Metrology Technician I

Charles River Laboratories; Shrewsbury (KY); On-site; USD 34,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus incentives

401K

Paid time off

Stock purchase program

Health coverage

Work life balance flexibility

Job summary

Charles River Laboratories is seeking a Metrology Technician I to support calibration, maintenance, qualification, and monitoring of laboratory and facility equipment. This role ensures equipment performance, regulatory compliance, and quality of laboratory operations.

The successful candidate will work with laboratory teams and external service providers to maintain calibrated equipment, support validation activities, and monitor temperature-controlled storage systems.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 1–2 years of experience working with laboratory, scientific, or technical equipment preferred.
• Experience performing equipment maintenance, calibration, or troubleshooting is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Perform calibration and preventative maintenance of laboratory and facility equipment in accordance with SOPs, regulatory requirements, and manufacturer specifications.
• Verify proper installation, qualification, and operation of equipment to ensure compliance and performance standards.
• Troubleshoot and assist with resolving equipment-related issues.
• Coordinate equipment repairs and maintenance activities with external vendors and service providers.
• Order equipment, replacement parts, and related services as assigned.
• Monitor freezer and refrigerator temperatures through the facility's building automation system.
• Support deviation investigations associated with temperature monitoring and equipment performance.
• Assist with equipment qualification, requalification, and validation activities.
• Track, update, and close equipment work orders using internal maintenance systems.
• Tag and register new equipment within asset management systems.
• Maintain accurate documentation in compliance with regulatory and quality requirements.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Equipment maintenance

Calibration

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Time management

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

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 seeking a Metrology Technician I to support the calibration, maintenance, qualification, and monitoring of laboratory and facility equipment. This role is essential to ensuring equipment performance, regulatory compliance, and the integrity of laboratory operations.

The successful candidate will work closely with laboratory teams and external service providers to maintain calibrated equipment, support validation activities, and monitor temperature‑controlled storage systems.

Responsibilities

• Perform calibration and preventative maintenance of laboratory and facility equipment in accordance with SOPs, regulatory requirements, and manufacturer specifications.
• Verify proper installation, qualification, and operation of equipment to ensure compliance and performance standards.
• Troubleshoot and assist with resolving equipment‑related issues.
• Coordinate equipment repairs and maintenance activities with external vendors and service providers.
• Order equipment, replacement parts, and related services as assigned.
• Monitor freezer and refrigerator temperatures through the facility's building automation system.
• Support deviation investigations associated with temperature monitoring and equipment performance.
• Assist with equipment qualification, requalification, and validation activities.
• Track, update, and close equipment work orders using internal maintenance systems.
• Tag and register new equipment within asset management systems.
• Maintain accurate documentation in compliance with regulatory and quality requirements.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 1-2 years of experience working with laboratory, scientific, or technical equipment preferred.
• Experience performing equipment maintenance, calibration, or troubleshooting is a plus.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Basic computer skills and experience using maintenance or work‑order tracking systems preferred.

Physical Requirements & Work Environment

• Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, crouch, and use both hands throughout the workday.
• Ability to regularly lift and move up to 25 pounds.
• Ability to work at a computer and communicate effectively.
• Visual abilities sufficient for close work, equipment inspections, and reading instrumentation.
• Laboratory and facility environment requiring the use of personal protective equipment (PPE), including safety glasses, gloves, hearing protection, and other safety gear as needed.
• Occasional exposure to moving mechanical equipment, sharp instruments, and laboratory chemicals.
• Generally low to moderate noise levels.

Additional Information

This position may require occasional overtime, weekend, holiday, or after‑hours coverage to support business and operational needs.

The pay range for this position is $25-$28/hour. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, and location.

About Safety Assessment

Charles River is committed to helping our partners expedite their preclinical drug development with exceptional safety assessment services, state‑of‑the‑art facilities and expert regulatory guidance. From individual specialty toxicology and IND enabling studies to tailored packages and total laboratory support, our deeply experienced team can design and execute programs that anticipate challenges and avoid roadblocks for a smooth, efficient journey to market. Each year approximately 300 investigational new drug (IND) programs are conducted in our Safety Assessment facilities.

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‑life 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
• work life balance flexibility.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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.