Sr. Associate, Shipping & Receiving

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

Responsible for performing a wide variety of tasks involved in the shipping and receiving of materials, supplies and equipment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
⦁ Receive and distribute shipments of samples, supplies and equipment according to schedule or established methods.
⦁ Assists with the ordering of dept. supplies as well as the sites coffee and printer paper supplies.
⦁ Responsible for returning courier/sponsor credo coolers.
⦁ Assists with the Fooda and Prestige programs as needed.
⦁ Operate hand or power operated fork truck, pallet jack or other motorized equipment to unload and transport supplies or equipment.
⦁ Perform data entry in receiving materials through the current Systems Applications and Products in Data Processing program.
⦁ Prepare and Package outgoing materials for shipment to clients and other CRL sites according to IATA and DOT regulations.
⦁ Maintain the dock and the shipping and receivng area in an orderly fashion.
⦁ Prepare, maintain and distribute appropriate documentation for all materials shipped.
⦁ Coordinate same day courier pick-ups relative to study and site needs, as necessary.
⦁ May assist in training entry-level Shipping and Receiving employees.
⦁ Perform all other related duties as assigned.

The pay range for this position is between $22.00 and $25.00/hour. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, and location.

Job Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:
⦁ Education: High school diploma or General Education Degree (G.E.D.).
⦁ Experience: 2-4 years related experience.
⦁ An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above.
⦁ Certification/Licensure: Driver’s license.
⦁ Other: Must have excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities; attention to detail, computer literacy; and the ability to interact appropriately with all levels of employees.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
⦁ While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and type at a computer.
⦁ Employee will also be required to stand, walk, bend, reach overhead, push and pull objects, lift/carry at least 50 lbs, and use hands and feet repetitively.
⦁ Occasionally requried to sit, climb, crouch, kneel, balance objects, and drive trucks and equipment.
⦁ Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
⦁ General office working conditions, the noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
⦁ The employee frequently works with moving equipment.
⦁ May also be exposed to dust, gas and fumes.
⦁ May be exposed to the elements when transporting packages to and from buildings.

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

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.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Charles River is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, family status, pregnancy, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

It is unlawful in some states (including Massachusetts) to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

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.

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