Animal Care Trainee $19.25hr Ellsworth ME
$40,040–$40,040 year
On-site · Ellsworth, Maine, United States
Job Summary
Animal Care Trainee at The Jackson Laboratory in Ellsworth, ME. This full-time role involves learning basic animal care, husbandry, colony management, and room maintenance under direct supervision, progressing through a structured curriculum with practical performance standards. Responsibilities include performing sanitation, maintaining cages and data records, handling basic stock strains of mice for orders, and learning packing/shipping procedures. Requires a high school diploma or GED, ability to lift 25 lbs regularly, and comfort working in a fast-paced, controlled clean-room environment with strong attention to detail.
Required Qualifications
- High School diploma or GED equivalency
- Lifting 25lbs on a regular basis
- Walking up a ladder
- Strong attention to detail
- Experience working in fast-paced environments preferred
- Previous work in animal care or related fields helpful
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