Animal Care Technician

Job Title: Animal Care Technician
Location: Stilwell, KS, 66085
Duration: 3+ Months+ (Possibilities of Extension)
 
Work Shift: Mon - Fri 7-3:30
 
Job Description Summary:
Responsible for assisting in vivarium operations activities which facilitate clean housing and care for laboratory animals. Also responsible for helping assist in the preparation of materials which enable study activity completion.
 
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Clean and sanitize animal cages and related environmental items.
• Perform daily routine maintenance checks on the automated cage wash machines.
• Prepares appropriate housing for receipt of new animals; may assist with receiving animals.
• Report the need for equipment repair (cages, racks, cagewash machines, etc.) to the appropriate personnel.
• Sanitize floors, walls and other surfaces in the automatic cage wash area and in other areas of the lab.
• Maintain a clean cage wash area.
• Maintain storage area in an organized fashion.
• Complete animal care technical duties such as changing liners and sanitizing animal room walls and floors.
• Receive, store, and distribute animal husbandry supplies.
• Perform limited troubleshooting and calibration of instruments as appropriate for assigned area.
• Prepare environmental enrichment items (edible and durable).
• Operate basic lab equipment and perform routine maintenance as needed.
• Prepare study and colony supplies as needed


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Mon-Fri 7-3:30
In-Person interview onsite
scrubs are provided/facility shoe
Vivarium Support Technician

Job Summary:
Responsible for assisting in vivarium operations activities which facilitate clean housing and care for laboratory animals. Also responsible for helping assist in the preparation of materials which enable study activity completion.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Clean and sanitize animal cages and related environmental items.
• Perform daily routine maintenance checks on the automated cage wash machines.
• Prepares appropriate housing for receipt of new animals; may assist with receiving animals.
• Report the need for equipment repair (cages, racks, cagewash machines, etc.) to the appropriate personnel.
• Sanitize floors, walls and other surfaces in the automatic cage wash area and in other areas of the lab.
• Maintain a clean cage wash area.
• Maintain storage area in an organized fashion.
• Complete animal care technical duties such as changing liners and sanitizing animal room walls and floors.
• Receive, store, and distribute animal husbandry supplies.
• Perform limited troubleshooting and calibration of instruments as appropriate for assigned area.
• Prepare environmental enrichment items (edible and durable).
• Operate basic lab equipment and perform routine maintenance as needed.
• Prepare study and colony supplies as needed