Poultry House Operator

Location: 

Roanoke, IL, US, 61561

For nearly 70 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. When you join our family, you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe. Whether your background is in life sciences, finance, IT, sales or another area, your skills will play an important role in the work we perform. In return, we’ll help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.

We are seeking a Poultry House Operator, also known as a House Manager, to work on our Benson farm located in Roanoke, IL.

The Poultry House Operator (House Manager) monitors feed, water, equipment and temperature within facilities housing avian flocks; keeps egg house and equipment clean and sanitary; collects and sanitizes eggs. Ensures humane care during the life of the flock. Maintains biosecurity and follows all biosecurity procedures. Monitors flock health and reports concerns to manager.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Communicate regularly with the Farm Manager.
• Keep house and equipment clean and sanitary.
• Collect and sanitize eggs in order to provide clean SPF eggs for sale.
• Responsible for basic maintenance.
• Monitor flock for health issues and report concerns to Farm Manager.
• Perform blood draws weekly.
• Maintain biosecurity, and follow biosecurity regulations
• Monitor and maintain feeders, waterers, medicators, house temperatures, bird weights and condition.
• Assist in training new hires.
• Ensure the humane care of the birds during all phases of the life cycle.
• Perform bird sales as requested.
• Perform all other related duties as assigned.QUALIFICATIONS:
• High school diploma or General Education Degree (G.E.D.)
• Previous experience working with animals preferred
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above.

Pay rate is $157.35 per day.

About Avian
Our Avian business group provides vaccine manufacturers and researchers the comfort of knowing that the raw materials used in their manufacturing process are free of extraneous agents. Charles River has established flock handling and egg production procedures that set the global industry standard.

About Charles River
Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients’ clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.

With over 11,000 employees within 70 facilities in 18 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client’s unique challenges.  Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world. And in 2016, revenue increased by 23.3% to $1.68 billion from $1.36 billion in 2015.

At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people’s lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe. We have proudly supported the development of ~70% of the drugs approved by the FDA in 2016.

For more information, please visit www.criver.com.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Charles River Laboratories, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disabled/Vet