Animal Care Trainee $21.50hr Sacramento CA

Your career begins here at The Jackson Laboratory (JAX)!  Free Paid Training!

ANIMAL CARE TRAINEES HOURLY WAGE! $21.50/hr.

Do you have a background in Warehouse, Food Service, Retail/ Customer Service, OR Healthcare?? If so, we want to speak with YOU! MULTIPLE POSITIONS AVAILABLE!

Join the JAX Animal Care team and be part of a mission to improve human health worldwide. This is a full-time position that offers a dynamic and supportive work environment.  

• Receive excellent pay- $21.50 per hour
• Receive regularly scheduled pay increases with the ability to increase your pay 25% in 2 years!
• Take advantage of tuition reimbursement support and educational opportunities for career growth and advancement with the Lab. 
• JAX offers a comprehensive benefits package including a medical plan, outstanding retirement plan, and generous paid time off. 
• Employees receive access to health and wellness programs, including an onsite fitness center, and participation in employee appreciation and recognition activities. 

Animal Care is part of the production team at JAX and work requires attention to detail, working in a highly controlled clean room environment, fast paced that provides continuous physical movement.

Responsibilities include: 

• New team members undergo a 12-week paid training program with classroom and on-the-job training. 
• Learn all aspects of mouse husbandry and animal science and genetics. 
• Employees will learn to maintain JAX mice and monitor animal health and welfare.
• Maintain a sanitary environment. 
• Prepare animals for shipping.   
• Accurately record detailed and organized data. 

Qualifications:

• Successful applicants must have a minimum of HS diploma or GED and prior work experience. 
• Employment will require successful completion of references, background check and pre-employment physical.
• Candidates must be able to lift 25 pounds. 
• A basic knowledge of computer skills preferred.
• Successful completion of Primary Animal Care Training and successful completion of the 90-day introductory period is required for advancement.
• Candidates must have strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a fast paced, team-oriented environment.   
• Must have open availability, including weekends and holidays may be required. OT is required as needed.

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About JAX:

The Jackson Laboratory is an independent, nonprofit biomedical research institution with a National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center and nearly 3,000 employees in locations across the United States (Maine, Connecticut, California), Japan and China. Its mission is to discover precise genomic solutions for disease and empower the global biomedical community in the shared quest to improve human health.

Founded in 1929, JAX applies over nine decades of expertise in genetics to increase understanding of human disease, advancing treatments and cures for cancer, neurological and immune disorders, diabetes, aging and heart disease. It models and interprets genomic complexity, integrates basic research with clinical application, educates current and future scientists, and provides critical data, tools and services to the global biomedical community. For more information, please visit www.jax.org​​​​​​​.

EEO Statement:

The Jackson Laboratory provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, age, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, national origin, veteran status, and other classifications protected by applicable state and local non-discrimination laws.