Animal Care Technician

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense; Missouri; On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to animal welfare as an Animal Care Technician. In this vital role, you will provide compassionate care for animals, ensuring their health and happiness while maintaining a clean and safe environment. Your responsibilities will include conducting feeding trials, socializing animals, and documenting important information for management. This position offers the chance to work in a dynamic and supportive environment, where your contributions will directly impact the well-being of animals. If you have a passion for animal care and a commitment to safety, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of animal care experience required.
• Ability to treat animals with care and respect.

Responsibilities

• Provide compassionate care and maintain cleanliness of animal enclosures.
• Conduct feeding trials and ensure animals have access to water.

Skills

Animal care

Safety protocols

Teamwork

Communication

Animal behavior assessment

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree in animal science

Job description

This opportunity is located within our AFB International business, the global science and technology leader in pet food palatability. We develop and produce a full range of liquid and dry palatability enhancers using high-quality ingredients proven to optimize companion animal response and consumption. Click here to learn more.

Job Description

The Animal Care Technician provides care and maintenance for all animals by performing the following duties in accordance with the Animal Welfare Act (AWA).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The Animal Care Technician job duties include, but are not limited to, the responsibilities listed below:

• Provide compassionate care for all animals
• Kennel and un-kennel dogs safely
• Recognize animal behaviors, aggression, and anxiety and report as necessary
• Keep primary animal enclosures sanitized, clean, orderly, and free of odors
• Prepare food for feeding trials in accordance with guidelines
• Conduct feeding trials in accordance with guidelines
• Prepare food for animals not on feeding trials according to guidelines
• Ensure animals always have access to water
• Exercise and socialize animals daily, following the exercise program in place
• Provide daily olfactory and natural enrichment to dogs and cats
• Document necessary animal information for management or veterinary staff
• Complete daily visual management charts and report necessary information at daily huddle
• Groom dogs monthly, cats bi-monthly, or as needed, in accordance with guidelines
• Obtain animal body weights following veterinarian guidelines
• Take inventory of stock supplies as needed
• Assist with acquisitions of new facility animals as needed
• Conduct animal introductions according to guidelines
• Report unsafe conditions, hazards, or safety rule infractions to supervisor
• Abide by all PPE requirements and safety standards
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Bachelor’s degree in animal science
• Minimum of one year of animal care experience

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to work safely and follow all safety protocols
• Ability to treat animals with care and respect, and socialize animals off leash
• Ability to assess animal health conditions
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to follow instructions and respond to management
• Ability to write legibly and read documents

Physical Demands

Regularly required to stand, walk, handle, reach, talk, hear, and occasionally sit, climb, stoop, kneel, crawl, taste, or smell. Must frequently lift/move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities include close, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception, and focus adjustment.

Work Environment

Frequently exposed to wet/humid conditions and outdoor weather. Noise level is usually moderate. Reasonable accommodations can be made for individuals with disabilities.

AFB International is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, national origin, or veteran status.

About This Subsidiary

Founded in 1986, AFB International is the leader in pet food palatability science and technology. We develop and produce high-quality liquid and dry palatability enhancers to optimize pet response and consumption.

Headquartered in St. Charles, Missouri, USA, with offices and facilities worldwide, including in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, the Netherlands, China, and Australia. Our departments include R&D, manufacturing, quality assurance, and sales & marketing.

Explore all AFB has to offer at www.afbinternational.com, including insights into our global teams and latest research.