Laboratory Animal Care Technician

Inotiv; Frederick (MD); On-site; USD 24,796 - 27,552; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental coverage

Paid time off

401K

Paid parental leave

Uniforms provided

Job summary

A leading animal care company in Frederick, Maryland is seeking an Animal Care Technician to focus on animal care, production, and facility upkeep. The ideal candidate will have a passion for animals, strong organizational skills, and a positive attitude. Responsibilities include caring for laboratory animals, ensuring their health and welfare, and maintaining records. This non-exempt role offers a salary of $18-20/hour based on experience and a full benefits package.

Qualifications

• Desire to work with and care for animals on a daily basis.
• Interest in animal development and breeding.
• Ability and willingness to complete paperwork as needed.
• Must be available to work weekends/holidays on a rotating basis.

Responsibilities

• Cares for animals including feeding, cleaning and breeding responsibilities.
• Follows protocol to ensure health and welfare of the animals.
• Keeps accurate records of breeding, feeding, cleaning and care of animals.
• Maintains sanitation of the animal buildings and cages.

Skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork mentality

Passion for animal care

Organizational skills

Initiative

Job description

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.

Provides care and maintenance to mice and rats within laboratory setting.

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. This is a non-exempt role paying $18-20/hour.

Schedule: Monday - Friday. 8 hour shifts. Start times between 6 - 8am.

Eligible to enroll with our full package of benefits first of the month following hire date.

Uniforms provided.

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

• Desire to work with and care for animals on a daily basis
• Interest in animal development and breeding
• Continuous effort toward contributing to a clean and safe working environment
• Ability and willingness to complete paperwork as needed
• Must be available to work weekends/ holidays on a rotating basis
• Willingness to work overtime when needed

Additional Requirements

• Lift up to 50lbs on occasion
• Stand/walk on concrete for at least 2 hours at a time
• Frequently bend, reach, push, pull, squat and lift

Salary will be commensurate with experience and responsibilities. Benefits include health and dental coverage, short- and long-term disability, paid time off, paid parental leave, 401K, and more!

Equal Employment Opportunity

Inotiv is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide a fair and equal employment opportunity to all persons, regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law. This policy governs all aspects of employment, including selection, job assignment, compensation, discipline, termination and access to benefits and training.