Inventory Techinician

The Opportunity

In this role, you will report to the site services supervisor and will work closely with the Avantor’s Lab and Production Services professionals to serve our customers by performing customized, mission‑based lab work and research protocols that help return time back to science.

Hourly Rate: $20.50

Shift: Monday - Friday, 6 am - 3 pm

Location:

Hillsboro, OR

• 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

• Education:
  
  High School Diploma or GED preferred but not required
• Experience:
  
  1+ years of prior work experience required, experience in material handling, inventory replenishment, and/or customer service required
• Collaboration Tool:
  Microsoft Teams experience preferred.
• Previous experience working in a GMP facility is desired.
• Working in a clean‑room environment is a plus
• Able to lift 35lbs required
• Spend a majority of the day standing and walking, role requirements are to be able to bend/stoop, squat, reach above shoulder height, crouch, kneel, balance, and push/pull.
• Perform job duties with the highest regard for safety and quality, and adherence to documented Avantor Scope of Work (SOW) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s).
• Maintain a professional, safe, and clean work environment.
• Communicate effectively with both internal and external teams.
• Pushing of wheeled carts stocked with items throughout the facility over long distances as well as in difficult‑to‑navigate spaces.
• Customer facility is climate‑controlled and a clean‑room environment, wearing of required full‑body PPE (garments) while in production areas, which would be a coverall, boots, hoods, and any other area‑specific garments as required. Eye protection may be needed as well in certain areas and when performing specific tasks.

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:

• Receiving of products (Consumables, chemicals, samples, etc.) at customer dock or other shipping/receiving point, including unpacking and de‑trashing of materials if necessary.
• Recording receipts of inventory against packing slips, including following up on any noted discrepancies.
• Maintaining accurate inventory levels both within Avantor storerooms and also at customer areas where back‑stock of consumables is stored.
• Transportation of consumables throughout the customer facility on wheeled carts and stocking of POU locations based on required inventory. The schedule for each POU may be multiple times per day, daily, or less frequently.
• Accurate transacting of stocking quantities by item and location, utilizing a scanner and proprietary software, and downloading of transactions into our system as required to verify records capture and order generation.
• Monitor and engage in regular POU audits for proper signage, including items, min/max levels, contact information, and maintain a record of changes to items and quantities as needed.
• Serve as the point person for customer communications of any inventory availability issues and/or concerns, as well as a defined escalation path.
• Support Special Projects such as tours and other non‑standard activities onsite.
• Meet all scheduling requirements of the role, including performing any other duties/tasks assigned.

Disclaimer:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this…