The Opportunity :

In this role, you will report to the Site Supervisor 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.

Location : Houston, TX

Shifts : 1st shift

Hourly Rate : $23 / hr.

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 required; Associates or Bachelor's degree in Logistics / chemical inventory management is desirable

Experience : 1-2 years of procurement, lab exposure, order management, / or business experience preferred.

Collaboration Tool : Microsoft Teams experience preferred

Possess knowledge and familiarity with various chemicals used in the laboratory.

Maintain reliable transportation and hold a valid driver's license.

Ability to travel up to 20%, with the farthest location within 35 miles.

Capable of repetitively lifting weights ranging from 25 to 30 lbs.

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 :

Receive hazardous chemicals requested by global staff, including tasks such as identifying, renaming, and barcoding before inventory placement.

Utilize the inventory management system to dispense / deliver chemicals from containers to researchers or requesters.

Receive chemical orders from chemistry personnel, ensuring accuracy, registration into the inventory database, assignment to users, and return to the loading dock.

Enhance container descriptions during registration, including GHS hazard classifications, regulatory lists, concentration, mixture, etc.

Segregate incoming chemicals and those returned by scientists in the stockroom by hazard class, DOT requirements, etc.

Travel to additional sites approximately 20% of the time, with the furthest location within an hour's drive; requires a valid driver's license and reliable transportation.

Maintain inventory using customer systems and ensure accuracy by scanning all chemical inventory in stockrooms and labs.

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!

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.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at recruiting@avantorsciences.

com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

3rd Party Non-Solicitation Policy :

By submitting candidates without having been formally assigned on and contracted for a specific job requisition by Avantor, or by failing to comply with the Avantor recruitment process, you forfeit any fee on the submitted candidates, regardless of your usual terms and conditions.

Avantor works with a preferred supplier list and will take the initiative to engage with recruitment agencies based on its needs and will not be accepting any form of solicitation.

Last updated : 2024-03-02