Facilities Technician I

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

The Facilities Technician I is responsible for maintaining the facility in good operating and physical condition, as well as responding to normal and emergency service calls, and taking corrective action via diagnosis and repairs.

As directed, conducts / oversees preventive maintenance. The Facilities Technician I will be required to perform a wide range of repair, maintenance, and escorting tasks.

Key Responsibilities and Duties :

• Perform routine GMP spaces cleaning
• Maintain stock of consumables (HVAC filters, cleaning supplies, etc)
• Perform routine simple maintenance and repair throughout the facilities, such as repairing cosmetic damage
• Oversee building utility systems equipment maintenance to ensure expected conditions in the facility. This may include HVAC, electrical, water (domestic and DI), compressed gasses, and controlled temperature storage systems.
• Recognize and correct potential safety hazards to avoid injuries
• Support building personnel by insuring the availability of water, gasses, and electrical, as well as furniture requests, office relocations, and general accommodations to assist employees with their work duties
• Paint & caulk small areas when paint or wall surface has become damaged
• Support general cleaning & housekeeping efforts as required. Pallet removal as needed from building
• Maintain relationship and coordination with janitorial contractor for non-lab domestic cleaning of facility
• Process / Manufacturing equipment support, ensuring written record keeping, and forms are completed as required
• Conduct systems rounds as required
• Check and confirm process gasses are at service pressure daily
• Move / relocate laboratory equipment as directed
• Work with the engineering personnel to handle process equipment needs
• Required to review relevant documentation for accuracy and completeness i.e., suite cleaning documentation
• Replace light bulbs as required
• Employ safe work practices
• Engage and inspire others
• Comprehends all duties assigned and performs responsibilities in absence of Manager when needed
• Other responsibilities as needed

Job Qualifications

• Associate degree in science preferred, or High School Diploma or GED with 3-5 years of prior work experience in the Biotechnology Industry in a GMP Facilities setting
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams. Maintain Calendar(s)
• Possess the willingness to learn new concepts to fully understand aseptic techniques and demonstrate proper clean-room behavior
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Detail-oriented and demonstrate the ability to perform highly detailed work
• Excellent organizational, multitasking, and problem-solving skills
• Able to accurately perform basic math calculations, including time conversion, fractions, decimals, and percentages
• Availability - Overtime work and schedule changes are required to meet business needs. Holiday, weekend, and night work will also be required based on manufacturing schedule.

On-call as business needs arise

• Reliable mode of transportation to travel between sites in the Rockville area
• Able to work standing, bending, stooping, pulling, pushing, sitting, and reaching overhead for long periods of time
• Able to work around various cleaning chemicals that produce non-hazardous odors like bleach and vinegar
• Able to wear appropriate gowning covering most parts of the body and face. (Gowning Qualification)
• Able to lift, push, and pull 50 lbs.
• Use of basic hand tools
• Use multimeter
• Work from height not to exceed 10’
• Confined spaces could be encountered
• Work in heat and cold as required
• Climb ladders

Compensation Data

The pay range for this position is $22.00 - $24.00. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, and location.

About Biologics Testing Solutions

With more than 50 years of experience and proven regulatory expertise, the Charles River Biologics group can address challenging projects for biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies worldwide.

Offering a variety of services such as contamination and impurity testing, protein characterization, bioassays, viral clearance studies and stability and lot release programs, we support clients throughout the biologic development cycle, from the establishment and characterization of cell banks through preclinical and clinical studies to marketed products.

Whether clients need stand-alone services, a unique package of testing, or insourced support, our Biologics group can create a custom solution to suit their needs.

Each year more than 20,000 biologic testing reports are sent each and over 200 licenses products are supported by our biologics testing solutions team.

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.