Biology Live Technician

The Opportunity:

Avantor is looking for a dedicated and experienced Biology Live Technician.
Associate must receive evaluate and process living or nonliving raw material into finished product. Perform quality control check on final product adhering to departmental standards. Performance will be assessed based upon the quality of the finished product and the efficiency of its manufacture. Answer customer service questions and provide technical support. Tasks may include some warehousing inventory control and other indirect tasks.

This role will be a fulltime position base out of West Henrietta NY.

What were looking for

• Education: Minimum bachelors degree in biology Earth Science Environmental Science or other related degree or equivalent experience.

• Experience: Experience in the field a plus.

Who you are:

• Science background.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to multitask.
• Strong effective communication skills.
• Work well in a team.
• Ability to plan both independently and with a team to organize time and materials effectively.
• Think critically analyze problems logically and be process oriented.
• Knowledge of general laboratory safety and hazardous chemicals.
• Flexibility and adaptability to changing work environment and enthusiasm for continued learning.
• Basic computer skills including the use of Microsoft Office 2007. Familiarity with Windows7.
• Ability to manipulate data and create documents is needed on an occasional basis.
• SAP (optional). Ability to receive and confirm goods run queries perform basic lookup functions if licensed to run SAP.

How you will thrive and create an impact

• Receive and evaluate the quality of raw materials.
• Plan course of action to satisfy production and quality goals. Many procedures are multistepped and require fastidious adherence to directions.
• Manufacture product in accordance with standard operating procedures.
• Perform quality control check on final product.
• Maintain order and supply lab space with appropriate materials.
• Understand and adhere to regulatory guidelines regarding hazardous material.
• Participate in recycling program and maintenance of shared machinery.
• Work on departmental projects.
• Answer applicable customer service or technical support queries.
• Other tasks as assigned.

ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING CONDITIONS & PHYSICAL EFFORT (Under Typical Positions)

Typically works in either a warehouse environment with adequate lighting and ventilation and a seasonally variable range of temperature and noise level or a lab environment with adequate lighting and ventilation and a normal range of temperature and noise level.

Personal protective equipment in the form of eye ear body foot and hand protection required with certain tasks.

Work assignments are diversified. Examples of past precedent are used to resolve work problems. New alternatives may be developed to resolve problems.

A frequent volume of work and deadlines impose strain on routine basis.

Some physical effort is required. Work is mostly sedentary but does require walking standing bending reaching lifting or carrying objects that typically weigh less than 10lbs but occasionally over 50lbs.

Work is repetitious. Efforts are made to mitigate repetitive motion through interchangeable personnel and crosstraining.

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 14000 associates whose passion for discovery and determination to overcome challenges relentlessly advances lifechanging science.

The work we do changes peoples 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 moms 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 pretax pay for this position is

$37500.00 $62400.00

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 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a casebycase basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

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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.