Lead Animal Care Technician - Hipster Hound

Best Friends Pet Care; Savannah (GA); Sur place; USD 26 000 - 34 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

STD/LTD

401K with company matching

ESOP

Paid vacation

Uniforms

Pet discounts

Résumé du poste

Best Friends Pet Care is seeking an Animal Care Technician to provide loving care for pets while they stay and play in our pet hotel. You will focus on safety, comfort, and cleanliness, joining an employee-owned company with growth opportunities across 80 locations.

Responsibilities include feeding, monitoring, and charting pet guests, maintaining facility cleanliness, and supporting team members in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Love of animals and professional demeanor required.
• Ability to work evenings, weekends and holidays.
• Lift/carry 40 pounds or more and stand for eight hours.
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment and using computer systems.
• Comfort with disinfectants, sanitation chemicals, animal dander and excretions.

Responsabilités

• Clean and maintain pet suites, condos, and boarding areas.
• Feed and water pet guests.
• Monitor and chart every pet guest.
• Monitor pet belongings and report concerns to management.
• Laundering duties and general facility upkeep.
• Assist other associates and perform duties as needed.

Connaissances

Love of animals

Professional demeanor

Evenings weekends holidays

Lift 40 pounds or more

Stand eight hours

Fast-paced environment

Computer system

Exposure to disinfectant/sanitation

Formation

High School Graduate or Equivalent

Description du poste

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 instructionsPerforms activities as scheduled

Required Education

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