Biofacility Service Technician: Cage Cleaning & Sterilization

CamWebDir; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

2.5% pay supplement

Job summary

University of Cambridge is seeking a Service Technician to join the Biofacility team in Cambridge. The role involves maintaining clean cages, water bottles and materials, and preparing, cleaning, sterilising and maintaining animal caging and equipment.

You will lift and move supplies, support with waste disposal and PPE replenishment, and assist with general facility tasks. The position is physically demanding with training provided; prior experience with cagewash/autoclave equipment or

Qualifications

• Team player with good communication skills; literate, numerate and basic IT literacy are important.
• Desirable: experience with industrial cagewash/autoclave equipment or in a biomedical animal facility.

Responsibilities

• Maintain clean cages, drinking water bottles and materials for staff and researchers.
• Operate simple machinery to prepare, clean, sterilise and maintain animal caging/equipment, including dismantling/reassembling for washing/sterilisation.
• Ensure adequate stocks of clean caging, equipment and consumables for daily facility needs.
• Assist with general cleaning of the facility and replenishment of PPE.
• Collect and deliver stores, maintain stocks and dispose of waste (including clinical waste).
• Support technicians with other duties as required.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication skills

Basic IT literacy

Tools

Autoclave equipment

Job description

University of Cambridge is seeking a Service Technician to join the Biofacility team in Cambridge. The role involves maintaining clean cages, water bottles and materials, and preparing, cleaning, sterilising and maintaining animal caging and equipment.

You will lift and move supplies, support with waste disposal and PPE replenishment, and assist with general facility tasks. The position is physically demanding with training provided; prior experience with cagewash/autoclave equipment or