What are the responsibilities and job description for the 3rd shift Calibrations Coordinator position at Avantor?
The Opportunity
In this role, you will report to the Onsite Supervisor and will work closely with the Avantor’s Advanced Laboratory Services professionals to serve our customers by performing customized, mission-based lab work and research protocols that help return time back to science.
Location: Malvern, PA
Shift: 11:00 pm to 7:30 am (Sunday-Thursday)
Hourly Rate: $21.00 15% shift differential ($3.15/hr.) = $24.15/hr.
Benefits
Education: High School Diploma or GED required.
Mechanical Aptitude: Experience in mechanically inclined roles (e.g., mechanic, technician, nurse’s aide, or similar) strongly preferred.
Scientific Experience: 3–4 years of experience in a scientific, laboratory, or technical environment preferred.
Regulatory Knowledge: Familiarity with IATA, ADR, and IMDG guidelines is a plus.
Computer Proficiency: Strong computer skills with the ability to navigate electronic documentation systems and perform data capture, analysis, and reporting across various IT platforms.
Attention to Detail: Demonstrated accuracy and thoroughness in completing tasks.
Team Collaboration: Ability to work effectively in a matrixed environment, partnering with internal teams, external partners, and suppliers to achieve results.
Customer Service: Proven ability to deliver excellent customer service and work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders.
Good Laboratory Practices: Understanding of Good Laboratory Standards and compliance expectations.
Work Ethic: Self-starter with the ability to work independently while also contributing effectively to team-based tasks.
How You Will Thrive And Create An Impact
Avantor’s Advanced Laboratory 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 Be Liable For
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.
For more information about equal employment opportunity protections, please view the Know Your Rights poster.
Privacy Policy
We will use the personal information that you have submitted to us in order to consider your application for the relevant role.
Your privacy is important to us. Please click here for our Privacy Policy which explains the purposes for which we will use your personal information and the ways in which we will handle and retain your information. It also explains the rights you have in relation to your information, and how to contact us with any queries or requests.
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.
In this role, you will report to the Onsite Supervisor and will work closely with the Avantor’s Advanced Laboratory Services professionals to serve our customers by performing customized, mission-based lab work and research protocols that help return time back to science.
Location: Malvern, PA
Shift: 11:00 pm to 7:30 am (Sunday-Thursday)
Hourly Rate: $21.00 15% shift differential ($3.15/hr.) = $24.15/hr.
Benefits
- Health and Wellness: Medical, Dental, Vision, and Wellness programs
- 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 for gifts and products
Education: High School Diploma or GED required.
Mechanical Aptitude: Experience in mechanically inclined roles (e.g., mechanic, technician, nurse’s aide, or similar) strongly preferred.
Scientific Experience: 3–4 years of experience in a scientific, laboratory, or technical environment preferred.
Regulatory Knowledge: Familiarity with IATA, ADR, and IMDG guidelines is a plus.
Computer Proficiency: Strong computer skills with the ability to navigate electronic documentation systems and perform data capture, analysis, and reporting across various IT platforms.
Attention to Detail: Demonstrated accuracy and thoroughness in completing tasks.
Team Collaboration: Ability to work effectively in a matrixed environment, partnering with internal teams, external partners, and suppliers to achieve results.
Customer Service: Proven ability to deliver excellent customer service and work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders.
Good Laboratory Practices: Understanding of Good Laboratory Standards and compliance expectations.
Work Ethic: Self-starter with the ability to work independently while also contributing effectively to team-based tasks.
How You Will Thrive And Create An Impact
Avantor’s Advanced Laboratory 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 Be Liable For
- Equipment Calibration: Perform on-site calibration of laboratory instruments, including pH meters and various equipment, across 6–7 buildings.
- Documentation: Record calibration activities in the Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) and MES system.
- Team Collaboration: Work independently and in small teams (1–2 associates), with peer checks to verify calibration accuracy.
- Daily Workflow: Begin each day by reviewing and responding to emails, then proceed with assigned calibration tasks.
- Cross-Training: Receive training to support calibration activities in all onsite buildings.
- Clean Room Work: Complete gowning procedures (double gowning) to enter cleanrooms and perform calibration responsibilities.
- Work Orders & Safety Protocols: Open work orders and apply lockout tags to equipment that cannot be calibrated.
- Water Bath Maintenance: Drain, clean, and refill water baths as needed.
- PPE Compliance: Consistently use required personal protective equipment, including safety glasses, rubber gloves, a lab coat, and steel-toe shoes.
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.
For more information about equal employment opportunity protections, please view the Know Your Rights poster.
Privacy Policy
We will use the personal information that you have submitted to us in order to consider your application for the relevant role.
Your privacy is important to us. Please click here for our Privacy Policy which explains the purposes for which we will use your personal information and the ways in which we will handle and retain your information. It also explains the rights you have in relation to your information, and how to contact us with any queries or requests.
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.
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