by independently doing hands-on lab duties, including pre-established material qualifications.
- Ensure compliance with company quality standards and industry regulations to maintain quality within the scope of the job description. This includes documentation and reporting.
- Performs routine cleaning and housekeeping duties ensuring instruments and workstations are clean and properly maintained.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Independently performs basic routine testing.
- Independently performs routine testing. This may include acid/base titrations, tensile testing, heat/moisture curing, intermediates, final product, and shelf life reinspections.
- Performs standardized Test Methods for validation purposes.
Requirements
- Experience handling chemicals safely
- Experience with basic physical chemistry parameters (pH, pressure, temperature)
- Experience in a good laboratory practices environment
- Experience executing calibrations independently
Nice to have
- High School Diploma or GED required.
- AS in Chemistry (or related field) preferred.
- Six Sigma Yellow Belt
- Experience with basic troubleshooting and upkeep of testing instruments (viscosity, pH, and loss on drying.)
- Experience providing training to other associates on test methods
- Basic experience under an Organizational Excellence system (e.g., Lean Six Sigma, Toyota System, Avantor Business System)
- technical writing, critical thinking
- Avantor works with a preferred supplier list and will take the initiative to engage with recruitment agencies based on its needs and will not be accepting any form of solicitation.
Compensation
- The expected pre-tax pay for this position is
- $50,000.00 - $80,500.00 Actual pay may differ depending on relevant factors such as prior experience and geographic location.
Company info
- We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer and VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
- At Avantor, people are the most important part of our success because they drive our global performance.
Equal opportunity
- If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at recruiting@avantorsciences.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
- Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
- Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
- For more information about equal employment opportunity protections, please view the Know Your Rights poster.
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