Technician II, Animal Care (Aquatics)

Job Details

Reporting to the Associate-Supervisor, Animal Care Operations (Aquatics), the incumbent participates in the delivery of the program of animal care in order to maintain Animal Care and Veterinary Service’s (ACVS) high standards of animal care and welfare and regulatory compliance. Responsibilities will include daily animal feeding and observation, tank cleaning, conducting water quality tests, facility maintenance and routine sanitation procedures.

In this role, your responsibilities will include:

• Animal Husbandry: Perform daily behavior and health observation of fish and other aquatic animals. Monitor and record environmental parameters of the animal housing system and room.  Execute live feed (rotifer and Artemia) culture and feeding. Perform all other husbandry care required for the aquatic animals kept in the facility. 

• Animal Health: Provide treatment as prescribed by the veterinarians and provide updates to the veterinarians.Perform occasional aquatic animal necropsy and preparation of the fixed samples for histopathology labs. Prepare biological samples for shipment to diagnostic labs. 

• Facility Maintenance: Perform assigned daily exchange or cleaning, sanitation and disinfection of fish tanks and related equipment as well as routine facility housekeeping. Complete recirculating and flow-through aquaculture system maintenance and minor troubleshooting and repairs. Perform daily water quality analysis.

• Record Keeping: Complete inventory checks, recordkeeping and routine animal census. 

• Communication: Ensure daily communications with researchers, animal users, animal care staff and facility manager regarding animal health and welfare. 

Requirements

What you will bring:

• Post-secondary education in aquaculture, or a related field is preferable.

• Two (2) years of relevant experience may be substituted for the formal education.

• Ability to follow detailed instructions and be able to adhere to written Standard Operating Procedures.

• Solid ability to work independently while being able to function well in a team environment.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills. 

• Demonstrated ability to identify and apply relevant solutions to problems such as animal health problems, daily task conflict or water treatment units’ failure. 

• Strong ability to adapt to fit changed circumstances in the workplace such as adjusting your actions in response to operational shifting priorities, system failure, etc.

• Willingness and ability to work after hours, evenings, weekends and statutory holidays as assigned.

• Willingness to provide proof of vaccination history as per standard provincial protocols.

• Ability to work in wet or humid condition and lift 20kgs.

• Bilingualism - French and English (spoken and written).

Contact Information

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