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Biotech Animal Technician
Title : Biotech Animal Technician
Location : Voluntown, CT
Industry : Pharmaceutical
Salary : $25 / hr.
Shift : 5 : 30am - 2pm Days - including weekends
Employment Type : Direct Hire
Overview
Provide customers with quality incubated eggs through the setting, monitoring. candling and packing process. Complete associated paperwork and perform housekeeping duties
Essential duties and responsibiliites :
Set eggs according to customer or management specifications.
Record appropriate information on order sheet (e.g. date, flock number, quantity)
Prepare incubation tags for each order.
Monitor temperature and humidity levels of each machine twice daily.
Candle eggs and pack incubated eggs orders according to customer specification.
Select out appropriate eggs for breeder stock.
Set eggs for flock replacement and bird sales as required.
Complete and distribute all required incubation paperwork.
Input all incubation data into appropriate spreadsheets.
Clean incubators and associated equipment with appropriate solutions; perform weekly fumigation, maintaining biosecurity
Perform environmental sampling of incubators and complete associated paperwork.
Assist with egg processing / packing as needed.
Hatches (2x a week) requiring sorting and removal of birds
Responsible for the humane handling and proper disposal of euthanized birds in accordance with ethical, legal and biosecurity guidelines
Perform all other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications :
Education : High school diploma or General Education Degree (G.E.D.)
Physical Demands :
Must frequently lift / move flats of eggs weighing up to 30 pounds and regularly lift / move cases of eggs weighing up to 60 pounds.
Must constantly position self to access and inspect eggs and be able to assess their condition from various distances within the incubation area.
Showering in and out of facilities; protective clothing / equipment provided
Extended periods of time standing
No jewelry / piercings allowed in facility
Regularly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer.
Regularly provides information to and receives information from / through various technologies, media, sources and contacts. Must be able to accurately exchange accurate information in these situations.
Work Environment :
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and / or humid conditions and toxic or caustic chemicals.
Regularly wears protective clothing (lab coats, safety glasses and gloves).
Exposure to dust and animal dander, protective clothing / equipment will be provided
Involves the handling and humane euthanasia of chickens in accordance with institutional and regulatory guidelines, ensuring ethical treatment and compliance with protocols
May work near live animals with risk of exposure to allergens and / or zoonotic disease(s).
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to sanitation chemicals and odors.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
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