Cagewash Technician-Floater

Charles River Labs; Poolesville (MD); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Cagewash Technician-Floater to join their team. In this role, you will be responsible for the cleaning and maintenance of laboratory animal caging and support areas, ensuring compliance with safety and operational standards. This position offers a chance to contribute significantly to the health and well-being of communities worldwide while working in a dynamic and supportive environment. With a strong commitment to employee development and competitive benefits, this role is perfect for those passionate about making a difference in the field of life sciences.

Benefits

Competitive Benefits

Internal Career Development

Excellent Onboarding Program

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; experience with mechanical equipment preferred.
• Knowledge of safety procedures and general housekeeping practices is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide cleaning and maintenance of laboratory animal caging and support areas.
• Operate equipment safely and perform routine maintenance on cagewash and autoclaves.

Skills

Mechanical Equipment Handling

General Housekeeping

Safety Procedures Adherence

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Cagewash Equipment

Autoclaves

Job description

For 70 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, we’ll help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.

Job Summary

We are seeking a Cagewash Technician-Floater for our Insourcing Solutions site located in Poolesville, MD.

Why work at Charles River?

We offer an excellent onboarding program for our new employees, internal career development, and competitive benefits.

What you will do!

In this role, you will provide cleaning and maintenance of laboratory animal caging, equipment and cage preparation areas as well as cleaning of animal support areas.

Additional responsibilities include:

1. Operates equipment and uses supplies according to safety guidelines; performs general housekeeping and adheres to safety procedures.
2. Sanitizes, maintains, and repairs caging materials as needed. Maintains cagewash and animal holding facilities in a clean and organized manner, in adherence with all SOP and facility requirements.
3. Disposes of waste materials in a safe and thorough manner as required.
4. Maintains facility equipment and performs routine preventative maintenance on cagewash and autoclaves, including routine inspection of cleaning filters and roto-arms.
5. Assists with the receipt, stocking and maintenance of supply inventories.
6. Assist with animal care activities to include, but not limited to; animal health observations, cage cleaning, water/feed checks, providing water/feed/enrichment.
7. Prepares and submits required written records, charts, logs and inventories.
8. Actively interacts with customers as required to resolve customer requests, inquiries, and complaints and to provide technical assistance.
9. Maintains consistent practice of general company and safety policies and procedures and MSDS guidelines, including those related to biohazards and radioactive substances. Performs all duties in compliance with local, state, and federal regulations.

Job Qualifications

The following are minimum qualifications related to the Cagewash Technician-Floater position:

1. Education: High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required.
2. Experience: Experience and/or training working with mechanical equipment preferred.
3. Certification/Licensure: none required.

The pay rate for this position is $20 USD per hour. If you are interested in contributing to the well-being of our communities, not only across the country but around the world, please join us and BE THE DIFFERENCE!

About Insourcing Solutions

Charles River Insourcing Solutions℠ can streamline research by delivering operational and cost efficiencies through the strategic insourcing of GMP, GLP and non-GLP research services from discovery through safety assessment. Insourcing Solutions℠ provides you with the ability to maintain control of your facility and expertise while leveraging available space.

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 14,000 employees within 80 facilities in 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client’s unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world. And in 2018, revenue increased by 22% to $2.27 billion from $1.86 billion in 2017.

At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people’s 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 supported the development of ~85% of the drugs approved by the FDA in 2018.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Charles River Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity Employer - M/F/Disabled/Vet