Facility Operations Coordinator

Job Description

Facility Operations Coordinator

• Permanent fulltimerole withcompetitive pay and benefitsin a specialist operational team

• Location:Wellington -Upper Hutt New Zealand - be part of a local team delivering essential facility operations

• Career growth:fasttrack your skills in husbandry health monitoring and systems work with clear progression pathways

• Professional development:handson training project experience and mentorship to broaden technical and operational expertise

This role supports our companys animal facility through direct husbandry and indirect systems and project support. Direct duties include breeding colony management health observation and treatment minor surgical assistance documentation and record keeping feeding and general husbandry and other duties that maintain departmental operations. Indirect duties include managing the site procurement system and planning projects to improve systems or facilities.

The role requires some work outside normal hours and participation in weekend and holiday rosters to support the site.

What You Will Do

Responsibilities include however not limited to:

Supports breeding and related programs by:

• Performing assigned tasks to meet production targets

• Documenting activities accurately in accordance with company standards

• Maintaining the breeding database and assisting with breeding program planning

• Monitoring health and providing or arranging appropriate treatments

Maintains animal welfare by:

• Performing daily husbandry tasks in line with written procedures including rostered weekend work

• Delivering high standards of care in accordance with company standards and applicable animal welfare legislation

• Administering and recording health treatments and monitoring outcomes in line with procedures

• Recommending and implementing welfare improvement projects

• Completing assigned ALASS (accredited) training units and maintaining stockmanship and health awareness

• Using and storing controlled substances and restricted medicines in compliance with company procedures and legislation

Minimises deviations by:

• Performing tasks according to procedures and policies

• Investigating and reporting deviation events

Supports the facility by:

• Managing the site procurement system and recommending facility improvements

• Mentoring guiding and monitoring casual staff and providing feedback

• Ensuring casual staff comply with animal welfare requirements

Contributes to continuous improvement by:

• Identifying and recommending improvements and authoring or reviewing procedures to ensure compliance

• Writing and executing moderately complex change proposals and training colleagues in new or updated procedures

• Supporting capital and system improvement projects of moderate complexity

What You Must have

Education

• NZCA Level 2 or equivalent (e.g. New Zealand certificate or recognised animal care qualification)

Experience and skills

• Prior experience in a laboratory animal environment

• Ability to complete assigned ALASS training units

• Physically fit for prolonged activity and able to lift and carry approximately 10 kg

• Competent with Microsoft Word Excel and Outlook

• Understanding of quality systems preferred

• Demonstrated problem solving decision making and project implementation skills

Key attributes

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy

• Excellent written and verbal communication and the ability to positively influence others

• Effective work planning to meet deadlines and a logical approach to problem solving

• A clear focus on animal welfare

What You Can Expect

• Autonomy in daily tasks with clear support from the Animal Services Manager and team

• Practical onthejob training and opportunities to upskill in husbandry health monitoring and systems work

• Exposure to varied operational and project work that expands career pathways and skills

• A collaborative supportive team environment with professional development and mentorship

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing talented and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one anothers thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive workplace.

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