Apprentice Operations Technician

LFB; Town of Charlton (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

LFB is seeking a Laboratory Animal Technician to provide daily care and monitoring of rabbits, including feeding, observations, and basic veterinary support. The role includes restraint, injections, and identifying welfare concerns while maintaining rigorous documentation.

Responsibilities include husbandry, sanitation, and participation in weekend coverage, with opportunities to contribute to breeding support and data recording in a compliant facility.

Qualifications

• Daily animal care activities including feeding and observations of clinical concerns.
• Maintaining proper sanitation and facility hygiene per regulations.
• Assisting with restraint, sample collection, and injections as needed.
• Performing animal tagging and identification procedures (ear tags/tattoos/RFID).
• Documentation of activities in paper and computerized systems.
• Ensuring safety and welfare of animals and adherence to guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily care and monitoring of rabbits.
• Assist with milking and breeding procedures as needed.
• Maintain accurate records of treatments and observations.
• Identify safety and welfare issues and take corrective actions.
• Support weekend and holiday coverage on a rotating basis.
• Provide veterinary care and treatments as assigned by supervisor.

Skills

Animal care

Veterinary support

Injections

Observation skills

Record keeping

Tools

RFID tagging

PPE & sanitation

Job description

SPECIFIC POSITION DUTIES (RESPONSIBILITIES, TASKS, ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS)

• 1. Daily animal care activities to include: feeding, animal observations/identification of clinical concerns, and nail trimming
• 2. Husbandry activities to include cage change/cleaning, use of power wash and chemical dispensing equipment, and general facility sanitization and support
• 3. May perform milking of rabbits and standard support activities to meet production goals and adherence to established schedules
• 4. Proper basic restraint of rabbits to facilitate general animal care, transfers, and sample collection
• 5. Technical skills to include IP injections. May include IM, IV and SC injections.
• 6. May perform animal identification applications to include ear tags, tattoos and RFID transponders
• 7. May provide support for natural and artificial insemination breeding procedures (to include restraint), and kindling/weaning procedures
• 8. Utilize computer and paper based systems to accurately document and/or record information to assure compliance with applicable regulations, and company policies
• 9. Dependent upon skill level and support needs, may provide veterinary care and animal treatments as assigned
• 10. Identify safety issues and initiate corrective actions to reach resolution
• 11. Identify and communicate animal welfare concerns
• 12. Exhibit a sound understanding of applicable animal care and use guidelines
• 13. Weekend and holiday coverage required on a rotating basis

LFB

LFB is a biopharmaceutical group specializing in the development and manufacturing of innovative treatments for serious and rare diseases in hemostasis, immunology, and intensive care.

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