Quality Control Technician - Animal Care (Sunday-Thursday)

Role Summary

The Quality Control Technician - Animal Care provides general poultry husbandry for chickens and turkeys at the Winslow, ME testing facility. The role actively supports and leads vaccine testing activities, maintains the testing facilities, and ensures the proper care and welfare of the birds in the testing program.

Responsibilities

• Lead/assist routine procedures involved in the testing of the vaccines and provide appropriate care and husbandry of the animals.
• Maintain cleanliness of the animal facilities, in a regulatory inspection condition at all times. Requires floor, walls, animal enclosures scrubbing, minor paint touch ups and other minor maintenance, and proper cleaning and disinfection procedures.
• Provide appropriate care for the animals retained at the facilities and maintaining/monitoring the proper environmental conditions (temperature, feed, water, etc.).
• Responsible for maintaining accurate records in accordance with USDA regulations, assisting with the drafting and review of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and engaging in the review and implementation of animal welfare standards for the testing facilities at Winslow.
• Assist the site Veterinarian in auditing testing buildings and procedures to verify their accuracy and bring up situations that might affect the wellbeing of the birds.

Qualifications

• Required: High School Diploma/GED.
• Preferred: Associates degree in animal or biological sciences; Previous poultry animal care experience helpful.

Additional Requirements

• Location: Winslow, ME (Onsite)
• Shift: Sunday-Thursday, 7am-3:30pm (Weekend and holiday work may be required).
• Showering throughout the animal facilities is required.
• FBI Background Check required.