What are the responsibilities and job description for the Animal Technician position at TekWissen ®?
Overview
TekWissen Group is a workforce management provider throughout the USA and many other countries in the world. This Client is a global animal health company dedicated to supporting customers and their businesses in ever better ways. Building on more than 65 years of experience, it deliver quality medicines, vaccines and diagnostic products, complemented by biodevices, genetic tests and precision livestock farming.
Job Title: Animal Technician
Location: Durham, NC, 27703
Duration: 12 Months
Job Type: Contract
Work Type: Onsite
Shift: Monday-Friday 7.00AM-3.00PM
Job Description
Job Summary:
TekWissen is an emerging global human capital, recruitment and IT services organization. Operating since 2009, we draw upon more than a decade of staffing experience to deliver critical talent acquisition solutions and IT engagements for our clients. We’re founded on a culture that is passionate about delivering tailored solutions, that create lasting partnerships.
Our global footprint covers six countries: United States, Canada, Australia, India, United Kingdom and the Philippines. This allows us to work in close partnership with organizations and manage everything from global talent needs with demanding resourcing strategies, to single sites with lower recruitment volumes.
TekWissen® is an equal opportunity employer supporting workplace diversity.
TekWissen Group is a workforce management provider throughout the USA and many other countries in the world. This Client is a global animal health company dedicated to supporting customers and their businesses in ever better ways. Building on more than 65 years of experience, it deliver quality medicines, vaccines and diagnostic products, complemented by biodevices, genetic tests and precision livestock farming.
Job Title: Animal Technician
Location: Durham, NC, 27703
Duration: 12 Months
Job Type: Contract
Work Type: Onsite
Shift: Monday-Friday 7.00AM-3.00PM
Job Description
Job Summary:
- This individual will perform daily laboratory animal care duties including animal health monitoring, animal husbandry, and routing cleaning and sanitation.
- All work assignments will be performed accordance with SOP’s and protocol instructions.
- Must maintain and demonstrate positive working relationships with co-workers, customers, be able to work independently to perform tasks, and have regular attendance.
- Performs animal husbandry duties to maintain quality and health of research animals to include daily feed/water/enrichment, and cage or room cleaning as required.
- Cleans assigned animal rooms, isolator environments, animal care equipment, and associated animal facility areas daily.
- Maintains accurate records of animal health.
- Assists with handling and manipulations as per SOP’s and protocols.
- Operates equipment and uses supplies according to safety guidelines, performs general housekeeping, and adheres to safety procedures.
- Maintains required attendance level and adheres to work schedule in accordance with required staffing levels to ensure that assigned duties are completed. Weekend and holiday coverage is required on a rotation basis.
- Maintains focus on animal welfare reporting all concerns to management and/or others as required.
- Must ensure animal welfare guidelines are met, building, and equipment are maintained accordingly for internal IACUC inspections and maintenance of AAALAC accreditation.
- Conducts all euthanasia as trained according to AVMA guidelines and completing all documentation.
- Assists in maintaining and stocking inventory.
- Takes the initiative to complete tasks and anticipates upcoming tasks.
- Ability to work independently.
- Pays attention to detail.
- Education – AA degree preferred
- Experience – Lab Animal or agricultural experience desired
- Candidates not allowed to own poultry or swine
- Ability to lift up to 50lbs, roll heavy objects, use ladders, working conditions up to 90 degrees or down to freezing.
- Subject to objectionable odors, aerosols, dust, animal dander, and noise.
- Not allowed to own poultry or swine
- Multiple showers a day may be required for biocontainment, showering does include washing of hair.
- Work requires use of appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), including Tyveks, hairnets, respirator or PAPR, gloves, safety glasses, provided uniforms, and shoes.
- An Enhanced background check will be conducted by the client as part of the onboarding process.
- A FIT test will need to be conducted before being allowed into Vivarium areas.
TekWissen is an emerging global human capital, recruitment and IT services organization. Operating since 2009, we draw upon more than a decade of staffing experience to deliver critical talent acquisition solutions and IT engagements for our clients. We’re founded on a culture that is passionate about delivering tailored solutions, that create lasting partnerships.
Our global footprint covers six countries: United States, Canada, Australia, India, United Kingdom and the Philippines. This allows us to work in close partnership with organizations and manage everything from global talent needs with demanding resourcing strategies, to single sites with lower recruitment volumes.
TekWissen® is an equal opportunity employer supporting workplace diversity.
