Laboratory Animal Care Technician I at ENVIGO RMS LLC — Greenfield, IN
Full job description
Monday - Friday: Weekend Rotations
We are seeking an Animal Care Technician to join our dynamic team! This position will focus on overall animal care and welfare, production and selection for customer orders, facility upkeep and recordkeeping and procedural duties. The person in this role will need to feel passionate about working with animals, enjoy and excel at organization, and support and maintain a clean, safe and compliant working environment. We are seeking someone that is hardworking, shows attention to detail, takes initiative, has a teamwork mentality and positive attitude.
Responsibilities
Primary ways the Animal Care Technician will contribute to the team:
- Basic animal husbandry:
- Cage cleaning
- Room and barrier sanitation
- Preparation and handling of cleaners and disinfectants within the facility
- Receiving barrier shipping boxes and materials on the inside of the facility
- Proficient in handling and the restraint of rodents
- Perform basic health assessment of rodents
- Ability to sex rodents
- Ability to calibrate digital scales
- Ability to maintain pest management duties within the facility
- Filling customer orders and final packaging procedures
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
We are looking for the following from the Animal Care Technician:
- Desire to work with and care for animals on a daily basis
- Interest in animal development and breeding
- Continuous effort toward contributing to a clean and safe working environment
- Ability and willingness to complete paperwork as needed
- Must be available to work weekends/ holidays on a rotating basis
- Willingness to work overtime when needed
This position requires that the Animal Care Technician be able to:
- Lift up to 50lbs on occasion
- Stand/walk on concrete for at least 2 hours at a time
- Frequently bend, reach, push, pull, squat and lift
- English communication – reading, writing and oral