Stylist - Dog Groomer - Huddersfield

Pets at Home Limited; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pet services company in Huddersfield is seeking a skilled Dog Stylist / Groomer to lead grooming appointments and deliver high-quality services. You will interact with pet owners and be part of a vibrant salon environment. The ideal candidate is experienced in dog grooming, holds a grooming qualification, and has excellent customer service skills. Attractive pay rates and benefits, including a birthday day off and life assurance, are offered.

Benefits

28 days annual leave

Extra day off for your birthday

Life Assurance - 4 times salary

20% colleague discount across the Group

Qualifications

• Experience in all aspects of dog grooming including bathing and breed-specific styling.
• Friendly and professional customer service approach.
• Ability to work flexible hours based on business needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead grooming appointments and deliver high-quality grooms.
• Provide excellent customer service to pet owners.

Skills

Dog grooming expertise

Customer service

Communication

Flexibility

Education

Grooming qualification

Job description

Overview

We're currently seeking a skilled and passionate Dog Stylist / Groomer to join our busy, vibrant salon. In this hands-on role, you'll take the lead on grooming appointments, delivering high-quality grooms with care, precision, and a personal touch. You'll be interacting with pet owners daily, so strong communication and customer service skills are a must. As a Stylist, you'll play a key role in ensuring pets not only look great but feel great too. We'll support your growth with comprehensive training and development opportunities, including our Earn as You Learn programmes and additional skill-based pay enhancements.

We take our inspiration from pets in embracing people from all walks of life, and we value, respect and celebrate difference. We encourage our people to be their best selves so that we can create a better world for Pets, our Planet, and People. Our ambition is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and we are intentional in addressing and removing barriers to create opportunities for the exceptional talent and potential in our communities. Even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you!

Responsibilities

• Lead grooming appointments and deliver high-quality grooms with care and precision.
• Interact with pet owners daily to provide excellent customer service.

Qualifications

• Experienced, qualified and confident in all aspects of dog grooming, from bathing and drying to breed-specific styling and finishing.
• Hold a grooming qualification.
• Customer-focused, with a friendly and professional approach.
• Flexible and reliable, able to work a variable schedule across six days a week (minimum 24 hours/week with potential for more during busy periods).
• Team oriented, with a positive attitude and a willingness to learn and grow in a fast-paced retail environment.
• Goal driven, with experience in target-led environments (preferred, but not essential).

Benefits

• Attractive rates of pay plus commission, subject to targets.
• 28 days paid annual leave, rising to 33 days after 2 years (includes 8 bank holidays and pro-rata calculated on contracted hours).
• Extra day off for your birthday.
• Life Assurance - 4 times your annual salary.
• Company pension contribution of 4%.
• Colleague discount of 20% across the Group (Pets at Home, Pets Grooming, Vets for Pets), including 30% off on own brand.