Animal Technician - Tekberry : Job Details

TEKBERRY OFFERS A $100 payment FOR REFERRALS! Title: Animal Technician Pay Rate: $21+ DOE Job Type: contract Shift(s): Monday - Friday + 1-2 weekends per month Hours: 7am - 3pm Location: Durham, NC 27703 Job Code: JPC-10583 Tekberry is looking for a highly qualified and motivated individualto work on-site with our client, the world's largest producer of medicine and vaccinations for pets and livestock. As a W2 employee you will have access to health benefits. Responsibilities: This individual will perform daily laboratory animal care duties including animal health monitoring, animal husbandry, and routing cleaning and sanitation. All work assignments will be performed accordance with SOP's and protocol instructions. Must maintain and demonstrate positive working relationships with co-workers, customers, be able to work independently to perform tasks, and have regular attendance. The essential duties and responsibilities:

• Performs animal husbandry duties to maintain quality and health of research animals to include daily feed/water/enrichment, and cage or room cleaning as required.
• Cleans assigned animal rooms, isolator environments, animal care equipment, and associated animal facility areas daily.
• Maintains accurate records of animal health.
• Assists with handling and manipulations as per SOP's and protocols.
• Operates equipment and uses supplies according to safety guidelines, performs general housekeeping, and adheres to safety procedures.
• Maintains required attendance level and adheres to work schedule in accordance with required staffing levels to ensure that assigned duties are completed. Weekend and holiday coverage is required on a rotation basis.
• Maintains focus on animal welfare reporting all concerns to management and/or others as required.
• Must ensure animal welfare guidelines are met, building, and equipment are maintained accordingly for internal IACUC inspections and maintenance of AAALAC accreditation.
• Conducts all euthanasia as trained according to AVMA guidelines and completing all documentation.
• Assists in maintaining and stocking inventory.
• Takes the initiative to complete tasks and anticipates upcoming tasks.
• Ability to work independently.
• Pays attention to detail.

Job Qualifications:

• Education - AA degree preferred
• Experience - Lab Animal or agricultural experience desired
• Candidates not allowed to own poultry or swine
• Ability to lift up to 50lbs, roll heavy objects, use ladders, working conditions up to 90 degrees or down to freezing.
• Subject to objectionable odors, aerosols, dust, animal dander, and noise.
• Not allowed to own poultry or swine
• Multiple showers a day may be required for biocontainment, showering does include washing of hair.
• Work requires use of appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), including Tyveks, hairnets, respirator or PAPR, gloves, safety glasses, provided uniforms, and shoes.
• An Enhanced background check will be conducted by Zoetis as part of the onboarding process.
• A FIT test will need to be conducted before being allowed into Vivarium areas.

We need hard-working, reliable employees. Tekberry offers a $100 payment for referrals! Tekberry Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other protected categories under all applicable laws. Tekberry, Inc is a Certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE). By submitting your resume, you are explicitly consenting to receive communications from our organization via text message. Rest assured all our texts are sent by real people and we look forward to a conversation with you about this job! Check out all our jobs at