Service Station Attendant jobs in Galveston, TX

Minimum Qualifications:

High school or equivalent; no experience required.

Preferred: 

Animal experience of any kind. 

Job Description:

To assist in providing care of laboratory animals in a humane, safe and sanitary manner including duties associated with cage washing, sanitation and preparation of animal research facilities. 

Job Duties:

Cage Washing: 

• Prepares soiled caging for washing. 
• Operates washing equipment and ensures proper working order during daily operating procedures, routine cleaning, and preventive maintenance. 
• Operates autoclave to sterilize or decontaminate caging equipment. 
• Performs daily quality control checks and documents effectiveness of cleaning and sanitizing. 
• Assembles clean and sanitized caging for distribution according to supply orders. 
• Maintains sanitary conditions of cage washing rooms and other ancillary areas, such as hallways and storage areas. 
• Disposes of soiled waste and trash. 
• Transports caging and supplies between animal rooms and cage washing rooms. 

Husbandry: 

• Provides daily husbandry care, including feeding and watering, for all species. 
• Changes and sanitizes animal caging as scheduled. 
• Maintains enrichment program as specified for each species. 
• Sanitizes rooms, equipment and hallways as scheduled. 
• Documents daily, weekly and monthly duties accurately. 
• Observes animals for behavior change and/or evidence of disease and notifies veterinary staff as appropriate. 
• Receives transports and distributes incoming animals as specified. 
• Ensures accurate cage cards and census. 
• Provides specialized animal care, including quarantine, biohazard and sterile housing. 
• Ensures equipment in animal rooms are functioning properly. 

Cage Washing and Husbandry: 

• Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure. 
• Attends in-house training programs to become more knowledgeable in the field of laboratory animal science. 
• Provides superior customer service. 
• Follows safety precautions and wears correct protective equipment.
• Follows rules and regulations related to laboratory animal care.
• May assist ARC logistics team with transport of caging or materials and with the receipt and storage of supplies. 
• Performs related duties as required. 

Salary Range:
Commensurate with Experience

WORKING ENVIRONMENT/LOCATION OF POSITION: 

• Standard research facility environment. 
• Able to lift 50 pounds. 
• Work weekends, holidays, and some overtime when needed. 
• Frequent contact with animal allergens, such as hair and dander. 
• Frequent exposure to animal odors, heat and humidity from cage washing rooms, and chemicals used in the cleaning process. 
• Possible contact with zoonotic diseases and or research materials could be hazardous to a fetus. 
• Potential exposure to radiation and biohazards.