Functional Title: Cagewash Technician - Full time

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Location: Edgewood, MD

Exemption: Non-exempt

Employment Status: Full Time

Citizenship/Clearance requirement: Candidate must be a U.S. citizen, ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance and pass a background check and drug screening.

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Bakinaw Federal Contracting Corporation (Bakinaw) is seeking a Cage Wash Technician to perform maintenance, routine sanitation, and autoclave of animal cages. The Cage Wash Technician performs general duties associated with cage maintenance, facility sanitation, and preparation for reuse in a research setting. Follows existing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and quality assurance standards.

Duties include but are not limited to:

· Cleans and sanitizes animal cages or equipment according to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

· Handles clean caging and equipment appropriately, puts clean bedding into cages and restocks supplies.

· Monitors and records results of cagewash water temperature using provided supplies such as temperature strips.

· Disposes of waste following appropriate Standard Operating Procedures.

· Assists in sanitation and decontamination in all areas of the facility.

· Understand and follow appropriate safety procedures and quality assurance guidelines.

· Manual lifting requiring the ability to lift 50 lbs., pull, push, and handle cages, racks, large pieces of equipment, feed, bedding, and other materials in the research facility.

· Receives and stores materials, food, and supplies.

· Transports caging supplies between animal rooms and cage washrooms.

· Reports mechanical failures promptly and properly to the supervisor.

· Performs microbiological sampling in accordance with SOP.

· Ensures that all logbooks, checklists, and other records are completed in a timely fashion.

· May assist in basic animal husbandry support.

· May assist in housekeeping duties such as trash collection and cleaning animal facility laboratories, offices, and ancillary areas.

Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $17.50 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Application Question(s):

• The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan, in accordance with the spirit of PL. 93-638, adopted January 4, 1975, will provide preference to Native Americans meeting minimum position qualifications who have equal qualifications for the position(s) to those of other applicants. Are you a Member of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan, a direct descendant of members of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan, or a member of a federally recognized Tribe indigenous to the U.S. or Canada?"

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Aberdeen, MD: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person