- Company :Covance
- Location: Denver, PA
- Employee Type: Full Time
Employee - Industry: Biotechnology/Pharmaceuticals
- Req'd Education: High School or equivalent
- Req'd Experience: 1+ to 2 Years
- Ref ID: 31139
Facilities Technician
Denver, PA
Job posted on: 5/22/2012
Denver, PA
Job posted on: 5/22/2012
At Covance, you can make a difference by helping to deliver life-saving and life-enhancing medicines to people around the world. Our commitment to this mission has resulted in Covance's impressive history of company stability and growth. We've achieved these results by fostering a work environment that encourages, develops and leverages our team's capabilities.
Covance's ongoing success offers team members unsurpassed growth and career development opportunities. There's no better time to join us!
This position will perform all husbandry duties within the Immunology Services animal facilities; including large and small animals.
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Assist Intermediate technician with the feeding of all species with in the animal facilities (large and small)
• Assist with the changing of all soiled animal cage units, stalls and pens within the animal facilities to maintain regulatory compliance
• Sanitation of all equipment used in the process of cleaning, walls, hallways, pens, stalls, and run-ins
• Assist with the operation of cage washer and tunnel washer
• Dumping of all animal pans to remove waste and bedding
• Unloading of feed trucks and hay trucks
• Feed all animals; daily, weekends & Holidays. (3rd shift exempt from weekend and Holiday feeding schedules, unless needed)
• GLP/FDA and Good Documentation training required
• Must document sanitation practices
• Bedding of animal pens and stalls
• Observation of animals, reporting health issues
• Assist with the receiving of animals into the facilities
• Must train on specific animal handling according to the guide on Animal Handling and Husbandry. Must understand processes under ABSL-2 conditions
• Help maintain AAALAC accreditation and regulatory compliance
• Assist with shipping animals out of the facility
• Must understand the use of chemicals in the facilities and how to find/read MSDS
Education/Qualifications:
• HS Diploma
• AALAS Certification or eligibility
Experience:
• Experience as an animal caretaker helpful
• Some computer skills
• Good communication skills
At Covance, we help make the miracles of medicine a reality. We offer opportunities to work on diverse, challenging projects with bright, interesting colleagues while building a flexible and rewarding career.
Covance is committed to diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. (M/F/D/V). Your confidentiality and privacy are important to us.
***Please go to www.covancecareers.com and search for job id# 31139 to apply!!!
Covance's ongoing success offers team members unsurpassed growth and career development opportunities. There's no better time to join us!
This position will perform all husbandry duties within the Immunology Services animal facilities; including large and small animals.
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Assist Intermediate technician with the feeding of all species with in the animal facilities (large and small)
• Assist with the changing of all soiled animal cage units, stalls and pens within the animal facilities to maintain regulatory compliance
• Sanitation of all equipment used in the process of cleaning, walls, hallways, pens, stalls, and run-ins
• Assist with the operation of cage washer and tunnel washer
• Dumping of all animal pans to remove waste and bedding
• Unloading of feed trucks and hay trucks
• Feed all animals; daily, weekends & Holidays. (3rd shift exempt from weekend and Holiday feeding schedules, unless needed)
• GLP/FDA and Good Documentation training required
• Must document sanitation practices
• Bedding of animal pens and stalls
• Observation of animals, reporting health issues
• Assist with the receiving of animals into the facilities
• Must train on specific animal handling according to the guide on Animal Handling and Husbandry. Must understand processes under ABSL-2 conditions
• Help maintain AAALAC accreditation and regulatory compliance
• Assist with shipping animals out of the facility
• Must understand the use of chemicals in the facilities and how to find/read MSDS
Education/Qualifications:
• HS Diploma
• AALAS Certification or eligibility
Experience:
• Experience as an animal caretaker helpful
• Some computer skills
• Good communication skills
At Covance, we help make the miracles of medicine a reality. We offer opportunities to work on diverse, challenging projects with bright, interesting colleagues while building a flexible and rewarding career.
Covance is committed to diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. (M/F/D/V). Your confidentiality and privacy are important to us.
***Please go to www.covancecareers.com and search for job id# 31139 to apply!!!
