Enrichment Technician

Job Overview
As a Lead Technician, you will play a crucial role in overseeing and guiding a team of technicians in providing exceptional care and environmental enrichment activities for NHPs in our care.

JOB SUMMARY:

Enrichments Technicians conduct daily observations of NHP’s and prepare environmental enrichment according to established protocol.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Enrichment Technician must be able to perform the following tasks with minimum supervision:

· Look out for diseased or injured animals and immediately report to veterinary division

· Keep records of various husbandry tasks performed

· Follow Standard Operating Procedures of the facility

· Prepare, clean and give out enrichment items when needed

· Receive weekly enrichment food orders and determine need for changes in order

· Must be available to work weekends and holidays when needed

· Must be team oriented, and willing to work across institutional divisions in a professional and courteous manner

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Supervise a team of 2-4 technicians

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

· Good organizational skills

· Basic verbal, written, and math skills

· Ability to work in a team environment

· Ability to work unsupervised

EDUCATION:

High School diploma/GED

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

South Carolina Driver’s License or equivalent

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Must be able to read and write, and interpret documents including task descriptions, standard operating procedures, and other instructions.

REASONING ABILITY:

Able to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job, with or without reasonable accommodations. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, lift, and reach. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Additionally, the employee must be able to distinguish colors.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job, with or without reasonable accommodations. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or inclement weather, including cold, heat with high humidity, and precipitation. The noise level is usually moderate.

Job Type: Full-time

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person