Chemical Technician

Avantor; Dobson (AZ); On-site; USD 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness: Medical, Dental,

Job summary

Avantor is seeking a Chemical Technician to support Lab and Production Services in Chandler, AZ. You will process orders, manage inventory, and ensure accurate shipping for customer chemical requirements.

You should have a high school diploma or GED, with 2+ years of material handling or customer service experience. SAP and MS Access familiarity is preferred; the role requires physical ability to lift 50 lbs.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required; a 2-year technical degree or related experience preferred.
• 2+ years’ experience in material handling, inventory replenishment, and/or customer service.
• Knowledge of shipping, inventory, or purchasing is required; mechanical proficiency is a plus.
• Strong verbal and written communication; ability to lift 50 lbs and handle 100 lb cart.

Responsibilities

• Fulfill daily chemical orders and manage production chemical orders for Intel in various locations.
• Enter orders in Intel WIINGS or Rinchem systems and maintain accurate data and inventory.
• Coordinate shipping, hazardous material handling, and safety compliance with customers.
• Train new technicians and support SAP activities including quotes and invoicing.

Skills

Material handling

Inventory replenishment

Customer service

SAP

MS Access

Education

High School diploma or GED

2-year technical degree preferred

Tools

SAP

MS Access

Job description

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: $19.00 Shift: 6 am – 6 pm, Sunday – Wednesday Location: Chandler, AZ

• 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; a 2-year technical degree or related experience is preferred.
• Experience: 2+ years’ experience in material handling, inventory replenishment, and/or customer service.
• Collaboration Tool: Microsoft Teams experience preferred
• Knowledge of either shipping, inventory, or purchasing required.
• Mechanical proficiency required.
• Effective communication (verbal & in writing) with the customer and internal contacts while maintaining a positive, can-do demeanor.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs minimum and handle a cart weighing 100 lbs
• Knowledge of MS Access and SAP is strongly desired but not required.
• Spill containment training, IATA, DOT, IMDG, and OSHA Right to Know desired but not required.
• Conform to all customer requirements for background checks, health and safety issues, security clearances, and medical checkups required.
• High regard for safety, quality, and adherence to protocols, policies, and procedures.

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:

• Daily fulfillment of chemical orders from customer, manage production chemical orders for Intel & deliver to POU locations throughout the Fab.
• Enter orders based on Intel production requirements in Intel’s WIINGS or Rinchem system after being checked for accuracy.
• Manage chemical inventory at multiple stocking locations through customer-approved min/max levels.
• Delivers and picks up orders from bulk chemical stockrooms
• Segregates all incoming chemicals and those returned to the bulk chemical stockrooms by hazard class, DOT requirements, etc.
• Store sensitive materials in Cold Storage Refrigerators
• Maintain regulatory lists and safety information for all tracked chemicals in applicable systems.
• Interface with customer on chemical orders and production requirements
• Coordinate activities such as shipping customer material (including hazardous materials), answering customer calls, handling routine issues, operating manual carts, entering relevant shipping information into the customer computer system, and maintaining inspections on safety stations and equipment.
• Responsible for handling hazardous material.
• Perform purchasing functions such as providing level 2 and 3 SAP support (B/O, DFS, or 3P Support), managing quotes, document control, filing, and records maintenance, sorting and monitoring reclaimed and recyclable material, resolving open invoices/pricing, forecasting, etc.
• Responsible for all customer service related functions including but not limited to order entry, reporting, basic cross-referencing and product conversions to VWR brand or best buy products, maintaining metrics, and cost avoidance, etc.
• Utilize VWR and customer computer systems (SAP, Citrix, Info Access, Intranet, StockTracker, ChemSW, and customer-specific ERP systems as well as customer-specific shipping systems) in fulfillment of job duties.
• Meet goals and objectives: revenue, safety, performance, and quality.
• Train new Chemical Technicians on job aspects.
• Create programs for enhanced service efficiencies.

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.

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.

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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.