Animal Building Attendant- Research Support Animal Center
Houston, TX, United States
Animal Building Attendant- Research Support Animal Center Texas Medical Center-Houston , Texas Animal Building Attendant- Research Support Animal Center
**Texas Medical Center-Houston, Texas**
Facilities/Operations
UTHealth Administration
Requisition #: 220000Q8
**Position Summary:**
Performs custodial maintenance duties and related services to provide proper care to a section or unit of a building. May assist with non-technical animal care services.
**Position Key Accountabilities:**
- Cleans, sweeps, vacuums, mops, scrubs, and sanitizes various floor and wall surfaces in hallways, laboratories, animal rooms, and surgery and procedure rooms.
- Monitors and stocks PPE supplies.
- Cleans, dusts, polishes and sanitizes equipment, counters and hoods.
- Operates washers and dryers to wash and dry scrubs and other items. Folds and packages laundry for pickup by staff members.
- Empties waste baskets and trash boxes in procedure rooms and animal areas.
- May assist with animal diet preparation, feeding and other non-technical animal care duties.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
**Certification/Skills:**
None
**Minimum Education:**
High school degree or equivalent.
**Minimum Experience:**
None
**Physical Requirements:**
Exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects.
**Security Sensitive:**
This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code 51.215
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