Animal Husbandry Technician £21,450

**Do you want to work with animals?**

**Are you someone who takes pride in their work?**

**Do you enjoy working as part of a team?**

As a leading contract research organization (CRO), Labcorp Drug Development provides comprehensive drug development solutions for a range of industries. Labcorp Drug Development has helped pharmaceutical and biotech companies bring to market 100% of the top 50 best selling drugs. Chances are, you or someone you know has benefitted from a medicine or medical device that Labcorp Drug Development helped develop.

We are looking for an **Animal Husbandry Technician** to join our team in **Alconbury, Huntingdon.**

As an **Animal Husbandry Technician**, your main responsibilities will be:

- Handling animals and performing husbandry tasks as required - providing food/water, enrichment and exercise
- Handling animals during licenced procedures
- Recording data
- Operating cage washing machinery / pressure washers / washing machines and maintaining cage wash areas to the required standard.
- Portering goods as required.
- Maintaining the flow of items into and out of the facility
- Removing waste from empty cages or pens
- Undertake routine cleaning activities
- Laundering uniforms
- Preparing equipment and materials for study use.

There may be the opportunity for additional income through overtime at weekends, weekdays and public holidays.

The hours of work for this role would be 8.30-5 Monday to Friday with weekends on rotation.

**Education/Qualifications**
- Good literacy and numeracy skills
- Must be able to read and understand training materials, policies and standard operating procedures

**Experience**
- No experience necessary

**What Labcorp can offer you**
- Competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including health cover and contributory pension
- Unrivalled opportunities to develop a successful career in the scientific industry
- Unsurpassed career development opportunities. With the support of exceptional people from across the globe and an energized purpose, you will be empowered to own your career journey with mentoring, training and personalized development planning
- Ability to work with a variety of different people in a supportive environment

**PLEASE NOTE - RELOCATION ASSISTANCE MAY BE APPLICABLE TO THIS ROLE**

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