Hourly Rate: $29.00 - $33.50

Shift: Monday-Friday, 6 am - 8:30 am for start time; Flexible with start time, 8-hour shift

Location: San Diego, CA

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 or GED is required; BS or BA Degree in Science preferred
• 1-year experience working within a laboratory setting preferred
• Experience: 1-year experience working within a laboratory setting preferred
• Collaboration Tool: Knowledge of Information intermediate computer skills including Microsoft Office with proficiency in Word and Excel
• Strong process optimization skills and scientific troubleshooting skills
• Fully computer-literate and proficient with all office applications
• Strong verbal and written skills, willingness to meet with Director weekly
• Highly motivated, enthusiastic, hands on, organized with strong ability to lead contending priorities in a multifaceted environment.
• Conform to all company and customer requirements for background checks, health and safety issues, security clearances.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both the customer and internal contacts.
• Prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, self-manage and self-motivate; forward-thinking.
• Must be able to lift up to 40lbs

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:

• Arrange lab equipment preventative maintenance (PM) maintain PM tracking software. Perform routine maintenance on refrigeration.
• Assist the (Senior) Laboratory Manager in managing the daily operations of the laboratory, such as operational issues or routine preventative maintenance on low level equipment.
• Act as point of contact for instrument technicians escorting and assure documentation of completed work.
• Supports the submittal, monitoring and closing out of equipment maintenance/repair work requests.
• For ELIS requests support corrective work order requests, as needed, by way of SI or Help desk (enter phone # for help desk)
• Assists with maintenance of lab asset inventory and asset tagging.
• Complete and submitting Add/Remove/Change forms (ARC Requests) as needed
• Perform periodic asset cycle counts/audits of lab equipment
• Avantor LSC performs audit
• Act as a conduit between scientists and technicians/lab managers/support staff to communicate laboratory issues requiring remediation.
• Assists laboratory onboarding technicians with space preparation and coordination for equipment installs and moves.
• Assist in maintaining the laboratory in a safe environment - check safety equipment, ensure items creating unsafe conditions are identified and coordinate removal; decontaminate equipment being removed.
• Housekeeping - Ensure the general upkeep of the lab by recognizing and addressing minor housekeeping or coordinating laboratory cleanouts.
• Ordering of non-capex items forming a permanent lab addition
• Participate in laboratory process improvement and harmonization teams
• Provide basic operating training on common laboratory equipment. Assist with equipment troubleshooting, and supplemental resources. Assist in writing Work Instructions for equipment based on manuals/documentation provided by the manufacturer.
• Coordinate Help Desk Management Program. Triage/prioritize Business Operations related tickets.
• Assist in acquiring quotes, preparing purchase orders, following up with vendors for laboratory, office and facilities equipment, goods and consumables.
• Ensure hazardous and biohazardous materials are accurately handled and stored.
• Maintain and look over cryogenic gas and dry ice usage. Support monitoring of cold storage through software systems.
• Provide back-up support to ensure shipments are received, processed, and recipients advised using package tracking software. Ensure unclaimed packages are accurately stored.
• Support licensee onboarding and off boarding by assisting with laboratory/office preparation and coordinate changes with contractors.
• Advise Operations Manager of licensee requests for specialty equipment training & lead them.
• Assist with the organization and preparation of Safety Committee meetings materials. Support execution of action items.
• Provide assistance to inform and account for persons during evacuations. Assist Operations Manager in completing incident reports.
• Training and Policies - Support SOP creation and validation.
• Coordinate with Operations team to prepare site for inspections within laboratories and facilities, EHS and security. Monitor completion of corrective actions.
• Project manage pipette calibration and plan onsite calibration events with third party vendor
• Track and maintain records of pipettes, capital equipment, and calibration events.
• Entering, maintaining, and auditing records using an inhouse asset management program.
• Supporting lab managers upon request with equipment needs.