Posted 3 months ago
Animal Care Specialist - I
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Animal Care Specialist I performs daily husbandry tasks for birds including feeding, cage checks, cleaning, egg handling, temperature monitoring, and biosecurity procedures.
About this role
Animal Care Specialist - I
Artech is the 10th Largest IT Staffing Company in the US, according to Staffing Industry Analysts' 2012 annual report. Artech provides technical expertise to fill gaps in clients' immediate skill-sets availability, deliver emerging technology skill-sets, refresh existing skill base, allow for flexibility in project planning and execution phases, and provide budgeting/financial flexibility by offering contingent labor as a variable cost.
• Feed all birds in the houses, both in the grower area and brooder area
• Check all cages for mortality and operation of watering nipples
• Sweep the work areas, run litter belts when needed, and clean drop pans every other day
• Help with movement of birds, from hatchers to brooder cages, from brooder cages to grower cages, and from grower cages out to other destinations
• Check and turn eggs in the egg building, record temperatures and humidity and be sure they are in range.
• Check the high and low temperatures in the brooder room, and grower room and record
• Keep up with paperwork on incubator machines, activities in grower and brooder room
• Check on the incubator and hatching machines and wash and disinfect when needed
• Candle and transfer eggs from the incubators to hatching machines when needed
• Change out boot dips when needed
• Arm and disarm security systems when needed
• Report any problems to supervisors
• Follow showering and bio-security practices to prevent contaminations in the houses
• Help with power washing and disinfecting hatching trays, incubator flats, and brooder cages
• Help with movement of feed and supplies on the farm
Hours:
• Monday and Tuesday- 3:00 am until done
• All other days- 5:00 am until done
Qualifications
Hours:
• Monday and Tuesday- 3:00 am until done
• All other days- 5:00 am until done
Additional Information
Best Regards,
Sneha Shrivastava
973-967-3348
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