Assistant Facility Manager

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Department:
Office of Laboratory Animal Resources

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Assistant Facility Manager Position #:  – Requisition #: 38791 Job Summary

The field of Laboratory Animal Management requires a specialized knowledge of the operations of a highly technical research environment. There are numerous laws, regulations and policies that must be adhered to, such as the Animal Welfare Regulations, PHS Policy, Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, and IACUC policies. In addition, the cage wash and dock areas have specialized equipment serving the facility.

This position will report to the Operations Manager for the Office of Laboratory Animal Resources (OLAR). The individual is expected to operate with minimal supervision and make decisions regarding the operation of the cage wash, docks, and auxiliary areas of OLAR run facilities in conjunction with the Operations Manager and within the regulations and universities policies with minimal guidance. The Operations Supervisor is responsible for the direct supervision of Operations Technicians to ensure normal day-to-day operation of the animal facility, which is approximately 10 direct reports.

This position will participate in hiring decisions, evaluate performance, resolve grievances, create and alter work assignments, and initiate disciplinary actions. This full-time University Staff (unclassified) Operations Supervisor position provides routine and specialized care for equipment, facility support areas and supply management, which support studies performed by scientists for biomedical research and education in the Schools of Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy and Nursing at the University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus (CU Denver | Anschutz).

The Operations Supervisor position will facilitate the normal day-to-day operations of all vivariums that are run by OLAR on the Anschutz Medical Campus by providing direct supervision to the departments’ operations technicians staff and daily hands‑on management of the operations of the cage wash facility, docks, procedure rooms, and auxiliary areas that serve all OLAR Animal Facilities (approximately 130,000 sq.

feet), in accordance with regulatory and CU Denver | Anschutz standards. The Operations Supervisor has supervisory responsibilities over all Operations Technician positions operating in the areas of responsibility. This position has the authority to assign tasks, evaluate, and implement training processes, check the Operations Technician staff’s work for timeliness and correctness, monitor progress and workflow and adjust as necessary, and participate in the hiring, evaluation and grievance processes as well as initiate the disciplinary action processes.

The Operations Supervisor is responsible for the work of the OLAR Operations Tech staff and must ensure the smooth day-to-day operations of the animal facility.

• Assign, monitor and supervise the daily activities of the operations technician personnel to ensure appropriate staffing levels.
• Direct, manage, and maintain the operations of all facility equipment.
• Perform regular walk-throughs of the facility to ensure compliance. Follow up with any non‑compliance issues that have been noted to ensure correction.
• Supervise staff responsible for the receipt of incoming cages and supplies for processing, meeting cage supply requests for husbandry staff and special researcher needs and reporting and assigning work schedules for missing staff.
• Build and maintain good working relationships within the department while overseeing daily operations of the auxiliary areas (docks, corridors, procedures rooms, etc.) and cage wash facilities.
• Perform and report time collection for operations technician employees.
• Oversee cage wash facilities and auxiliary areas by auditing check sheets and sanitation records to ensure compliance.
• Coordinate the schedules for their direct reports and adjust assigned work schedules accordingly.
• Participate in human resource functions by participating in the interview process for applicants for departmental positions, make recommendations on hires; set objectives…