AUSTRALIAN BIORESOURCES PTY LTD The Australian BioResources Pty Ltd (ABR) facility in Moss Vale, NSW, is a state of the art centralised facility specialising in the breeding of congenic, mutant and genetically modified mouse lines for Garvan and partner institutes. Services provided include import/export, rederivation, cryopreservation, and microinjection using the latest targeting technologies. The facility is supported by a world-class animal management system called “Stuart”. THE OPPORTUNITY The primary function of Facility Technician team is to provide support to animal care staff looking after animals used in medical research. The Facility Technician Team work across all 4 buildings on the ABR site and are responsible for cleaning and re-filling cages, removing waste, and the decontamination of equipment and consumables to ensure there is a continuous supply of clean materials to animal rooms. The Facility Technician team are also responsible for bulk stores and receiving deliveries. In addition, cleaning of the other areas such as staff room, administration area and change rooms may be required. These vital tasks contribute indirectly to the high standards of hygiene required for ABR. The Facility Technician Supervisor is responsible for rostering staff across the areas to ensure balanced staffing levels, handling leave requests and distributing tasks across the team. Salary: Up to $75,200 12% super salary packaging (depending on experience) Employment Type: Permanent full-time SNAPSHOT OF BENEFITS Generous salary packaging to save you income tax on your wages thereby boosting your monthly take home pay (max. $15,900 general expenses $2,650 meals/accom) Ample opportunities for on-going training and development Stimulating, diverse and highly international research environment Flexible work arrangements e.g. start / finish times 18 weeks paid parental leave for both parents including paid superannuation A range of additional leave types to meet your personal needs including cultural leave, conference leave, community service and study leave Discounted Health Insurance Lifestyle discounts with our community partners WHAT YOU WILL DO ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITES Key responsibilities include: The Facility Technician Supervisor is responsible for supporting the Building Manager and ensuring the function of the Facility Technician team by: Directly supervising the Facility Technician Team (around 8 staff) Performing hands-on work alongside the team Understanding the requirements of the facility and ensuring the team are following Standard Operating Procedures Ensuring that routine tasks are completed on time and to the required standard, as well as ensuring completion of checklists (daily, weekly, monthly). Handle leave requests and rosters Keeping detailed records – staff attendance, medical certificates, equipment maintenance logs, task checklists. Participate in reviews, meetings and manage the performance of the team Take an active, hands-on role in onboarding and training Facility Technician staff. Developing SOPs and training material Handling Return-to-Work plans for injured staffWhere relevant, comply with all CPG’s and founding institutes’ policies, procedures and directions All staff are required to comply with Garvan’s workplace polices (as amended from time to time) and especially Garvan’s Work Health & Safety (WHS) Policy, including working in accordance with the WHS management system at all times, as safety is Garvan’s number one priority. ABOUT YOU EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED The key skills and experience include: FORMAL QUALIFICATIONS No formal qualifications are required for this role. EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE and SKILLS REQUIRED Experience supervising a team is essential Able to lead a small team playing a critical role in supporting a larger organisation Highly developed written and verbal communication skills. Must be computer literate and able to learn and use computers and IT systems Strong problem solving, analytical skills, and strategic thinking. Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work well and flexibly in small teams and with a wide range of varying stakeholders. PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES Reliability Adaptability Problem solving Flexibility Planning and organisational skills Integrity Positive attitude towards teamwork Strong focus on quality and completion of work ABOUT GARVAN Garvan Institute of Medical Research is an independent Medical Research Institute (MRI) in Sydney, delivering scientific and clinical impact on a global basis and in partnership with organisations that share our vision. We are proud to be one of Australia’s largest and most highly regarded MRI’s. Our vision is global leadership in discoveries to impact and our enduring purpose is to impact human health, by harnessing information encoded in our genome. We seek to see our world-class discovery research achieve life-changing impacts, not only for individual patients with rare diseases, but for the many thousands affected by complex, common disease. Garvan promotes a diverse workplace and is committed to the principles of equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging. We are always looking for culture ‘add’, not culture ‘fit’ and are building diverse teams with great sets of complementary styles and skills to help deliver our important work effectively. HOW TO APPLY To apply for this position, please submit your application with a CV and cover letter as one document, stating why you are interested in this role. We are reviewing applications as they are received. If you think you’re the right person for this role, we’d love to hear how your capabilities, achievements and experience set you apart. Only applicants with full working rights in Australia are eligible to apply for this role.
