Assistant Technician - Waste Management

at  Charles River Laboratories

Req ID #: 222193
Location:Laval, Quebec, CA, H7V 4B3
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

As an Assistant Technician for our Waste Management department at the Laval location, you will assist in the safe disposal of hazardous material in accordance with all relevant regulations and policies.

In this role, primary responsibilities include:

• Ensure compliance and safety conditions of the waste storage room.
• Inspect regularly the waste storage room to ensure the appropriate segregation of the different hazardous waste (acid, basic, flammable, oxidizing agent, reducer, organic, reagent or others).
• Collect the hazardous waste containers for all internal departments.
• Ensure compliance of the different waste container identification.
• Perform the cleanup of any spill that occurred while performing their duties.
• Provide support to all departments, if necessary.
• Perform any other reasonable tasks that could be required.

KEY ELEMENTS

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

• High school diploma a background in science (chemistry/biology) or the equivalent;
• Relevant work experience;
• Good knowledge and practice of GLP and work-related legislation, practices, and procedures; (asset);
• Good knowledge of WHMIS 2015; (important asset)
• Reading English is required. Bilingualism is preferable;
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills;
• Meticulous attention to details;
• Capacity to work with time constraints and adapt to change;
• Practical knowledge of computer applications (Microsoft Office and others).

ROLE SPECIFIC INFORMATION:

Location: Laval / Free parking / Near the subway Montmorency
Schedule: Monday to Friday
Permanent position as of the hiring, full-time 37.5hrs per week

In this role, primary responsibilities include:

• Ensure compliance and safety conditions of the waste storage room.
• Inspect regularly the waste storage room to ensure the appropriate segregation of the different hazardous waste (acid, basic, flammable, oxidizing agent, reducer, organic, reagent or others).
• Collect the hazardous waste containers for all internal departments.
• Ensure compliance of the different waste container identification.
• Perform the cleanup of any spill that occurred while performing their duties.
• Provide support to all departments, if necessary.
• Perform any other reasonable tasks that could be required

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

• High school diploma a background in science (chemistry/biology) or the equivalent;
• Relevant work experience;
• Good knowledge and practice of GLP and work-related legislation, practices, and procedures; (asset);
• Good knowledge of WHMIS 2015; (important asset)
• Reading English is required. Bilingualism is preferable;
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills;
• Meticulous attention to details;
• Capacity to work with time constraints and adapt to change;
• Practical knowledge of computer applications (Microsoft Office and others)