Glassware Technician

For 75 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. When you join our family, you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe. Whether your background is in life sciences, finance, IT, sales or another area, your skills will play an important role in the work we perform. In return, well help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.

Job Summary

Perform daily activities as they relate to glassware processing and autoclave sterilization activities. Always ensuring the associated laboratory spaces are well organized, and in compliance with site procedures, site proper health and safety requirements and cGMP regulatory expectations. Follow cGMP documentation and processing of operational materials for cleaning of glassware and sterilization of dry goods and liquids to constantly meet the operational demand of the laboratories and ensure business continuity.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Manage autoclave room activities including autoclaving, documentation, and disposal of laboratory trash.

Perform proper washing and sterilization of laboratory glassware.

Perform general cleaning and maintenance of autoclave and glassware lab spaces.

Provide operational support duties such as delivery of clean and/or sterilized glassware to operational owners, media preparation, equipment monitoring, and administrative duties.

Position may include parameter monitoring duties and general microbiology assay support during requalification events for equipment.

Perform all other related duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications

Education: High school diploma or General Education Degree (G.E.D)

Experience: One to two years related experience. Experience in a laboratory support environment preferred. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above.

Certification/Licensure: None

Other: Excellent communication skills both written and verbal are required. Use of a computer and Microsoft Word and Excel preferred.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to speak effectively, actively listen and communicate using a computer.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

May be required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 pounds.

Compensation Data

The pay range for this position is $18.00 per hour. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, and location.

About Biologics Testing Solutions

With more than 50 years of experience and proven regulatory expertise, the Charles River Biologics group can address challenging projects for biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies worldwide. Offering a variety of services such as contamination and impurity testing, protein characterization, bioassays, viral clearance studies and stability and lot release programs, we support clients throughout the biologic development cycle, from the establishment and characterization of cell banks through preclinical and clinical studies to marketed products. Whether clients need stand-alone services, a unique package of testing, or insourced support, our Biologics group can create a custom solution to suit their needs. Each year more than 20,000 biologic testing reports are sent each and over 200 licenses products are supported by our biologics testing solutions team.

About Charles River

Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.

With over 20,000 employees within 110 facilities in over 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our clients unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world.

At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of peoples lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe. We have proudly worked on 80% of the drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the past five years.

Were committed to providing benefits that elevate your quality of life. Based on your position these may include: bonus/incentives based on performance, 401K, paid time off, stock purchase program, Health and wellness coverage, employee and family wellbeing support programs, and work life balance flexibility.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Charles River Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity Employer – all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, veteran or disability status.

If you are interested in applying to Charles River Laboratories and need special assistance or an accommodation due to a disability to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the resume submission process, please contact a member of our Human Resources team by sending an e-mail message to crrecruitmentUS@crl.com. This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

For more information, please visit www.criver.com.

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