Operations Technician II

LFB; Georgia; On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

LFB in Georgia is seeking a dedicated animal care specialist to perform daily care activities, observe animals for clinical concerns, and assist with cage maintenance and sanitization. You will handle rabbits with care, perform injections when needed, and document treatments and observations to ensure compliance.

The role requires weekend and holiday coverage on a rotating basis, adherence to production schedules, and knowledge of quality systems. Training on SOPs will be provided as assigned.

Responsibilities

• 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. Milking of rabbits and standard support activities to meet production goals and adherence to established schedules
• 4. Proper restraint of rabbits to facilitate general animal care, transfers, sample collection, and advanced handling (Al restraint)
• 5. Technical skills to include IM, IV, SC, and IP injections, and IV blood collection procedures
• 6. Assess animals, initiate veterinary care and execute animal treatments
• 7. Perform animal identification applications including ear tags, tattoos and RFID transponders
• 8. May perform and provide support, to include updating of records, for natural and artificial insemination breeding procedures, pregnancy palpation and kindling/weaning procedures
• 9. Utilize computer and paper-based systems to accurately document and/or record information to assure compliance with applicable regulations, and company policies
• 10. Have an understanding of applicable Quality Systems (e.g., change control, deviations)
• 11. May write, modify, and provide training (as assigned) on SOPs/WIs/TMs
• 12. Demonstrate the ability to work on assigned projects independently with little or no supervision
• 13. Identify safety issues and initiate corrective actions to reach resolution
• 14. Identify and communicate animal welfare concerns
• 15. Weekend and holiday coverage required on a rotating basis.

Job description

SPECIFIC POSITION DUTIES (RESPONSIBILITIES, TASKS, ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS)

1.Daily animal care activities to include: feeding, animal observations/identification of clinicalconcerns,andnailtrimming

2.Husbandryactivitiestoincludecagechange/cleaning,useofpowerwashandchemicaldispensingequipment,andgeneralfacilitysanitizationandsupport

3.Milkingofrabbitsandstandard supportactivitiestomeetproductiongoalsandadherencetoestablishedschedules

4.Properrestraintof rabbits to facilitate generalanimal care, transfers,samplecollection,and advancedhandling(Alrestraint)

5.TechnicalskillstoincludeIM,IV,SC,andIPinjections,andIVbloodcollectionprocedures

6.Assessanimals,initiateveterinarycareandexecuteanimaltreatments

7.Performanimalidentificationapplicationstoincludeeartags,tattoosandRFIDtransponders.

8.Mayperformandprovidesupport,toincludeupdatingofrecords,fornaturalandartificialinseminationbreedingprocedures,pregnancypalpationandkindling/weaningprocedures.

9.Utilizecomputerandpaper-basedsystemstoaccurately documentand/or recordinformationtoassurecompliancewithapplicableregulations,andcompanypolicies

10.Have an understanding of applicable Quality Systems(e.g.changecontrol,deviations).

11.May write,modify,and provide training (asassigned)onSOPs/WI/TM

12.Demonstrate the ability to work onassignedprojectsindependentlywithlittleornosupervision.

13.Identify safety issuesandinitiatecorrectiveactionstoreachresolution

14.Identify and communicate animalwelfareconcerns

Exhibit a sound understanding of applicable animalcareanduseguidelines.

15. Weekend and holiday coverage required on a rotating basis.