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Operator

Avantor
Bakersfield, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 7/30/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/28/2026
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. Apply today!

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.

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.

Salary : $39,500 - $63,250

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