Operator

Avantor; Bakersfield (CA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

Avantor is seeking an Operator at our NuSil site in Carpinteria, CA. This full-time role offers the chance to collaborate with a diverse team in a dynamic environment within healthcare, aerospace, and biotech sectors.

Ideal candidates have a high school diploma or GED and 1–2 years in packaging or distribution, with knowledge of cGMP/RCRA training; willingness to grow across packaging and material handling duties.

Qualifications

• Education: High School diploma or GED preferred.
• Experience: 1–2 years of experience in packaging or distribution.
• Certification(s): None required.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience in a chemical plant.
• Understanding/familiarity with cGMP and RCRA training.

Responsibilities

• Maintain equipment in a neat, clean, and orderly fashion.
• Operate equipment safely and efficiently per the production schedule and work orders.
• Set up and run lines per the production schedule; inspect lines.
• Perform line changeovers and prestart-up inspections.
• Maintain manufacturing areas clean and organized; multitask as needed.
• Collaborate with Supervisors and Maintenance to resolve equipment setup and operations.
• Work with QA to understand, recognize, and rectify quality issues; stop the line if needed.
• Perform duties of both packaging operator and material handler.
• Manage hazardous and universal waste per regulations.

Skills

Packaging experience

1–2 years packaging/distribution

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

The Opportunity

Avantor is seeking an Operator at our NuSil site. This role will be a full-time position based in Carpinteria, CA. You will have the opportunity to collaborate closely with a diverse team in a phenomenal environment. NuSil is involved in healthcare, aerospace, and biotech industries. There is an opportunity to help change and save lives through the work done daily. If you know packaging, operations, and/or manufacturing, let’s talk!

The Opportunity

Avantor is seeking an Operator at our NuSil site. This role will be a full-time position based in Carpinteria, CA. You will have the opportunity to collaborate closely with a diverse team in a phenomenal environment. NuSil is involved in healthcare, aerospace, and biotech industries. There is an opportunity to help change and save lives through the work done daily. If you know packaging, operations, and/or manufacturing, let’s talk!

What We’re Looking For

• Education: High School diploma or GED preferred.
• Experience: 1-2 years of experience in packaging or distribution.
• Certification(s): None required.
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience in a chemical plant.
• Understanding/familiarity with cGMP and RCRA training.

How You Will Thrive And Create An Impact

• Maintain equipment in a neat, clean, and orderly fashion. Operate equipment safely and efficiently. Comply with company standards and OSHA requirements.
• Ensure the lines are set up and running per the production schedule in accordance with work orders.
• Understand line and pump configuration and be able to clean and inspect lines as well as perform line changeovers as needed.
• Perform prestart-up inspection on equipment and ensure that items that have failed checks are addressed.
• Maintain manufacturing areas clean and organized.
• Willing to multitask and be flexible.
• Keep accurate production records.
• Collaborate with Supervisors and Maintenance Personnel to resolve equipment setup and operations.
• Work with the QA Dept to understand, recognize, and rectify quality issues. Has the authority and responsibility to stop the line and notify QA of a contamination event.
• Ability to perform the duties of both a packaging operator and material handler.
• Manage hazardous and universal waste according to local, state, and federal regulations.
• Perform other duties as assigned with or without accommodation.
• Demonstrate mechanical ability.
• Critical decision-making skills, creativity, and multitasking ability.

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.

Pay Transparency

The expected pre-tax pay for this position is

$39,500.00 - $63,250.00

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

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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