Inventory Technician

The Opportunity: In this role, you will report to the site services supervisor and will work closely with the Avantor’s Lab and Production Services professionals to serve our customers by performing customized, mission-based lab work and research protocols that help return time back to science. Hourly Rate: $18.60 Shift: Monday - Friday, 6 am - 3 pm, 1 hour lunch Location: Chandler, AZ Benefits: Health and Wellness: Medical, Dental, Vision, and Wellness programs (eligible for medical coverage on day 1) Time Off: Paid Time Off (PTO), Company-paid holidays, Choice holidays, etc. Financial Well Being: Spending Accounts: Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Health Savings Accounts (HSA), commuter benefits, 401(k), tuition assistance, employee stock purchase plan discount Added Protection Coverage: To include critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident, legal, identity theft protection, pet, auto, and home insurance. Recognition: Celebrate your peers and earn points to redeem on gifts and products  What we’re looking for  Education: High School Diploma or GED preferred but not required  Experience: 1+ years of prior work experience required, experience in material handling, inventory replenishment, and/or customer service required Collaboration Tool: Microsoft Teams experience preferred.   Previous experience working in a GMP facility is desired. Working in a clean-room environment is a plus Able to lift 35lbs required Spend a majority of the day standing and walking, role requirements are to be able to bend/stoop, squat, reach above shoulder height, crouch, kneel, balance, and push/pull. Perform job duties with the highest regard for safety and quality, and adherence to documented Avantor Scope of Work (SOW) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s). Maintain a professional, safe, and clean work environment. Communicate effectively with both internal and external teams. Pushing of wheeled carts stocked with items throughout the facility over long distances as well as in difficult-to-navigate spaces. Customer facility is climate-controlled and a clean-room environment, wearing of required full-body PPE (garments) while in production areas, which would be a coverall, boots, hoods, and any other area-specific garments as required. Eye protection may be needed as well in certain areas and when performing specific tasks. How you will thrive and create an impact  Avantor’s Lab and Production Services team is a crucial part of the Avantor Services group serving over 500 customers in biopharma, pharmaceutical, educational, industrial, and high-tech industries with customizable, flexible solutions and end-to-end laboratory operations support. In this role you will: Receiving of products (Consumables, chemicals, samples, etc.) at customer dock or other shipping/receiving point, including unpacking and de-trashing of materials if necessary. Recording receipts of inventory against packing slips, including following up on any noted discrepancies. Maintaining accurate inventory levels both within Avantor storerooms and also at customer areas where back-stock of consumables is stored. Transportation of consumables throughout the customer facility on wheeled carts and stocking of POU locations based on required inventory. The schedule for each POU may be multiple times per day, daily, or less frequently. Accurate transacting of stocking quantities by item and location, utilizing a scanner and proprietary software, and downloading of transactions into our system as required to verify records capture and order generation. Monitor and engage in regular POU audits for proper signage, including items, min/max levels, contact information, and maintain a record of changes to items and quantities as needed. Serve as the point person for customer communications of any inventory availability issues and/or concerns, as well as a defined escalation path. Support Special Projects such as tours and other non-standard activities onsite. Meet all scheduling requirements of the role, including performing any other duties/tasks assigned. Disclaimer: 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? Dare to go further in your career. Join our global team of 14,000+ associates whose passion for discovery and determination to overcome challenges relentlessly advances life-changing science. 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. Apply today! EEO Statement: We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer and VEVRAA Federal Contractor. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/province, or local law. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at View email address on click.appcast.io 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. Privacy Policy: We will use the personal information that you have submitted to us in order to consider your application for the relevant role. Your privacy is important to us. 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Avantor®, a Fortune 500 company, is a leading global provider of mission-critical products and services to customers in the biopharma, healthcare, education & government, and advanced technologies & applied materials industries. Our portfolio is used in virtually every stage of the most important research, development and production activities in the industries we serve. One of our greatest strengths comes from having a global infrastructure that is strategically located to support the needs of our customers. Our global footprint enables us to serve more than 225,000 customer locations and gives us extensive access to research laboratories and scientists in more than 180 countries. We set science in motion to create a better world.