At Charles River, we are passionate about improving the quality of people’s lives. When you join our global family, you will help create healthier lives for millions of patients and their families.



Charles River employees are innovative thinkers, who are dedicated to continuous learning and improvement. We will empower you with the resources you need to grow and develop in your career.



As a Charles River employee, you will be part of an industry-leading, customer-focused company at the forefront of drug development. Your skills will play a key role in bringing life-saving therapies to market faster through simpler, quicker, and more digitalized processes. Whether you are in lab operations, finance, IT, sales, or another area, when you work at Charles River, you will be the difference every day for patients across the globe.






Job Summary

To assist in the day to day welfare and maintenance of animal colonies within a barrier production area, to include, colony management, husbandry and animal order processing (will also include occasional weekend and Bank Holiday work on a rota system).



Demonstrate strict compliance with bio-security, Home Office, AAALAC and Production processes/guidelines identifying and initiating own training/retraining where required.





Rota 1 - Full Time 39 Hours Per Week (Sunday - Thursday) - Please note throughout training this position will be working Monday - Friday



£19,272.24 p.a.



Sunday 8:00 am - 1:00 pm or 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

Monday - Thursday 8:00 am - 5:30 pm



Rota 2 - Full Time 35 Hours Per Week (Sunday - Thursday) - Please note throughout training this position will be working Monday - Friday



£17.295.60 p.a.



Sunday 8:00 am - 1:00 pm or 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

Monday - Thursday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm



Education/Ability



3 GCSE at level C or equivalent
Ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team.
Accuracy and attention to detail.
Ability to communicate clearly with other members of the team.
Good personal organisation.
Ability to follow detailed instructions.
Numeracy.
Commitment to excellence.
Ability to work under strict hygiene conditions.
Must have own means of transport.
Benefits: Life assurance, bonus, career development, training opportunities, free onsite parking, subsidised staff room, pay for participation on volunteer days, on-site team building, charity fundraising days, employee engagement programs.



Pension plan: 1st year employee -Company contribution 4% - Employee 4%, after one year: Company 5% -Employee 3%. After three years: Company contribution 9%



Holidays - 26 days + 8 for Public holidays



If you are highly motivated and possess the skill set required, we would love to hear from you.





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