Animal Care Technician I

Job Summary

We are seeking an Animal Care Technician I to join our Insourcing Solutions team, located in San Diego, CA.

As the Animal Care Technician I, you will maintain, monitor and document the health, production, and physical environment within the customer's varied animal care facilities.

Additional responsibilities include:

• 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 on-site 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 in 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.
• Maintains required attendance level and adherence to work schedule in accordance with required staffing levels in order to ensure that assigned duties are completed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications

Education & Experience: To qualify for this role, candidates must have one of the following combinations of education/experience:

• High School Diploma or G.E.D. plus a minimum of six to twelve months experience working in a laboratory animal facility performing animal husbandry
• Associates degree in animal science or related field plus a minimum of six months experience working in a laboratory animal facility performing animal husbandry.
• Bachelors degree in animal science or related field plus zero to six months experience working in laboratory animal facility performing animal husbandry.
  
  

The pay range for this position is $22-23.50 USD per hour. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including skills, 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! 

Additional Information:

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 contribute to a congenial work environment. Maintain 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.