Operator
- Location
- Carpinteria, CA
- Listed
- 10 days ago
The Opportunity
Avantor is seeking an Operator at our NuSil site. This is a full-time position based in Carpinteria, CA. You will have the opportunity to collaborate closely with a diverse team in a phenomenal environment. NuSil supports the healthcare, aerospace, and biotech industries. You can help change and save lives through the work you do every day. If you know packaging, operations, and/or manufacturing, let's talk!
What we're looking for
- Education: High School diploma or GED preferred.
- Experience: 1-2 years of experience 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
- Maintain equipment in a neat, clean, and orderly fashion. Operate equipment safely and efficiently. Comply with company standards and OSHA requirements.
- Ensure the lines are set up and running to the production schedule in accordance with work orders.
- Understand line and pump configuration; clean and inspect lines; and perform line changeovers as needed.
- Perform prestart-up inspection on equipment and ensure that items that have failed checks are addressed.
- Maintain manufacturing areas clean and organized.
- Willing to multitask and be flexible.
- Keep accurate production records.
- Collaborate with Supervisors and Maintenance Personnel to resolve equipment setup and operations issues.
- Work with the QA Dept to understand, recognize, and rectify 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 material handler.
- Manage hazardous and universal waste in accordance with local, state, and federal regulations.
- Perform other duties as assigned with or without accommodation.
- Demonstrate mechanical ability.
- Critical decision-making skills, creativity, and multitasking ability.
Pay Transparency
The expected pre-tax pay for this position is
Actual pay may differ depending on relevant factors such as prior experience and geographic location.
Equal opportunity and legal notices
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!
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.
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From Vwr's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 30, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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