ULAR Husbandry Supervisor

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Posted Job Title

ULAR Husbandry Supervisor

Job Profile Title

Supervisor, Husbandry

Job Description Summary

Provides supervision of the daily husbandry in the animal facility including but not limited to the scheduling of work duties; supervision of work production and
providing the husbandry with daily direction. Utilizing the quality performance worksheets the facility supervisor will review and perform quality assessments of husbandry personnel work performance throughout the facility. Interfaces with husbandry and investigator personnel to troubleshoot problems, issues and customer service concerns of a routine nature. Provides backup to the Polaris and ACT/Trainer to provide orientation and training for existing and new users of the facility and cage card and animal requisition management in Polaris. Responsible for reporting of routine maintenance items to Penn Facilities and ensuring they are placed in the maintenance log and the log is kept up to date. May act as the functional manager in absence of the manager. Previous supervisory experience preferred.

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

• Supervise the daily animal husbandry activities of personnel assigned to the facility, providing direction as needed. Consult with Manager for all disciplinary action regarding husbandry staff.
• Oversee the activity of the animal care staff, including but not limited to scheduling of daily, weekend and holiday activities to ensure quality husbandry care and efficient use of manpower. May act as the functional Manager in the absence of the manager.
• Interface with primary investigators and research staff to troubleshoot and resolve simple problems and perform customer service related to husbandry and animal care.
• Provides back-up to the facility Polaris and ACT/trainer to provide orientation and training for existing and new users of the facility and cage card and animal requisition management in Polaris.