Inventory Technician

The Opportunity:

In this role, you will report to the supervisor of site services 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: $23 - $25

Shift: Monday - Friday, 8 am - 4:30 pm

Location: Santa Clara, CA; Willing to travel to sites between sites in Santa Clara and Sunnyvale

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 is required
  
• Experience : 1+ years of customer service, inventory replenishment, or material handling experience
  
• Collaboration Tool: Microsoft Teams experience preferred
  
  
• Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Office
  
• Valid driver's license and reliable form of transportation are needed to perform the essentials for this role
  
• Mileage reimbursement will be provided when going from one client facility to the next
  
• Must be able to lift up to 50lbs
  
• Previous experience working in a GMP facility is strongly desired
  
  
• Strong communication skills
  
• Ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines
  

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:

• Facilitate orders for consumable lab inventory replenishment.
  
• Manage customers' point of use or stockroom inventory.
  
• Responsible for logistical activities such as shipping and receiving of materials through coordination with 3rd party couriers.
  
• May handle and manage chemicals, including hazardous materials.
  
• Basic order entry and follow-up on existing backorders.
  
• Maintain and check safety stations.
  
• Updating and maintaining Standard Operating Procedures
  
• Cleanroom garment management.
  
• Other duties as 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!

Pay Transparency:

The expected pre-tax pay for this position is


Actual pay may differ depending on relevant factors such as prior experience and geographic location.

EEO Statement:

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