ULAR Technician, Cagewash

Job Description Summary

Join our dedicated ULAR team and play a vital role in supporting high-quality animal research. As a Cagewash Technician, you'll help maintain a clean, safe, and efficient environment for our research animals by ensuring a steady supply of sanitized cages and equipment. Working at one of ULAR's facilities, you'll rotate between the "dirty" and "clean" sides of the operation - preparing soiled cages for washing, loading dirty changes into the tunnel washer, unloading the washed cages, and setting up freshly cleaned cages with new bedding for use in animal rooms. You'll provide general support for daily husbandry operations. This position is hands-on and essential to the smooth functioning of our animal research.

Job Responsibilities

• Provides basic cage wash duties, including the processing of all caging material through mechanical cage, rack, and tunnel washers
• Sanitizes, maintains, and repairs caging materials as needed.
• Maintains cagewash facilities in a clean and organized manner, in adherence with all SOP and facility requirements
• Maintains facility equipment and performs routine preventative maintenance on cagewash and autoclaves, including routine inspection of cleaning filters and roto-arms
• Dispose of waste materials in a safe and thorough manner as required
• Operates equipment and uses supplies according to safety guidelines; performs general housekeeping and adheres to safety procedures
• Any other contract-related duties as requested or assigned
• Assists with the receipt, stocking, and maintenance of supply inventories

Qualifications

• Cagewash A: High school diploma or equivalent and 0-1-year related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Cagewash B: High school diploma is a plus, either one of the following: (1) one year of experience in a lab animal facility (animal care experience); or (2) AALAS certification at the ALAT level. Plus, knowledge of proper handling and restraint techniques of laboratory animals is required, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Ability to read, write, and comprehend English
• Ability to follow both written and verbal instructions
• Ability to explain problems/issues/solutions
• Must be service-oriented and able to work as a team member
• Able to repetitively lift 50 lbs.
• Ability to stand for long periods
• Must pass pre-employment physical examination before starting work
• Ability to work weekends/holidays/overtime as required
• May be required to pass FBI background check
• Computer skills are a plus