Animal Science Technician

2 months ago

San Diego, United States Integrated Resources, Inc ( IRI ) Full time

Title: Animal Technician


Job Location: San Diego, CA


Job Duration: Temp for 6 months could increase after the 6months


Shift: Mon-Fri 6am-230pm


40hours a week



JOB DESCRIPTION:

  • Maintain, monitor and document the health, production, and physical environment within the customer's varied animal care facilities.
  • Reviews, comprehends and complies with all SOP's and quality assurance standards pertaining to specific area.
  • Monitors daily animal health and welfare while performing daily animal health observations, animal husbandry duties to maintain quality and health of research animals, to include perform daily water bottle /automatic water line and cage checks; provide appropriate food and water; perform cage changing and/or cage cleaning as required; record animal health concerns per SOP and/or specified protocols.
  • Maintains accurate records of animal breeding, health, and housing/isolator or support areas as required by Institute and facility.
  • Assists with restraint, handling and manipulation of various animal species as assigned by the onsite Supervisor or facility veterinarian.
  • Strictly follows all procedures necessary to maintain animal housing areas or semi-rigid isolator environments, including room or facility personnel entry; personnel protective equipment use, spraying all equipment and materials into controlled areas.
  • Receives, inspects and puts away incoming animals; ensures and provides for sentinel animals in each rodent housing area.
  • May be involved in strictly maintaining and following breeding and weaning procedures to ensure appropriate production levels.
  • Operates equipment and uses supplies according to safety guidelines; performs general housekeeping and adheres to safety procedures.
  • Staffing levels to ensure assigned duties are completed.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.


QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Education: High school diploma (HSD) or general education degree (GED) required.
  • Experience: Six to twelve months related experience in animal husbandry. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above.
  • Certification/Licensure: None.


KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

  • Must be able to follow verbal and written instructions and exhibit interpersonal skills that are conducive to effective communication and that contributes to a congenial work environment.
  • Maintain a positive work atmosphere by behaving and communicating in a professional manner with clients, customers, coworkers, and supervisors.
  • Ability to read, write, speak and understand high school level English.
  • Computer literacy using timekeeping, training software and word processing required; database record keeping helpful.


PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
  • The employee frequently is required to walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit.
  • The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift move up to 100 pounds.
  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.


WORK ENVIRONMENT:

  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts; is exposed to fumes or airborne particles, laboratory animal caging of various species including mice, rats, and other rodents and possibly rabbits and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, toxic or caustic chemicals, biohazard materials/agents, infectious disease and risk of electrical shock.
  • The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.


COMMENTS:

  • Normally 40 hours per week.
  • Required to participate in weekend husbandry coverage on a rotational basis and work occasional later hours upon client approval to complete essential duties.

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