Animal Cage Washer (Research Animal Resources) - #Staff

Johns Hopkins Research Animal Resources (RAR) is seeking an **_Animal Cage Washer_** who will provide clean and sterilized living environments for research animals.

_**This is a Bargaining Unit Position**_

**Specific Duties & Responsibilities**

+ Operates mechanical cage washing equipment, autoclaves and other sanitizing equipment.
+ Maintains adequate levels of cage wash chemicals.
+ Scrapes and empties pans and cages of soiled bedding.
+ Pre-cleans large animal cages for cage wash machinery.
+ De-scales rabbit pans.
+ Prepares clean rodent cages for autoclaving to include food, bedding, water bottles and appropriate covering.
+ Loads assembled cages onto transport racks in preparation for sterilization by steam autoclave. Loads, operates and unloads steam autoclaves.
+ Places processed bedding, feed and other related items into assembled, sanitized cages.
+ Maintains detailed records of maintenance schedules, detergent and disinfec...