Animal Care Associate
Animal Care Associate
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Position :AnimalCare Associate
Location: Grayson GA
Duration: 12 Months Contract
Total Hours/week:40.00
1st shift
Start work 5:30 or 6AM 8 hour work day)
Description:
TheAnimalResources
Assist in the completion of documentation required under cGMP OSHA USDA FDA ISO and corporate policies.
This includes written records and logs. Perform feeding carrying and holdinganimals cleaning and sanitizing ofanimalcaging systems water lines and otheranimalhandling components.
Perform maintenance cleaning and wash down procedures for buildings floors drains and air handling equipment.
Performanimal
Duties and Responsibilities:
Perform incoming health and Quality Assurance checks for incominganimals.
Administer antibiotics analgesics and anesthetics as required by protocol or by consulting Veterinarian.
Assist in the performance of tasks necessary to complete daily production work in theanimalfacilities.
This includes the maintenance of housing cage lining daily feed/water supply toanimals medications if needed immunization and bleeding schedules and documenting changes to the published schedules.
Collection of injections test bleed information and other related information and materials required for daily production activities.
Maintains pasture and fence surroundings.
Maintain receipt and disposition records for all DEA controlled substances.
Assist in maintainingAnimalResource
Assist in bringing new techniques and procedures to the department to reduce costs and improve quality of care.
Knowledge and Skills:
Must be able to lift 50 lbs.
Must be able to endure prolonged standing and walking.
Must have good manual dexterity in hands.
Must be non allergic to anyanimalspecies used in manufacturing or research applications.
Education and Experience:
High School diploma or GED.
Valid Georgia drivers license.
AALAS certification
Two years experience as anAnimalHandleror three years experience working withlaboratoryand farmanimalsin a production or research facility.
Must have mastered all tasks outlined above as Job Functions and Responsibilities.
Must have completed training of all Departmental DIs SOPs and policies related to tasks mastered.
Must be able to read write analyze and evaluate charts follow simple diagrams and perform basic math.
Perform various immunizations protocols for allanimals rabbits goats sheep mice rats and otheranimalsas required.
Types of immunizations include IP IM IV SC IA and IC.
Perform blood collection procedures for rabbits sheep and goats and otheranimalsas required while maintaining death rates from this procedure below 10
Operate and maintain mediators tractor and accessory equipment pathological incinerator.
Perform all tasks necessary to maintain clean environmentalanimalcages i.e. daily cleaning of building floorsanimalcages feeders and other related equipment.
Assist and perform tasks necessary to maintainanimalhealth.
These tasks include feeding of allanimalsand applying general topical medication required to maintainanimalhealth.
Assists in daily production tasks including blood collection and immunization of rabbits rats and otheranimalsas required.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full Time
