QC Technician — Testing 3rd Shift

The Opportunity:

Avantor is looking for a Quality Control (QC) Technician — Testing to join our Avantor | NuSil team.

This is an onsite role at our Bakersfield, CA facility, supporting the third shift team, Monday – Friday, 10pm – 6am.

What we’re looking for

• Education: BA/BS in chemistry or science-related field preferred; equivalent from two-year college or technical school; six months to one year related experience and/or training; equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience: 1-2 years of experience in Quality including cGMP, ISO and regulatory Audits.
  • Will be required to pass pulmonary function test in order to wear a respirator. 
• Collaboration Tool: Microsoft Office experience highly preferred 
• Preferred Qualifications: 
  • Familiar with lab equipment operation and set-up.
  • Experience working with chemicals and chemical reactions helpful.
  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
  • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
  • Ability to write reports and procedure manuals.

How you will thrive and create an impact

• Performs quality control 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.
• Oversees 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.
• Handling knowledge of GC, GPC, UV/VIS, FTIR, HPLC, and wet analysis.
• Give timely reports to SAP for result recording.
• Fill and update all documents.
• Zero accidents in the Quality operations.
• Achieving batch wise timelines, quantity and quality.
• Will train & supervise the working of all operators working in this dept.
• Will monitor the waste generated during operation.
• 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.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to work with metrics.

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to solve practical problems and take care of a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS 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. The company will provide prescription safety glasses with a current (under 12 months) vision corrective prescription provided by the employee.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to sit for prolonged periods. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move a minimum of 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

MENTAL DEMANDS 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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform th