Animal Husbandry. Assistant Manager

Salary Grade

Case Western Reserve University is committed to providing a transparent estimate of the salary for this position at the time of its posting. The starting wage rate is $22.13 per hour, depending on qualifications, experience, department budgets, and industry data.

Employees receive more than just a paycheck. University employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that includes excellent healthcare, retirement plans, tuition assistance, paid time off, and a winter recess.

Job Description

POSITION OBJECTIVE

The Assistant Animal Husbandry Manager- Animal Care is a member of the Animal Resource

Center (ARC) management team responsible for assuring that operations within the ARC run

smoothly and the highest level of care and attention is given to the animals and to research.

Assistant Animal Husbandry Managers assist the manager oversee the care for animals and

sanitation of equipment for the animals.

Working under limited supervision, the assistant manager supervises the daily activities of

animal and cagewash technicians in assigned animal facility/rooms and assumes some of the

duties of the manager in their absence. Responsibilities include all husbandry activities, cage

sanitation/ preparation/ quality control, animal health reporting and follow up, animal receiving,

training and supervising technicians, providing excellent customer service to principal

investigator staff, maintaining good working relationships with principal investigator staff,

maintenance and contractor personnel, prepping facility for site visits and following strict

guidelines according to standard protocols including maintaining records and inventories of

animals and supplies (i.e. bedding, food, caging, water bottles, etc.); required to complete tasks

in assigned area. This position is subject to compliance with the United States Department of

Agriculture (USDA), the Public Health Service and the Association for Assessment and

Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC).

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Perform all aspects of the animal receiving process, which includes reviewing delivery

schedule, printing cage cards, reviewing animal orders, receipt of animals, delivery and

inventory documentation. (12%)

2. Maintain records/documentation including, animal supply inventories, breeding records, etc.

Furnish administrative services with accurate inventory records to be used for billing. Submit

animal health reports so investigators can be notified and desired course of action can be

taken. (10%)

3. Act as a liaison with research personnel and provide assistance and support on issues that

arise in the animal facilities. (8%)

4. Evaluate workflow and make recommendations to the managers for adapting operations to

improve interaction between husbandry personnel and cage preparation personnel. (8%)

5. Assist in the supervision of the cage sanitation activities of the department. Step in as

supervisor in the absence of one or more of the managers. (8%)

6. Assist in determining priorities and implementation of work assignments in the absence of

one or more managers. (6%)

7. Provide routine treatments and collect specimens following specific instructions from

veterinary staff. (6%)

8. Assist in the training of new personnel and in the evaluation of new caging and related

equipment. (6%)

9. Supervise the daily activities of assigned animal facility and/or animal rooms, review work of

technicians, reassign work when needed, assist technicians with problems and address

performance and attendance issues. (6%)

10. Perform duties of animal/cagewash technician in rooms that are assigned. (6%)

11. Provide feedback to managers about work performance of the temporary employees to

facilitate their decision about hiring to permanent status. (6%)

12. Assist in execution of policies, procedures and methods developed by the management staff

and assists to ensure maintenance of the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of

Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC) standards for housing and care. (6%)

NONESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Assume some of the duties and responsibilities of the husbandry manager in their absence,

especially weekends and holidays. (4%)

2. Be proactive, take responsibility, assisting when technicians are out on vacation, or sick.

(4%)

3. Perform other related duties as may be assigned. (4%)

CONTACTS

Department: Continuous contact with the other employees to assist with daily job assignments.

Daily contact with the animal husbandry manager regarding ongoing activities and standard

operating procedural issues. Daily contact with training and compliance staff, clinical

veterinarians, veterinary technicians to ensure animal husbandry and cage wash operations

function smoothly.

University: Daily contact with investigative staff regarding daily investigative needs, special

animal care needs to provide quality animal care and excellent customer service within the

Animal Resource Center.

External: Frequent contact with vendors/contractors to manage deliveries and escort contractors

throughout the Animal Resource Center facility.

Students: Occasional contact with graduate and research students who are performing medical

research in the Animal Resource Center. Will provide the students with the husbandry and

cagewash resources needed.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

Supervise animal and cagewash technicians.

QUALIFICATIONS

Experience: 5 to 8 years of related experience. Prefer supervisory experience of groups of 6 or

more individuals.

Education: High school education required. Prefer AALAS certification at the LAT level.

REQUIRED SKILLS

1. Competent, accountable, motivated, proactive, a problem solver, have a positive attitude, a

good communicator, remain focused on task at hand, ability to serve as a role model.

2. Ability to adapts and implement change, accepting that change is inevitable and embraces

change with innovation, courage and resiliency.

3. Must have supervisory skills. Leadership ability. Ability to share information subordinate

need to successfully perform their duties and ability encourage candid and open dialog.

Ability to promote key values.

4. Ability to build teams. Understands the importance of mentoring and coaching employees.

Ability to show enthusiasm for helping other improve or develop new skills.

5. Ability to use sound judgement; to apply knowledge of the business and tasks and use

common sense and analysis to make the best decision.

6. Must demonstrate compliance with Case Western Reserve University animal research and

care (ARC) policies and procedures and compliance to regulations of the Animal Welfare

Act, Public Health Service Policy, AAALAC guidelines and other applicable regulatory

guidelines.

7. Must demonstrate compassion for animals within Case Western Reserve University facilities

and dedication to the Animal Resource Centers mission. Must handle animals with care and

respect at all times.

8. Previous experience working with animals preferred.

9. Must pass physical examination, including tuberculin test and/or chest x-ray (to be repeated

periodically).

10. Basic computer skills.

11. Ability to meet consistent attendance.

12. Ability to interact with colleagues, supervisors and customers face to face.

WORKING CONDITIONS

This position will work in the Animal Resource Center facility, working directly with animal cage

and cage equipment cleaning machinery and with animals. Hazards to health and safety are

minimized by prior training and instruction in proper handling animals and operation of

equipment. Health hazards associated with this position and working in an ARC facility include:

exposure to animal bites, scratches, kicks and zoonotic diseases; odors, noises and

temperatures associated with animals; working with soiled animals and cages; cuts from broken

water bottles and sharp edges of cages; burns from steam and hot water used in cleaning

procedures; dermatitis resulting from exposure to strong cleaning compounds and insecticides

and organic chemicals; exposure to radiation from isotope-injected animals (generally trace

amounts); and strain or accident associated with frequent moving of heavy (up to 60 lbs)

equipment, animals, feed sacks and bagged or baled bedding.

Where appropriate, the nature of this position may require the use of a respirator (must have

prior health evaluation) or surgical mask. This position also requires baseline evaluation of

hearing and vision. Training and personal protective equipment (hearing, eyewear, gowns,

respirator and gloves) will be provided.

It is necessary to complete the job before leaving work; animal care cannot be held over to the

next day and providing the highest level of care to animals is essential to ARC¿s mission. Animal

care is a 7-day per week, 365-days per year job. All tasks must be performed to fulfill guidelines

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and regulations according to USDA and the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals

(NRC2011), which is the main resource used by AAALACs Council on Accreditation.

This position may be required to drive or travel to satellite facilities at MetroHealth Medical

Center and the VA Medical Center. The nature of this position requires baseline hearing and the

use of a respirator. This position may require working some weekends and holiday shifts.

Case Western Reserve Universitys animal facilities are accredited by the Association for the

Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC) and is managed according

to the "Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals¿ appropriate Federal Animal Welfare

Regulations, and the Public Health Service ¿Policy on the Humane Care and Use of Laboratory

Animals." This position, and all animal research personnel, are subject to internal compliance to

Animal Resource Center Standard Operating Procedures and to compliance regulations of the

Animal Welfare Act, Public Health Service Policy, AAALAC guidelines, the State of Ohio

Veterinary Practice Act, Federal Drug Enforcement Administration regulatory guidelines, US

Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine regulations and other applicable

regulatory guidelines.

EEO Statement

Case Western Reserve University is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants are protected under federal and state laws and university policy from discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national or ethnic origin, protected veteran status, disability, age and genetic information.

Reasonable Accommodations

Case Western Reserve University complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act regarding reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the CWRU Office of Equity at 216-368-3066 to request a reasonable accommodation. Determinations as to granting reasonable accommodations for any applicants will be made on a case-by-case basis.

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