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** **Why work at Charles River?  ** We adhere to strong values, share the same mission, that together, we create healthier lives. Our culture is one of endless opportunity, purpose and creating change. We are committed to empowering our employees with the tools and programs they need to develop rewarding careers. We offer competitive benefits and excellent training programs for all our employees. We are seeking an  **Animal Care Technician I** to join our  **Insourcing Solutions**  team located in  **Irvine, CA.**    As the ** Animal Care Technician I** , you will work with our research animals to ensure their well-being. Additional responsibilities include: + Provide cleaning and maintenance of laboratory animal caging, equipment and cage preparation areas as well as cleaning of animal support areas under supervision. + Remove soiled bedding, prepare caging for cagewash under supervision and sanitize caging and related equipment using cage washers, pressure washer or hand washing as required. + Monitor and record results of cagewash water temperature and cleaning results using provided supplies such as temperature dots/strips, cultures. + Ensure that all logbooks, checklists and other records are completed in a timely fashion. + Flush all animal racks, prepare clean cages for use, and ensure the correct times are selected and are used for each cagewash load. + Ensure proper amounts of chemicals are present and report any chemical needs. Maintain equipment used and report any mechanical failures promptly to the supervisor. + Assist with housekeeping duties such as trash collection and cleaning animal facility laboratories, offices and ancillary areas. + You may also perform animal husbandry duties including but not limited to preparation and actual changing of cages and related cage accessories, feeding, and manual watering or monitoring/testing + Receive, inspect and put away incoming animals; ensure and provide for sentinel animals in each rodent housing area. + Perform other duties as assigned. **Who are we looking for?** The following are minimum requirements related to the Animal Care Technician I position: + High School diploma/GED or equivalent (a B.S. in either animal science or life sciences preferred) and a minimum of zero - six (0-6) months directly related laboratory animal experience in a laboratory animal facility. + One (1) year of animal husbandry experience with laboratory rodents preferred. + An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above. + AALAS Certification at the ALAT level preferred. **_The pay rate for this position is $20-22 USD per hour. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, and location._** If you are interested in contributing to the well-being of our communities, not only across the country but around the world, please join us and **BE THE DIFFERENCE** ! **About Insourcing Solutions** Charles River Insourcing Solutions℠ can streamline research by delivering operational and cost efficiencies through the strategic insourcing of GMP, GLP and non-GLP research services from discovery through safety assessment. Insourcing Solutions℠ provides you with the ability to maintain control of your facility and expertise while leveraging available space. **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 Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity Employer - all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, veteran or disability status. 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 crrecruitment_US@crl.com. This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications. For more information, please visit www.criver.com. 226174