Small Animal Technician
Lampire Biological Laboratories•Everett, PA
•Onsite
About The Position
The primary responsibility of this individual is to maintain the overall health and well-being of the rabbits including cage and facility maintenance. This would include the feeding and watering of rabbits, administering treatments, as well as swapping, cleaning, disinfecting, and sanitizing all animal housing units and animal facilities.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent is required
- Good oral and written communication skills (English), mathematics skills, and good attention to detail are required.
- Good organizational skills with ability to manage multiple priorities
- Ability to give directions, train others and communicate effectively while working in a team oriented setting
- 1 year minimum of relevant working experience
- Must be able to lift, push, and pull at minimum 3Olbs
Nice To Haves
- A Bachelor's Degree in Life Sciences or equivalent preferred but not required
- AALAS certification, and familiarity with USDA and AAALAC regulatory requirements a plus
- Experience with cGMP quality systems and manufacturing operations a plus
- Experience with farm equipment specifically tractors, manure spreader, skid steer a plus
Responsibilities
- Feeding, watering, and administering treatments, including observing and reporting any signs of disease/illness and help to treat minor cases of such findings.
- Scraping, chipping, and dusting, animal caging units
- Swapping/rotating animal.caging units
- Disassembling/assembling, cleaning, disinfecting, and sanitizing all animal caging units including feeders, water bottles, and enrichment items
- Facility maintenance including, HVAC, water systems, light fixtures, etc.
- Responsible for completing accurate reports documentation records including maintenance sheet, room temperature log, animal treatments, and animal inventory
- Maintaining the rabbit breeding program
- Tattooing of rabbits
- RODAC testing, pre and post cleaning
- Responsible for keeping accurate inventory of supplies needed
- Other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- competitive salary
- medical insurance
- dental insurance
- life insurance
- disability insurances
- 401k with matching contribution
- profit sharing
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
