Avantor

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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