Skip to main content
Tallo logoTallo logo

Find Jobs

Find Jobs Near You – Available Work in Your Location

Skip to job details

Back to Results

Apply for this opportunity

To apply for this job, you'll continue to an external website or email application.

Charles River Laboratories

Animal Care Associate

Entry-Level JobVerifiedNo experience needed

Career Insights for Animal Care Worker / Manager

See where this job fits in the broader career landscape. Knowing your career path helps you see what's possible from here.

Scorecard

Based on New York data

Review key factors to help you decide if this role fits your goals. How is this calculated?

Were these scores useful?

What they do

An Animal Care Worker or Manager manages animal care and grooming for a retail store that sells pets or for a pet grooming business. May also provide animal care and grooming at a kennel. Works with animals in shelters or rescue organizations. Works primarily with dogs and cats. Assists veterinarians with vaccinations or other procedures; screens people who want to adopt an animal from a shelter and provides information about caring for animals.

$34,430 / year median in New York

+15% projected growth

Explore Career

Job Description

As an Animal Care Associate for our production site in Stone Ridge, NY, you will be responsible for the well-being of our research animals. Your contribution will ensure the health of our animals, as well as impact the lives of patients across the world. Why Join Us? No experience required. Paid on-the-job training provided. Up to $500 sign-on bonus (CRL employees not eligible). Monday-Friday, 1st shift schedule. Some rotating weekends required. Early morning hours. Company-sponsored benefits include paid vacation, sick and personal time, flex days, paid holidays, comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance, and a 401(k) retirement savings plan.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Perform routine animal husbandry duties and monitor daily health and welfare to maintain quality and health of animals. Handle, transfer, and distribute animals, supplies and waste as needed to and from work area(s). Monitor animal health by observing animal behavior, physical appearance, and physical environment. Identify and report any abnormal findings. Responsible for collecting health monitoring swabs and following health monitoring schedules. Perform physical environment housekeeping duties and production operations according to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and/or Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Maintain recordkeeping pertaining to animal or supply area inventories. Strictly follow all procedures necessary to maintain the barrier room barrier. Use supplies according to safety guidelines. Perform all job-related duties in accordance with company safety procedures. Colony Management Perform all other related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
No experience required; training provided
Job Type:
Full-time Pay:
From $17.75 per hour
Work Location:
In person