Animal Care Technician I

Laboratory Corporation; Lawrenceville (NJ); On-site; USD 1,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team as an Animal Care Technician where your passion for animal welfare can thrive! This role involves providing essential care and sanitation for research animals, ensuring their health and well-being. With extensive training provided, you will learn to maintain laboratory records and operate necessary equipment. Enjoy a supportive environment with growth opportunities, including potential promotions and a comprehensive benefits package. If you love working with animals and want to make a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Benefits

Tuition Reimbursement

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

24 Days of PTO

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Scrubs Provided and Laundered

Qualifications

• Preferred experience with animals in various settings.
• Basic computer skills and ability to document information.

Responsibilities

• Provide basic care and sanitation for research animals.
• Maintain well-documented laboratory records and observe animal health.

Skills

Animal Care

Basic Computer Skills

Observation Skills

Communication Skills

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Animal Care Tech

Greenfield Indiana

Pay Rate: $18.00

Are you looking for a position where your work directly connects to improving the lives of people and animals around the world?

Do you enjoy working with animals?

Become part of this exceptional team as an Animal Care Technician in our Greenfield Indiana location. Extensive training provided!

In this role you’ll provide basic care and sanitation for research animals. Common duties include but are not limited to:

• Clean feeders, water bottles, animal caging, and other items.
• Cleans and sanitizes animal rooms or pens, hallways, stairways, and non-animal rooms.
• Learn to observe animals for general health and general animal room standards.
• Maintain well-documented laboratory records.
• Operate and perform quality control checks on appropriate equipment.
• Change animal racks.
• Provide clean waste removal system and change air filters.
• Set up housing and provide feed and water.
• Dispense feed for use in animal studies.
• Report all animal care concerns and become involved in the resolution and appropriate corrective action when necessary.

Apply today and make sure to upload a resume to better understand your skills and experiences. If you have animal farming or other animal care experience, please include this on your resume.

Our Commitment to Animal Welfare begins with:

We treat the animals we work with in biomedical research humanely, with care, compassion, and respect.
We adhere to strict standards of ethical conduct in providing for their welfare.
We believe that taking good care of our animals is not only good science but the right thing to do.

What we offer?

• Daytime work hours Monday-Friday 6:30am-3:30pm, requires working every 3rd weekend both Saturday and Sunday.
• Great growth opportunity; once fully trained (around 6 months), a $0.50 increase and opportunity to be promoted to Animal Care Tech II and Senior Animal Care Tech.
• We provide scrubs and launder them for you!
• Benefits go into effect the 1st of the month including 3 medical plans to select from, dental, vision, and much more!
• 24 days of PTO in the first 12 months of employment.
• If looking to expand your education, we offer both tuition reimbursement and FREE tuition through Labcorp Education Advantage.

What we look for?

• Preferred but not required prior experience in working with animals in laboratory, farming, kennel, etc.
• HS Diploma preferred; work experience may qualify in lieu of education.
• Prior stable work history and passion for animals.
• Basic computer skills including the ability to use a mouse and enter information.

Benefits: Employees regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week are eligible for comprehensive benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD, 401(k), Paid Time Off (PTO) or Flexible Time Off (FTO), Tuition Reimbursement, and Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Casual, PRN & Part Time employees regularly scheduled to work less than 20 hours are eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan only. For more detailed information, please click here.

Labcorp is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer:

As an EOE/AA employer, Labcorp strives for diversity and inclusion in the workforce and does not tolerate harassment or discrimination of any kind. We make employment decisions based on the needs of our business and the qualifications of the individual and do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy or other medical conditions/needs), family or parental status, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, personal appearance, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic. Additionally, all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law.

We encourage all to apply.

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