Supervisor - Animal Care/Husbandry

Job Summary

We are seeking an Animal Care/Husbandry Supervisor for our GEMS: Breed Department located in Wilmington, MA. The Animal Care/Husbandry Supervisor directs day-to-day operations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Serves as a model to departmental subordinates by demonstrating the components of CRL DNA in day to day responsibilities.  Provides leadership and motivation to departmental personnel.
• Coordinates scheduling of activities of the department through hands-on technical support and delegation of responsibility/tasks to ensure quality and timeliness.
• Provides daily supervision and coaching of assigned departmental employees.
• Assists upper management with interviewing, hiring and, determining work and vacation schedules. 
• Coordinates with oversight coaching/disciplining of employees, evaluating employee performance, developing goals and objectives for assigned employees.
• Reviews and approves timecards and overtime. 
• Reviews training records for compliance.  For noncompliant records, organizes the appropriate training to bring records up-to-date.

• Delegates with oversight the coordination of all procedures and protocol support activities to maximize the staff’s capabilities.
• Conducts routine 1:1 meetings to provide mentorship and support for all team members.
• With agenda oversight, conducts weekly team meetings with staff.
• Monitors work of assigned employees to ensure adherence to appropriate SOPs, employee health/safety and bio-security and animal welfare procedures. 
• Ensures proper record-keeping within departmental systems (i.e., ICM).
• Reviews with oversight safety issues and Workers’ Compensation claims.
• Actively interacts with and provides technical assistance to project managers as required to resolve customer requests, inquiries, and complaints.
• Reviews complaints/issues of employees' performance.  Creates and maintains complaint/issues chart.  Follows up to ensure performance improvement.
• Conducts audits on staff performance and adherence to SOP/Policies on a routine schedule.
• Ensures that departmental equipment is maintained in good working condition and that departmental area(s) are maintained in a clean and orderly manner.
• Participates in AAALAC/IACUC/Customer visits.
• Assists with the deployment of biosecurity, EH&S and Animal Welfare initiatives that facilitate and promote the adherence to imperatives.
• Assists with IACUC projects/studies to successful completion.
• Assists with develop and creation of training materials for procedures required for personnel within Operations.
• Assists with maintaining inventory for team and operations area.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree (B.A./B.S.) or equivalent in a technically related field (e.g. Biology) or related discipline.
• 4+  years related experience working with animals and/or supervising employees.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above.
• Effective communication skills both verbal and written.
• Strong interpersonal skills required.
• Proficient in computers (IE:  MS Office Suite).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• One (1) year experience in a Supervisor or Lead position.
• ALAT Certification.

The pay range for this position is $65,000 - $75,000. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, and location.