Animal Lab Assistant Jobs in Calvert County, MD (NOW HIRING)

The NHP Quarantine Group Leader will assist the Supervisor with monitoring workflow and work assignments to assure required tasks are completed in assigned area. Serve as lead/primary technician and perform technical duties. Provide leadership and technical guidance and serve as a mentor to less experienced staff.

Work schedule:  Tuesday- Saturday; 6:00am - 2:30pm

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:  

• Assign and direct employees to perform routine animal husbandry, area housekeeping/ sanitation and animal care to ensure animal welfare and high quality animal care.
• Provide direction to department personnel; communicate and uphold company work standards, company policies and procedures, and department operating procedures by acting as a model for direct reports and peers.
• Ensure accurate documentation of department activities and performance of personnel associated with department operations and the coordination of those tasks; audit department operations and documentation for accuracy, noting deviation.
• Assist with training new team members in performing duties in compliance with the site’s Standard Operating Procedures and required forms.
• Oversee adherence and proactively promote safety.
• Perform procedures and tasks related to department or area operations, including support-related tasks and operations-related administrative tasks.
• Deliver communications to animal husbandry staff concerning husbandry and shipment activities, receive information from Animal Care Supervisor(s) and Site Management Team and respond or channel communication to the proper recipient.
• Provide backup as needed to Supervisor or Manager.  Provide input on staffing actions (hiring/separation, performance appraisal, etc.)
• Prepare paperwork for animal exports ensuring the safe packing, crating and loading of animals as well as animal import receiving documents following the delivery of an import.  .
• Provide backup for Facility Supervisor for animal import receipt and/or animal export.  Provide oversight of the offloading and housing of animals and sanitation following an animal import, and/or the packing, loading and required paperwork for an animal export.  
• Perform animal husbandry and general housekeeping, which can include feed, watering, and cleaning cages as required.  Monitor animal health visually and by performing contract lab testing, as directed by the veterinary staff, while adhering to safety procedures.
• Perform all other related duties as assigned.

Education:  High school diploma or General Education Degree (G.E.D.) 
Experience:  Three or more years of related experience and/or training in a laboratory animal facility

An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above.

Certification/Licensure:  AALAS certification at the Assistant Technician (ALAT) level required; certification at Technician (LAT) or Technologist (LATG) level preferred
Other:  Continued education in the area of management/ leadership preferred. Must be proficient in all procedures and tasks related to department or area operations, including support-related tasks and operations-related administrative tasks.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
The employee must be able to lift, hold and/or move up to 50 pounds; this includes equipment and animals.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
 

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly wears protective clothing (goggles, face shield, surgical mask, cap, gloves, scrubs, boots); works with biohazards; and works with live animals (small, medium and/or large) with risk of exposure to allergens and/or zoonotic diseases.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to fumes or airborne particles, unpleasant odors, and wet, humid and/or extreme temperature conditions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
 

The pay for this position is $30/hour. Please note that compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, and certifications.