Maintenance Technician

Company:	Covance Company Profile \| Current Opportunities (2)
Job Location(s):	Chandler
Employment Term:	Regular
Employment Type	Full Time
Start Date:	As soon as possible
Starting Salary Range:	Not Provided
Required Experience:	Open
Related Categories:	Veterinarian/Animal Services

Position Description

Business Title	Maintenance Technician
Requisition ID	22358BR
Job Category	Technician - Animal Care
Locations	USA - Chandler, AZ
Shift	1
Job Posting	We offer EXCELLENT benefits that start day 1! Covance Technicians perform an important role in bringing the miracles of medicine to market sooner. Covance offers a great environment in which to build your career - while making a difference in the lives of millions. As a Maintenance Technician, you will learn to provide general facility maintenance and cleanliness and to dispense diets in compliance with appropriate regulatory agency guidelines. To monitor animal health and welfare in compliance with the Animal Welfare Act and help maintain facilities for AAALAC compliance: Learns to clean feeders, water bottles, animal caging, and other items. Clean and sanitize animal rooms or pens, hallways, stairways, and other non-animal areas. Learns to collect and record applicable hand recorded and computer generated data. Learns to monitor animal room and feed storage environmental conditions (e.g., temperature, humidity, watering system, condition of animals). Overtime and weekend work as required. Mandatory immunizations and screening as required. Requires ability to lift up to 50 pounds. Work may require PPE (personal protective equipment) The minimum education, experience and qualifications for the Maintenance Technician position include: High school diploma or equivalent is required Ability to accurately read, record, and communicate information. Ability to lift 50 lbs. Must demonstrate a commitment to quality care of laboratory animals. Experience in pet stores, animal labs, farms, ranching, kennels, breeders, veterinary clinics, or other environments where exposure to animals was a part of the daily responsibilities is a PLUS. Please indicate any animal experience on your resume. WE BUILD CAREERS! 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.
Education/Qualifications	MINIMUM EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILLS/REQUIRED LICENSES OR CERTIFICATIONS: High school diploma or equivalent with at least 3 months of related experience. Ability to accurately read, record, and communicate information. Ability to lift 50 lbs Must be able to work in a laboratory setting with laboratory animals. AALAS certification at the Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician level is desirable.
Experience	SPECIAL FACTORS: Overtime and weekend work as required. Mandatory immunizations and screening as required. Requires ability to lift up to 50 pounds; frequent lifting throughout the day; prolonged standing; extended hand manipulation, including but not limited to, grasping and holding. May work with potentially hazardous substances, not limited to potential or known teratogens or carcinogens and/or radiolabeled test materials. Work may require PPE (Personal Protective equipment).