Inventory and Shipping 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.

About the role

Charles River Laboratories (CRL) is seeking an Inventory and Shipping Technician to join our team at the Kansas site. This site bridges CRL’s Discovery and Safety Assessment business units, bringing automation to standard lead optimization toxicology study models to deliver rapid study results to our clients. The pay rate for this role is $23.00/hour.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, ship, and receive materials including biological specimens, test articles, formulation samples, chemicals, and general supplies.
• Utilize approved shipping systems and carriers to process outbound and inbound shipments.
• Track shipping information and communicate shipment status to internal stakeholders.
• Receive vendor shipments and notify applicable departments of receipt.
• Perform data entry for received materials into the inventory control system.
• Sort, stock, and distribute supplies to designated locations according to schedule or direction.
• Monitor inventory levels and notify supervision of low stock or replenishment needs.
• Order routine consumables and maintain inventory in assigned supply areas.
• Properly handle and distribute chemicals, test materials, and biohazardous materials in compliance with site and regulatory requirements.
• Support basic equipment calibration activities under supervision.
• Maintain calibration and equipment documentation as directed.
• Coordinate with internal groups or external vendors to support scheduled equipment calibration and maintenance.
• Perform general housekeeping duties and follow all safety procedures.
• Develop familiarity with business continuity procedures when systems are temporarily unavailable.
• Embody behaviors and performance characteristics as described in the CRL DNA.
• Perform all other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• HS/GED required with 2-3 years’ experience. Associate or bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Competency required for departmental technical skills.
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing at all levels inside and outside the organization.
• Basic familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Computer skills, including the ability to learn a validated system.
• Ability to work extended hours beyond normal work schedule to include, but not limited to evenings, weekends, extended shifts, and/or extra shifts, sometimes on short notice.
• Ability to work under specific time constraints.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without a sponsor visa, now or in the future.

Benefits

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.

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.

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, 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. We have proudly worked on 80% of the drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the past five years.