Animal Care Technician

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking an Animal Care Technician to join a growing contemporary drug discovery and development company located in Denver, PA . The Animal Care Technician is responsible for providing daily care and support for rabbits within a barrier production facility, ensuring the health, welfare, and proper handling of animals while maintaining a clean, safe, and compliant environment.

Responsibilities for the Animal Care Technician Include:

• Ability to follow established protocols, maintain accurate records, and contribute to a clean, safe, and organized work environment.
• Follows intricate protocol to ensure the health and welfare of the animals in care.
• Demonstrates passion for animal welfare with a desire to work directly with animals on a daily basis.
• Must be available to work weekends and holidays on a rotating schedule, early mornings for shipments, and overtime as business needs require.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds, stand and walk for extended periods, and frequently bend, squat, reach, push, pull, and perform physically demanding tasks in a production setting.

Qualifications for the Animal Care Technician Include:

• 1+ year of animal care, husbandry, veterinary, laboratory animal, or agricultural experience preferred.
• Experience working in a farm-like environment with animal odors, noise, and production conditions.
• Strong attention to detail, positive attitude, initiative, and team-oriented mindset.
• Comfortable cleaning animal areas, power washing cages, and performing facility sanitation duties.
• High school diploma or equivalent required; ALAT certification or related animal care certification highly preferred.

Compensation for the Animal Care Technician Includes:

Salary Range: $18/hr.

Comprehensive Benefits : Include health and dental coverage, short- and long-term disability, paid time off, paid parental leave, 401K, and more!

This job opens for applications on 9/17/26. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

Keywords:

Animal Care, Animal Husbandry, Rabbit Handling ,Laboratory Animal Care, Animal Welfare , Animal Technician, ALAT Certification, Cage Cleaning, Facility Sanitation, Power Washing, Recordkeeping, Production Environment, Veterinary Assistant, Animal Health Monitoring.

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