Description
Responsible for directing the activities of the animal care unit. Assists in surgery and performs pre- and post-operative care as directed. Ensures maintenance of and adherence to standard operating procedures and protocols. Trains employees in proper lab techniques. Maintains quality checks on cleanliness of labs and animal rooms. Ensures care and maintenance of animals in the facility according to GLPs. Supervises animal technicians and support personnel. Requires bachelor degree in animal science or veterinary sciences plus 5-8 years experience with animal care and surgical techniques. Directs the activities of the animal care unit. The primary duty of employees in this classification is the management of a customarily recognized department or subdivision, including the supervision of three or more full-time equivalent employees every week. Direction is over a permanent status-continuing function, not a collection of employees assigned to complete a project. Management duties include interviewing, selecting and training of employees; setting and adjusting their rates of pay and hours of work; planning and directing their work; appraising their productivity and efficiency for the purpose of recommending promotions or other changes in their status; handling their complaints and grievances and disciplining them when necessary. Management responsibilities include the authority to hire, fire, or promote assigned employees or make recommendations that are given particular weight. Employees have impact on budgeting, controlling costs, planning, scheduling, and procedural change. Under FLSA, this is the exempt job classification for this title. Incumbents in this position must meet the full criteria for exempt status: salary level, salary basis, and duties tests.