Animal Care Technician

Job summary

The Animal Care Technician will perform routine husbandry duties, monitor animal health, and maintain facility cleanliness in accordance with CCAC guidelines. They will also assist with technical procedures, maintain accurate health records, and manage inventory for the resource facility.

Job details

The Animal Care Technician will perform routine husbandry duties, monitor animal health, and maintain facility cleanliness in accordance with CCAC guidelines. They will also assist with technical procedures, maintain accurate health records, and manage inventory for the resource facility. Candidates should have post-secondary education in a life sciences discipline and previous experience in animal care is considered an asset. The role requires strong organizational skills, the ability to lift up to 25kg, and availability to work rotational weekends and statutory holidays.

What you’ll do

The Animal Care Technician will perform routine husbandry duties, monitor animal health, and maintain facility cleanliness in accordance with CCAC guidelines. They will also assist with technical procedures, maintain accurate health records, and manage inventory for the resource facility.

Requirements

Candidates should have post-secondary education in a life sciences discipline and previous experience in animal care is considered an asset. The role requires strong organizational skills, the ability to lift up to 25kg, and availability to work rotational weekends and statutory holidays.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
• Life insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Travel insurance
• Retirement savings program
• Company matching contributions
• Vacation
• Personal days
• Sick days
• Tuition assistance
• Stock options
• Bonus

Listed skills

• Time management · Preferred
• Data entry · Preferred
• Communication Skills · Preferred
• Inventory management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Animal husbandry
• Facility maintenance
• Animal welfare
• Health monitoring
• Data entry
• Inventory management
• Genotyping
• Anesthesia administration
• Euthanasia
• Technical procedures
• Formulation preparation
• SOP compliance
• Time management
• Observational skills
• Communication skills

Job areas

• Science & Research
• Healthcare

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