Position                       : Animal Care 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:

·         The Animal Resources Associate works within standards and operating procedures to plan and perform various tasks with animals mainly rabbits and rats.

·         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 holding animals, cleaning and sanitizing of animal caging systems, water lines, and other animal handling components.

·         Perform maintenance, cleaning and wash down procedures for buildings, floors, drains, and air handling equipment.

·         Perform animal immunizations, bleeds, bleed outs. Effectively work in a team setting, supporting team goals and objectives.

Duties and Responsibilities:

·         Perform incoming health and Quality Assurance checks for incoming animals.

·         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 the animal facilities.

·         This includes the maintenance of housing, cage lining, daily feed/water supply to animals, 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 maintaining Animal Resource records for care and use of all animals.

·         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 any animal species used in manufacturing or research applications.

Education and Experience:

·         High School diploma or GED.

·         Valid Georgia driver’s license.

·         AALAS certification

·         Two years’ experience as an Animal Handler or three years’ experience working with laboratory and farm animals in a production or research facility.

·         Must have mastered all tasks outlined above as Job Functions and Responsibilities.

·         Must have completed training of all Departmental DI's, SOP's 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 all animals, rabbits, goats, sheep, mice rats and other animals as required.

·         Types of immunizations include IP, IM, IV, SC, IA and IC.

·         Perform blood collection procedures for rabbits, sheep and goats, and other animals as 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 environmental animal cages, i.e. daily cleaning of building floors, animal cages, feeders and other related equipment.

·         Assist and perform tasks necessary to maintain animal health.

·         These tasks include feeding of all animals and applying general topical medication required to maintain animal health.

·         Assists in daily production tasks including blood collection and immunization of rabbits, rats and other animals as required.