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 - $27

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7 am - 3:30 pm

Location: Santa Clara, CA

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

• 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:

• Work in a single building, mainly stocking garments and consumables in a high-volume environment.
• Record 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 record 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.
• 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!

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:

• 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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