Overview
Animal Care Technician (12 month fixed term contract to perm)
Be among the first 25 applicants. Our team are passionate about animal welfare and love working with rabbits and rodents.
In this role, you’ll play a crucial part in ensuring the well-being of our animals, providing exceptional care to rabbits and rodents, including feeding, cleaning and breeding responsibilities in a production facility. We’ll support your training and development to learn new skills and experiences which will allow you both to progress in your role and to your next role. Our Team Leaders, Supervisors and Operations teams started their careers as Animal Care Technicians.
If you're hardworking, detail-oriented and have a passion for animals, we’d love for you to be part of our team, working at a facility that breeds and cares for animals in a production environment.
About You
You have a genuine interest in animal development and breeding, and you’re comfortable handling and holding rabbits or rodents.
You either have a qualification in animal care (or similar) or previous experience working in an animal related environment (handling and caring for animals).
Attention to detail is key in this role as you’ll be keeping accurate records of breeding, feeding, cleaning and animal care activities. You’ll also coordinate order details, including selection and packaging, ensuring accuracy at all times.
You’re a great team player, flexible to work weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis and happy to work overtime if needed.
Location and Benefits
This is a full-time role based at our Hillcrest site in Belton, just outside of Loughborough. The role is an 18 month fixed term contract (with the potential to be made permanent). Hours vary by team; some start at 05:00 and some finish at 17:00. We aim to be flexible and all teams finish by 14:00 on Fridays.
* A starting salary of £25,982 (or more with experience).
* 33 days holiday (including 8 public holidays).
* Pension Scheme.
* Flexible benefits scheme including private healthcare, dental care, eye care, cycle to work scheme, retail discounts, additional holiday purchase, and more.
Due to the nature of this role, candidates cannot have pet rodents (mice, rats or guinea-pigs) or rabbits for biosecurity reasons. Please inform us if you have animals that feed on rodents (snakes, birds).
Candidates must be able to drive due to limited public transport.
About Us
Inotiv is a growing contemporary drug discovery and development company where we “Play to Win” in an industry rich with opportunity. Join us in embracing research and science to impact the health and well-being of people all over the world.
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Additional
Salary will be commensurate with experience and responsibilities. Inotiv is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide a fair and equal employment opportunity to all persons, regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.
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