Cage Washer Operator - Hourly Position

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 Summary
Cage Wash Operator (STUDENT) - No experience necessary
As a Cage Wash Operator (Student position) for our Toxicology team in Sherbrooke (QC), you will be responsible for ensuring the equipment used to maintain the animals’ living conditions is cleaned according to the highest wellbeing standards in the industry.
In this role, key responsibilities include:

• Monitor the use of soaps and various needs of the cage washers,
• Perform basic maintenance on all cages and accessories to ensure that everything is safe for the animals
• Clean all types of animal housing and accessories (cage, toys, bowl, waterbottle, etc…)
• Operating and performing daily checks on cage washer machines;

Key Elements
If you possess the following qualifications, we will train you in the rest:

• DES (high school diploma) or equivalent experience.
• Being able to work physically (lift up to 20 kg, walk, stand, stoop, etc.).
• Understanding of written English.
• Organized and self-driven.

Please note that upon being hired, you will have to undergo an annual tuberculosis test at the expense of the company.
Role Specific Information:

• Schedule: Student position mostly for the weekend ($2.75/hour) and Holiday, Full time during summer period.
• Pay: Starting at 16,25$/hrs.
• Location: easily accessible using Sherbrooke’s public transit system. Free parking. Electric vehicle charging station.

Why Charles River?

• Many social activities
• Personal days.
• On site and free Gym

If you want to contribute to the wellbeing of our communities across the country and around the world, join our team! IT’S YOUR MOMENT!
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-being of many across the globe. We have proudly supported the development of 86% of the drugs approved by the FDA in 2021.
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.
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 [email protected]. 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.