How Your Role Will Make a Difference
At Marshall Farms, we're looking for individuals who want more than just a job. We're looking for people who take pride in their work, care about making an impact, and want to be part of a team dedicated to helping improve the lives of people and pets.
As a Husbandry Technician, you will play an important role in supporting our mission while contributing to the success of our team and organization. By providing high-quality animal care and husbandry services, you'll help ensure the health, welfare, and well-being of our ferret population.
Join Our Mission
If you're looking for more than just a job, if you're looking for meaningful work where you can contribute to improving the lives of people and pets while growing your skills in a supportive team environment, we encourage you to apply.
When you join Marshall Farms, you become part of a team committed to excellence, innovation, animal welfare, and continuous improvement. We invest in our employees through training, development opportunities, collaboration, and a workplace culture built on respect and accountability.
What You'll Do
In this role, you will:
- Use proper animal handling techniques while monitoring and reporting animal health concerns.
- Perform routine animal husbandry duties, including animal movements, regrouping, cage setup, bedding, feed management, and cage sanitation.
- Administer vaccinations and complete required documentation.
- Assist with medication administration as directed by Vet staff.
- Assist with PM whelp activities.
- Clean barns, cages, and equipment to support animal welfare and facility standards.
- Complete assigned tasks efficiently within established labor standards.
- Communicate animal observations and concerns to supervisors.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
What You Bring
Required Experience
- Ability to perform animal husbandry tasks safely and effectively.
- Ability to follow written and verbal instructions accurately.
- Ability to operate equipment safely and responsibly
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous animal care, agricultural, veterinary, kennel, farm, or husbandry experience.
- Experience working in a physically demanding environment.
- Experience maintaining records or completing required documentation.
What Makes You Successful
We're looking for someone who:
- Demonstrates strong attention to detail when caring for animals and completing required documentation.
- Takes pride in maintaining high standards of animal welfare and facility cleanliness.
- Works effectively both independently and as part of a team.
- Communicates observations and concerns clearly and professionally.
- Demonstrates flexibility and willingness to learn multiple functional areas through cross-training.
- Follows established procedures, safety requirements, and biosecurity protocols.
- Maintains a positive attitude, strong work ethic, and commitment to continuous improvement.
Work Environment
This position may require:
- Frequent animal contact in both indoor and barn environments.
- Working in varying temperatures.
- Lifting animals and bedding, reaching into cages, and performing physically demanding cleaning tasks.
- Operating tractors, motorized buggies, and other equipment as required.
- Wearing company-provided lab coats or coveralls and required PPE, including gloves and procedure masks during flu season.
Schedule & Compensation
- Schedule: Monday – Friday, 7am – 3:30 pm
- Weekend/On-Call Requirements: As necessary
- Pay Grade: N2
- Pay Range: $17.92 - $26.10/hour
About Marshall Farms Group, Ltd.
We support leading research organizations around the world through the animals and services we provide, and we are also a leading provider of pet ferrets. While we have grown into a global organization, we continue to value the close-knit culture and employee-centered approach on which we were founded.
Learn more at www.marshallbio.com
The Benefits of Being a Part of the Marshall Family
Our benefit package is an important element of the overall experience we offer our employees. Full-time employees receive:
- 100% company-paid medical and dental insurance for employees, spouses, and eligible dependents, or a generous opt-out if you already have coverage elsewhere.
- Generous time off benefits starting at 3 weeks/year.
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with a 100% match on the first 5% of contributions and immediate vesting.
- Enriched Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability benefits.
- Profit Sharing contribution of 10% of your annualized salary.
- Life Insurance at 4x your annual base salary (up to $200,000).
- Boot allowance for qualified employees.
- $500 employee referral bonus.
Marshall Farms Group, Ltd. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.