Chemical Support Specialist

Avantor • San Diego, CA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required
• 1+ years equivalent experience in a chemistry laboratory setting
• Microsoft Teams experience
• Understanding of chemical structures and compounds management, hazard classification and chemical segregation techniques
• Training in the following for those locations that require shipping: 49 CFR 172.704 for DOT Hazardous Materials Regulation
• 40 Hours OSHA Emergency Response and Preparedness

Nice To Haves

• Associate's Degree in Science (preferred)
• equivalent experience
• Knowledge of VWR's products and services helpful

Responsibilities

• Receives and may dispense various chemicals (currently 45000+) as requested by global chemistry research staff. This may involve identifying, re-naming and bar-coding prior to placing into inventory.
• Identifies proper containers to transport, deliver, and potentially ship chemicals and compounds to locations around the world. This may involve weighing and repacking.
• Daily fulfillment of chemical orders from customers/researchers. Utilizing the inventory management system, dispenses/deliver chemicals from containers to researchers or requester.
• Prepares orders for shipment. Chemical orders from chemistry personnel are received by stockroom staff and checked for accuracy, registered into inventory database, assigned to the user and returned to the loading dock.
• Adds enhanced descriptions when registering containers including adding relevant details such as concentration, mixture, etc.
• Segregates all incoming chemicals and those returned by scientists in the stockroom by hazard class, DOT requirements, etc,
• Properly stage for disposal all expired and out of date chemicals; evaluate chemicals and mixtures for quality and safety. Keeps record of disposals.
• Delivers and picks up stockroom orders to/from the labs.
• Stores sensitive materials in Cold Storage Refrigerator.
• Maintenance of inventory using customer systems.
• Maintains the accuracy of the chemical inventory by scanning all bottles in the stockroom and in the labs.
• Maintain regulatory lists and safety information in applicable systems for all tracked chemicals.
• Participates in lab cleanouts.
• May prepares appropriate shipping paperwork for requested chemicals to be delivered via inter-campus or to other global customer locations.
• Creates and adheres to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Wellness programs (eligible for medical coverage on day 1)
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Company paid holidays
• Choice holidays
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
• commuter benefits
• 401(k)
• tuition assistance
• employee stock purchase plan discount
• critical illness coverage
• hospital indemnity coverage
• accident coverage
• legal coverage
• identity theft protection coverage
• pet insurance
• auto insurance
• home insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED