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Operator

Avantor
Bakersfield, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 9/28/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/27/2025

The Opportunity:

Avantor is seeking an Operator for our Bakersfield site. This role will be a full-time position based in Carpinteria, CA. You will have the opportunity to work closely with a very diverse team in a phenomenal environment. NuSil is involved in the healthcare, aerospace, and biotech industries. There is an opportunity to help change and save lives with the work that is done daily. If you know packaging, operations, and/or manufacturing, let’s talk!

Shifts are available: First shift - 7:00 am - 3:30 pm.

What we’re looking for

  • Education: High School diploma or GED preferred.

  • Experience: 1-2 years of work 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

  • Carry out safety precautions.

  • Responsible for ensuring the lines are set up and running according to the production schedule in accordance with work orders.

  • Understand line and pump configurations and be able to clean and inspect lines, as well as perform line changes as needed.

  • Perform preventative maintenance on equipment and ensure that items that fail checks are addressed.

  • Stage and unload railcars and tank trucks.

  • Take bulk samples from both railcars and tank trucks and deliver to the QC lab.

  • Take particle count samples and run particle count tests.

  • Prepare customer trucks to include sealing, sampling, and associated paperwork. Inspect and close MPOs.

  • Keep accurate production records.

  • Collaborates with Supervisors and Maintenance Personnel to resolve equipment setup and operational issues.

  • Collaborate with the QA Department to identify, recognize, and resolve 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 a material handler.

  • Handle hazardous and universal waste in accordance with local, state, and federal regulations.

  • Performs other duties as assigned with or without accommodation.

  • Demonstrate mechanical ability.

  • Critical decision-making skills, creativity, and multi-tasking 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

$37,500.00 - $62,400.00

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.

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 : $37,500 - $62,400

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