Equipment Clerk

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

As an Equipment Clerk for our Equipment & System Validation team at the Laval location, you will be supporting the division and other areas of the company by managing the equipment to be used on studies.

In this role, primary responsibilities include:

• Execute and schedule the verification, calibration, and maintenance of equipment;
• Support the management of requests for equipment or supplies for studies with minimal supervision and control the entry and exit of material from the depot and perform basic maintenance and monitoring of the equipment;
• Report any problem or potential problems in the conduct of daily activities to the Supervisor or delegate;
• Offer service to the employees for the equipment used in the vivarium and/or laboratories;
• Assist in the training of technical staff.

We are looking for the following minimum qualifications for this role:

• High School Diploma;
• At least 1-2 years of working experience in a laboratory as an Analyst or a Technician;
• Able to take initiative and solve problems autonomously;
• Able to work physically occasionally (lift up to 20kg, walk, stand, stoop, etc.).

Role Specific Information:

• Location: 445 Boul. Armand-Frappier, Laval, QC, H7V 4B3;
• Transportation:
  Free parking. Near the Montmorency Subway. Electric vehicle charging station;
• Salary: Starting at $23.00/hr;
• Annual bonus based on performance;
• Schedule:
  Monday to Friday, daytime. Depending on the business needs, you may have to do overtime;
• Permanent position as of the hiring, full-time 37.5hrs per week.

Why Charles River ?

• We offer competitive benefits and advantages from day one to support your well-being;
• Employee and family assistance program;
• Excellent welcome program for new employees as well as in-house advancement and career development opportunities;
• Access to a doctor and various health professionals (telemedicine);
• 3 weeks’ Vacation & 5 Personal day policy;
• Many social activities!

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. This is 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…