Laboratory Animal Care Technician

ENVIGO RMS LLC; Denver (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an Animal Care Technician, where your passion for animal welfare will shine! This role involves caring for animals, ensuring their health and safety, and maintaining a clean, compliant environment. You'll coordinate orders and keep precise records while working in a dynamic team. If you're hardworking, detail-oriented, and ready to make a difference in animal care, this is the perfect opportunity for you. Enjoy a fulfilling career in a supportive atmosphere that values your contributions and commitment to animal welfare.

Qualifications

• Experience in animal care is highly preferred.
• Ability to handle lab animals and follow sterile procedures.

Responsibilities

• Care for animals including feeding, cleaning, and breeding.
• Maintain accurate records and ensure sanitation of facilities.

Skills

Animal care experience

Attention to detail

Teamwork mentality

Initiative

Education

ALAT certification

Job description

Laboratory Animal Care Technician

We are seeking an Animal Care Technician to join our dynamic team! This position will focus on overall animal care and welfare, production and selection for customer orders, facility upkeep and recordkeeping and procedural duties. The person in this role will need to feel passionate about working with animals, enjoy and excel at organization, and support and maintain a clean, safe and compliant working environment. We are seeking someone that is hardworking, shows attention to detail, takes initiative, has a teamwork mentality and positive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Cares for animals including feeding, cleaning and breeding responsibilities
• Follows protocol to ensure the health and welfare of the animals in care
• Coordinate order details to include selection, packaging and confirming accuracy
• Keeps accurate records of breeding, feeding, cleaning and care of animals
• Maintains responsibility for sanitation of the animal buildings, cages and support areas

Qualifications

• Animal care experience highly preferred
• ALAT or relative certification desirable but not required
• Willing and able to handle lab animals
• Able to follow sterile entry procedures and maintain neat, clean and safe conditions.
• Must be available to work weekends/holidays on a rotating basis and alternate hours for shipments/imports.
• Willingness to work overtime when needed
• Ability to understand and comply with confidentiality and privacy rules and protect company property and confidential information.
• Ability to push, pull, lift 50 pounds unassisted.
• Stand/walk for extended periods of time.

*This position could be offered at different levels for candidates who qualify with a combination of advanced levels of education and/or years of experience. The salary range will adjust along with the level of the role to match the person’s relevant experience and/or education level.