Central Services Technician I

Charles River; Dixon (CA); On-site; USD 60,173,568 - 62,866,776; Full time

Job summary

Charles River is seeking a Central Services Technician I (Cage Processing) for the Insourcing Solutions team in Dixon, CA. The role focuses on cleaning and maintaining laboratory animal cages, equipment, and preparation areas under minimal supervision.

Responsibilities include operating tunnel/rack washers, autoclaves, QA documentation, and safe handling of supplies and waste. The position offers a stable, high-throughput work environment with opportunities to contribute to QA and process

Qualifications

• High School diploma, GED or equivalent.
• Ability to read, write, understand, and follow directions.
• Ability to recognize and communicate verbally and/or in writing, problems requiring the attention of high-level personnel in a timely and appropriate manner.
• ALAT certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Operate commercial tunnel and rack washers for cleaning and sanitizing animal cage supplies through automatic processes.
• Operate commercial autoclave machinery to sterilize caging equipment and instruments for the animals.
• Maintain documentation for QA including but not limited to temperature strips, room environmental reports and logs, dish washer and/or autoclaving logs.
• Handle and transfer supplies (caging, gases, dry ice, liquid nitrogen), and waste as needed to and from work area(s).
• Perform daily cage wash area duties including recycling and scheduled sanitation procedures with documentation.
• Provide cleaning and maintenance of laboratory animal caging, equipment and cage preparation areas as well as cleaning of animal support areas with supporting documentation under supervision.
• Provide quality assurance to the cagewash area.
• Ability to work in a repetitive high throughput environment.

Skills

ALAT certification

Education

High School diploma / GED or equivalent

Job description

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

Job Overview

We are looking for a Central Services Technician I (Cage Processing) to join our Insourcing Solutions team located in Dixon, CA.

In the Central Services Technician I (Cage Processing) role, you will provide cleaning and maintenance of laboratory animal caging, equipment and cage preparation areas as well as cleaning of animal support areas under minimal supervision.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Operate commercial tunnel and rack washers for cleaning and sanitizing animal cage supplies through automatic processes.
• Operate commercial autoclave machinery to sterilize caging equipment and instruments for the animals.
• Maintain documentation for QA including but not limited to temperature strips, room environmental reports and logs, dish washer and/or autoclaving logs.
• Handle and transfer supplies (caging, gases, dry ice, liquid nitrogen), and waste as needed to and from work area(s).
• Perform daily cage wash area duties including recycling and scheduled sanitation procedures with documentation.
• Provide cleaning and maintenance of laboratory animal caging, equipment and cage preparation areas as well as cleaning of animal support areas with supporting documentation under supervision.
• Provide quality assurance to the cagewash area.
• Ability to work in a repetitive high throughput environment.

Job Qualifications

• A candidate that possesses a High School diploma, General Education Degree (G.E.D.) or equivalent required.
• Ability to read, write, understand, and follow directions.
• Ability to recognize and communicate verbally and/or in writing, problems requiring the attention of high-level personnel in a timely and appropriate manner.
• ALAT certification preferred.

The pay range for this position is $21.00 to $21.94USD per hour. Please note the range will depend on factors such as experience, skills, region, and certification.

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 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 client’s 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 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 worked on 80% of the drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the past five years.

We’re 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.

Charles River is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, family status, pregnancy, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

It is unlawful in some states (including Massachusetts) to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

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 [e-mail]. 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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