Sr. Quality Control Technician

About the role

The Quality Control Senior Technician plays a crucial role in maintaining quality within Avantor's manufacturing processes. This role involves running prescribed tests and inspections, basic troubleshooting, and supporting the team with various tasks.

Responsibilities

• Running prescribed tests and inspections for releasing materials to the next step in the process.
• Basic troubleshooting when needed.
• Runs infrequent tests as per prescribed methods.
• Ensures compliance with company quality standards and industry regulations.
• Performs routine cleaning and housekeeping duties ensuring instruments and workstations are clean and properly maintained.
• Assists with hazardous waste disposal, including discarding expired supplies as per SOPs.
• Supports laboratory inventory upkeep, ensuring supplies are properly stocked, labeled, and accessible.
• Logs and disposes of retain samples. Keeps the retain sample area clean and organized.
• Performs daily calibration verifications of testing instruments.
• Supports routine testing of materials related to defects, customer complaints, and opportunity analysis projects.
• Prepares samples for outside testing by following specified procedures.
• Handles samples from submittal to disposal.
• Works closely with other functional teams and provides Quality technical SME feedback for internal challenges.

Requirements

• Education: High School Diploma or GED required. AS in Chemistry (or related field) preferred.
• Experience: 3+ years of Quality Lab experience if High School Diploma obtained OR + 1 year of Quality Lab experience if AS obtained.
• Experience handling chemicals safely.
• Experience with basic physical chemistry parameters (pH, pressure, temperature).
• Basic experience using calibrated instruments.
• Basic experience under an Organizational Excellence system (e.g., Lean Six Sigma, Toyota System, Avantor Business System).

Qualifications

• Basic computer skills (Teams, Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Basic math and statistics skills.
• Good communication skills, time-management skills.
• Technical writing, critical thinking.
• Team-player: ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Attention to detail.
• Proficient in Good Documentation Practices (GDP).

Skills

• Basic troubleshooting and upkeep of testing instruments (viscosity, pH, and loss on drying).
• Basic experience executing calibrations independently.
• Experience providing training to other associates on test methods.
• Experience under an Organizational Excellence system (e.g., Lean Six Sigma, Toyota System, Avantor Business System).

Benefits

Avantor offers a competitive compensation package including a salary range of $50,000.00 - $80,500.00 pre-tax, subject to individual performance and qualifications. Additional benefits may include health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.

Pay

The expected pre-tax pay for this position is $50,000.00 - $80,500.00. Actual pay may differ depending on relevant factors such as prior experience and geographic location.

Schedule

Flexible scheduling is available to accommodate the needs of the employee and the business.