Animal Care Associate
Fortis Life Sciences is a global leader in life sciences and diagnostics reagents and solutions. We partner with our customers to design, validate, and manufacture solutions to solve their complex development problems. Our teams work together across various sites, functions, & scientific disciplines to help our customers bring their innovations to market with confidence.
We are currently seeking an Animal Health Technician to join our team in Montgomery, Texas. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working with animals and is looking to build a rewarding career in animal care, veterinary support, or the life sciences. The schedule for this position is onsite Monday-Friday, 6:00am-3:00pm. Overtime is required.
What You'll Do
The Animal Care Associate will work as part of a team to care for animals, maintaining clean, safe, and quality living conditions and housing for all animals on the property. This role performs sanitation, animal handling and blood collection, health observations, equipment operation, and facility and grounds upkeep while following instructions and promptly communicating animal health concerns.
Job Responsibilities:
- Animal Care & Facility Maintenance: Clean and maintain animal housing, facilities, and property using appropriate tools and equipment to ensure safe, orderly living conditions.
- Animal Handling & Blood Collection: Learn and apply safe techniques for handling animals and collecting blood, including proper work around needles and blood.
- Health Monitoring: Observe animals for signs of illness, injury, or abnormal conditions and promptly report concerns to the health team.
- Equipment & Grounds Support: Learn to safely operate assigned equipment and assist with minor plumbing, grounds, and equipment work when qualified.
- Teamwork & Reliability: Contribute to the team by following directions and protocols to provide excellent care for the animals, communicating effectively, and working cooperatively.
- Schedule & Overtime: Maintain the assigned work schedule and participate in rotating overtime as required.
What You'll Bring
Job Requirements:
- Education: High school diploma or GED
- Experience:
- Prior experience in the Skills and Abilities listed below are very beneficial
- Experience with minor plumbing and heavy machinery is very beneficial
- Willingness to be trained, and become proficient, in the following skills:
- Basic understanding of animal care, including recognizing signs of sickness or injury
- Understanding of safe animal-handling and blood-collection practices
- Knowledge of safe tool and equipment operation after required training
- Ability to:
- Communicate effectively with supervisors, coworkers, and the health team
- Follow instructions and established procedures
- Manage multiple tasks effectively
- Stand for extended periods, including throughout the workday
- Lift and handle feed bags weighing 50+ pounds
- Push or pull loaded dollies weighing approximately 200 pounds
- Work in extreme hot and cold temperatures
What We Offer
We have an incredibly talented group of intelligent, down-to-earth individuals who are committed to developing and manufacturing only the highest quality products. Our mission: “Pursuing a Healthier World by Creating Tomorrow’s Science Today” is complemented by our core values (EXCITE):
Excellence – We believe in solving for root cause. No shortcuts, no “band-aids”
Customer First – We prioritize the experience and outcomes of our customers above all.
Integrity – We are honest and accountable, holding ourselves to a high standard of ethical conduct.
Trust – We believe an engaged, empowered team begins with a foundation of trust. We trust our team members to make the right decisions and to be driven by and evaluated on results.
Entrepreneurship – We encourage smart risk taking. We value novel mistakes in the pursuit of innovation.
Fortis provides a competitive salary, success-sharing bonus plan, medical, dental, disability and life insurance, and a 401(k) plan. We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.