Animal Care Technician

Best Friends Pet Care; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

STD/LTD

401K with company match

ESOP

Paid vacation

Uniforms

Pet discounts

Job summary

Best Friends Pet Care is seeking an Animal Care Technician to provide loving, attentive care for our pet guests across our pet hotel facilities. You will help maintain safety, cleanliness, and a high standard of service while supporting a growing, employee-owned company with 80 locations nationwide.

Responsibilities include feeding, monitoring, and caring for pets; maintaining suites and common areas; and collaborating with teammates to ensure exceptional guest experiences and safety.

Qualifications

• Love of animals and gentle care for pet guests.
• Professional manner at all times with customers and teammates.
• Ability to work evenings, weekends and holidays as needed.
• Lift/carry 40 pounds or more during duties.
• Stand/walk for eight hours a day in a fast-paced setting.
• Capable of using a computer system for check-in/check-out and notes.
• Able to handle dogs on leashes in a busy facility.
• Exposure to disinfectants, animal dander and other routine hazards.

Responsibilities

• Cleaning and maintenance of pet suites, condos, general boarding areas, and kitchen.
• Feeding and watering pet guests.
• Monitoring and charting every pet guest.
• Monitoring pet belongings.
• Laundering duties.
• Assisting other associates and performing other duties as needed.
• Welcomes both human and pet guests.
• Identifies animal body language and behavior accurately.
• Follows safe handling procedures.
• Checks in/out pet guests with excellent customer service.
• Escorts pets to and from rooms.
• Works independently and as a team member.
• Helps maintain overall cleanliness of the facility.
• Communicates with management and team members.
• Sanitizes/disinfects pet suites, condos and general boarding areas.
• Monitors and charts consumption/elimination and reports concerns to management.
• Provides individual care of all boarding guests.
• Feeds and medicates according to instructions.
• Performs scheduled activities as directed.

Skills

Love of animals

Professional demeanor

Evenings, weekends & holidays

Lift 40 pounds

Stand/walk 8 hours

Fast-paced environment

Computer system use

Handle dogs on leashes

Job description

Our Animal Care Technicians provide loving care for our pet guests while they stay and play in our pet hotel; focusing on safety, comfort, and cleanliness.

We are an Employee-owned and operated company that is expanding, which provides many growth opportunities within the company. We currently have over 80 locations in twenty-six states coast-to-coast and have been in business for 30 years.

If you are looking for a company in which you can learn and grow, our countrywide, well-established pet care facility may be the perfect place for you!

We Offer

• Health, dental, vision, life insurance, STD/LTD, 401K with company matching
• ESOP - Employee Stock Ownership Plan (100% company paid)
• Paid vacation
• Uniforms
• Pet supply and service discounts and more!

Responsibilities

• Cleaning and maintenance of pet suites, condos, general boarding areas, and kitchen
• Feeding and watering pet guests
• Monitoring and charting every pet guest
• Monitoring pet belongings
• Laundering duties
• Assisting other associates and performing other duties as needed

Skills Required

Qualifications & Job Functions

• Possess a love of animals
• Displays a professional manner at all times
• Ability to work evenings, weekends & holidays
• Lift/carry 40 pounds or more
• Able to stand/walk for eight hours a day
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment
• Able to work on a computer system
• Able to handle dogs on leashes and work in an environment with exposure to disinfectant/sanitation chemicals, animal dander and excretions.

Essential Job Functions

• Welcomes both human and pet guests
• Can correctly identify animal body language/behavior
• Follows safe handling procedures
• Checking in and out of pet guests while providing excellent customer service
• Escorts pets to and from their rooms
• Can work both individually and as a team player while performing duties
• Contributes in maintaining the cleanliness of the facility
• Communication with management and other team members
• Sanitizes/disinfects pet suites, condos & general boarding areas
• Can correctly identify animal body language/behavior
• Monitors and accurately charts consumption and elimination of every pet and reports any concerns to management
• Provides individual care of all boarding guests
• Feed and medicate according to instructions
• Performs activities as scheduled

Required Education

• High School Graduate or Equivalent
• At least 1 year of professional animal experience