Quality Assurance Technician

The Opportunity:

Avantor | NuSil Technologies is looking for a dedicated and experienced Quality Assurance Technician.

This role will be a full-time, 2nd shift position based out of Bakersfield, CA. Working hours for this role will be Monday – Friday 2:00 pm – 10:30 pm.

What we’re looking for

• Education: High School Diploma or GED is required; BA/BS in Chemistry or science-related field or equivalent from two-year college or technical school is preferred

• Experience: 1-2 years of experience in Quality including cGMP, ISO and regulatory audits is required  

  • Chemistry laboratory related instrumentation and machinery such as (GC-MS, HPLC and GPC chromatography, FT-IR Spectroscopy and UV-VIS spectrophotometry).

• Collaboration Tool: Microsoft Office experience is required

• Preferred Qualifications:

  • Knowledge of Quality Assurance/Quality Control in Fine Chemicals and silicone chemistry.

How you will thrive and create an impact

Working in partnership under close supervision, the Technician will be responsible for technical quality tasks, including inspecting and processing raw materials and reviewing and releasing finished products. Perform Batch Record Review and manufactured product release processing and observe cGMP good documentation practices.

• Performs quality testing on incoming raw materials and final product.

• Sampling and analysis for RM/Intermediate/Finished Goods.

• Responsible for timely analysis of under test samples giving timely results.

• Responsible for a wide variety of skilled preparation and operation of analytical equipment.

• Performs maintenance of various laboratory instruments.

• Corrects routine and non-routine problems.

• Adheres to strict safety regulations of company.

• Collaborates with Research & Development group.

• Operates and trains on operation of test equipment.

• Must be regular and punctual in attendance.

• Responsible for maintaining quality within the scope of the job description.

• Knowledge of calibration, standard preparation, standardization, and relevant documentation.

• Handling knowledge of GC-MS, GPC, UV/VIS, FTIR, HPLC, and wet analysis.

• Give timely reports to SAP for result recording.

• Fill in and update all documents.

• Zero accidents in the Quality operations.

• Achieving batch wise timelines, quantity and quality.

• Will be member of the Emergency response team and will guide & train other team members in case of Emergency.

• Maintain ISO 9001:2008 and ISO/IEC 17025:2005, SAP, and other Quality system into department. Will maintain the analytical records / log sheets as per GMP & ISO guidelines.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES (Those necessary to perform the job competently)

• Collaborative Teammate with good social skills.

• The mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to maintain a pleasant and professional manner with coworkers, vendors, and customers. 

• Must effectively handle and prioritize multiple tasks, concentrate on work while surrounded by distractions, meet deadlines, and work as a teammate.  Ability to work independently (under limited supervision), receive, comprehend, and follow sophisticated oral and written instructions and orders from supervisory and/or management staff.  

• The employee will need to make decisions on imperfect information and communicate and give sophisticated oral and/or written instructions. 

• Reliable attendance desirable.

ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING CONDITIONS & PHYSICAL EFFORT (Under Typical Positions)

• Will be required to pass pulmonary function test in order to wear respirator.  Must wear respirator for some required job functions.

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• For safety, the use of contact lenses for any reason, cosmetic or corrective, is prohibited on the production floor, in the lab areas, in the engineering shop, or while working on equipment.