Process Engineer II
Avantor · Bakersfield, CA
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Role summary
Avantor seeks a Process Engineer II to lead medium-scale manufacturing process improvement projects at its Bakersfield facility. The role involves optimizing production processes, managing equipment and technology implementations, and ensuring compliance with GMP and ISO regulations for life-science biochemical production.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical, chemical, or industrial engineering
- 2-5 years manufacturing engineering experience with chemical process design
- GMP manufacturing environment experience preferred
- Knowledge of purified water systems, blending/drying, evaporation, and aseptic processing
- Excellent communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills
- Detail-oriented with ability to manage multiple concurrent projects
What you'll be doing
- Develop and optimize core manufacturing processes to improve yields, costs, efficiencies, and quality metrics
- Design, validate, and commission new production equipment; troubleshoot and modify existing processes
- Lead root cause failure elimination and reliability improvement initiatives to reduce downtime
- Prepare project budgets, engineering specifications, flow diagrams, and compliance documentation
- Coordinate with customers, internal teams, and vendors on process and equipment specifications
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