Barrier Technician - Beagles

Marshall Farms • Town of Huron, NY

37d • $19 - $28

About The Position

Marshall Farms Barrier Tech is responsible for all aspects of barrier beagle production. This includes maintaining a clean, safe and healthy animal environment by cleaning, inspecting, the animal housing enclosures. Animal husbandry and production tasks which include breeding, whelp, tattoos, health monitoring, observations, and preventative treatments as well as general maintenance.

Requirements

• Individual is capable of ensuring animal welfare and consistently performing essential tasks as well as operating all sanitation equipment in a safe and proper manner, understanding and applying dilution and cleaning procedures as well as following biosecurity protocols.
• Individual will contribute to a productive and professional environment by setting a positive example and demonstrating enthusiasm, diligence, and ethical behavior and by taking responsibility for ones’ actions and challenging oneself to continually improve.
• Conditions are often hot and humid, with frequent animal contact. Duties are performed primarily on 1st shift with varying extended hours including occasional weekend work.
• Must be able to be on a weekend rotation which can include minipig barrier tasks as well as APD/SPF beagle tasks.
• Work is physically demanding with a requirement to lift animals. Job duties will be performed while wearing personal protective equipment. Position requires operation of pressure washer.
• This position is a grade N3 with a pay range of $18.81 - $28.23/Hour.

Responsibilities

• Groups and moves animals as directed in an accurate and expeditious manner using proper handling techniques while noting and reporting/ treating animal morbidity issues.
• Ensures animals are fed
• Breeding, Whelping, Treating, Apply tattoos, shipping
• Maintains appropriate animal records electronically.
• Wash, sanitize, and rinse pens and animal buildings and incoming supplies using a high- pressure washer.
• Ensure that all entry and biosecurity procedures are followed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• 100% company-paid medical and dental insurance for employees, spouses, and eligible dependents, or a generous opt-out if you already have coverage elsewhere
• Generous time off benefits starting at 3 weeks/year
• 401(k) retirement savings plan – 100% match on the first 5% of contributions with 100% vesting (must be 18 or older to participate)
• Enriched Short-Term disability benefits and Long-Term disability insurance
• Profit Sharing contribution of 10% of your annualized salary
• Life Insurance at 4x your annual base (up to a max. of $200,000)
• Boot allowance (excludes office and barrier employees)
• $500 bonus for employee referrals

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed