What are the responsibilities and job description for the Maintenance Technician position at Charles River Laboratories?
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.
We are seeking a Maintenance Technician I for our Maintenance & Facilities team at our Safety Assessment site located in Ashland, OH.
A maintenance technician will perform basic routine preventative maintenance throughout the facilities. Responsible for gathering and transport of hazardous and bio-hazardous waste to and from facility accumulation points.
Essential Functions (The fundamental Competencies/Skills & Responsibilities of the role (products and services provided/results accomplished) include, but are not limited to, those listed:
- Perform basic facility and equipment maintenance (e.g., construction, electrical, plumbing, painting, vehicle upkeep, floor/wall coating/painting, cage repairs).
- Secure facilities (open and close procedures) on a rotating basis. Respond to after-hour security calls.
- Perform monitoring and basic operating functions for the Building Automation System (BAS).
- Operate and maintain the facilities digester. Responsible for waste removal.
- Perform scheduled inspections/repairs on assigned facility systems.
- Clean assigned areas (e.g., maintenance building, boiler rooms).
- Maintain appropriate maintenance logs and other required paper documentations.
- Participate in snow removal and ice remediation activities such as shoveling and spreading deicing agents on walkways and parking lots, where site weather conditions necessitate.
- Assist in moving equipment and office furniture within the facility or between sites.
- Perform all other related duties as assigned.
The pay for this position is $21/hr. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, and location
(Knowledge, Experience, Skills and Abilities required to accomplish the essential functions) include but are not limited to:
- Education High School diploma, General Education Degree (G.E.D.) or equivalent. Additional training/education in construction, electrical, HVAC, plumbing desired.
- Experience: 1-3 years preventative facility maintenance experience. Promotion to Maintenance Technician II will be considered with proficiency in two of the below skills/competencies, paired with exhibiting our CRL core values of Care, Lead, Own, Collaborate:
- Boilers/Ros/heating and cooling loops
- Metasys System/Calibrations/JCI Equipment
- Electrical
- HVAC
- Cagewash
- Welding/Fabrication
- Plumbing
- Carpentry
- AHU/Rooftop Preventative Maintenance
- Maintenance Vehicles/Equipment
- Fire Suppression Systems
- Purchasing vendor and contractor communication
- An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above.
- Certification/Licensure: Valid driver’s license required.
- Other: Must be able to understand and follow verbal directions. Must be able to operate assigned maintenance power tools and equipment
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to handle tools and maintenance equipment.
- Frequent reaching, bending, pulling, and crouching is required.
- Frequently lifts bags weighing up to 40 pounds.
- Frequently climbs ladders, kneels and/or lied on concrete flooring.
- Walks or stands for up to 90% of the workday.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to wear protective clothing (goggles, face shield, surgical mask, respirator, cap, gloves, scrubs, steel toed boots).
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to work in high/precarious places, tight or confined spaces, and in outside weather conditions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to work with and/or near moving mechanical parts, sharp objects, toxic or caustic chemicals and biohazards, and live animals with risk of exposure to allergens and/or zoonotic diseases.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, unpleasant odors, wet, humid and/or extreme temperature conditions, and risk of electrical shock.
- Occasionally is exposed to vibration.
COMMENTS:
- This position requires participation in 24-hour on-call rotating duty (full week at a time).
- Weekend and holiday work required.
- Occasional domestic travel required.
About Safety AssessmentCharles 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 RiverCharles 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.
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, national origin, veteran or disability status.
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 crrecruitment_US@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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