Macks Natural Reptile Food Technician

Reptiles By Mack; Xenia (OH); On-site; USD 22,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

401(k) plan with employer contribution

Paid vacation and holidays after 1 yr

Job summary

Reptiles by Mack is seeking a Mack’s Natural Reptile Food Technician to support the Mack’s Natural Reptile Food department at Headquarters in Xenia, Ohio. The role involves preparing and shipping live and frozen reptile foods, receiving animals, inventory, and maintaining feeding schedules.

Ideal candidates are detail-oriented, reliable, and able to operate in a team with strong communication. The shift typically runs 7:00am to 3:30pm with occasional overtime.

Qualifications

• Able to accurately sort, count, and verify items received.
• Basic understanding of warehouse procedures.
• Good organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite to maintain records, input data, and create reports.
• Ability to learn Quickbooks and Shipping software
• Ability to work efficiently.
• Ability to follow instructions.
• Detail-oriented and consistent.
• Reliable and dependable in performing job-related tasks.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Works well as a productive member of a team.
• Basic ability in mathematics, reading, or writing.

Responsibilities

• Feeds and water animals according to feeding instructions and established schedules.
• Assists in all aspects of department breeding and department husbandry.
• Receives incoming animals from shipments, verifies the quality and count of all animals.
• Sort, size and weigh animals for shipping, internal departments, and breeding.
• Package frozen rodents (mice, rats) for sale.
• Package live insects (roaches, crickets, mealworms) for sale with their appropriate feed.
• Assemble boxes, packages, and crates for shipping of animals.
• Pull, count, and sort animals for customers’ orders to prepare for shipping.
• Pull, count, sort, and transport animals for internal departments.
• Perform supply inventory and deliver supplies to other departments weekly.
• Receiving and inventory of all incoming animals as well as inventory of the seller animals.
• Feeds and water insects according to feeding instructions and established schedules.
• Cleans and disinfect insect living areas to established schedules.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication

Time management

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Reliability

Tools

Microsoft Office

QuickBooks

Shipping software

Job description

Position Title: Mack’s Natural Reptile Food Technician

Department: Mack’s Natural Reptile Food

Reports to: Department Supervisor

Location: Headquarters, Xenia, Ohio

Open: 365 days per year, typical shift is 7:00am to 3:30pm, with occasional overtime

Reptiles by Mack

Are you looking for something unique and exciting? Reptiles by Mack offers a unique working environment unlike anything in the area. Working with Live Reptiles in a fun, fast paced environment. Join a company that promotes from within, all team leads, and supervisors have been promoted up from care tech positions. We are a team that embraces change and thrives on the diversity of our team members. Many benefits including Monthly team lunches, employee appreciation donuts, ability to purchase reptiles and feeders directly along with many other team activities.

Check out the video done by our friend Brian Barczyk

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Reptiles by Mack is a reptile breeding and wholesale facility. We specialize in pet reptiles such as bearded dragons, leopard geckos, corn snakes, and ball pythons. Our goal at Reptiles by Mack has always been to produce the very best captive bred pet reptiles. We strive to create an outstanding experience for all of our customers through exceptional customer service, year-round availability, and healthy and exciting high-quality pets. We are thoroughly committed to providing all of our customers with an excellent reptile experience!

Compensation

$16.20 an hour

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Short Term Disability, and Life insurance available
• 401 k plan with employer contribution (up to 3% match) for qualified employees
• Paid vacation and holidays for full-time employees after 1 year

Job Summary

Mack’s Natural Reptile Food Technicians support all aspects preparing and shipping our Mack’s Natural Reptile Food, such as mealworms, super worms, crickets, Dubia roaches, and rodents (frozen and live). The various elements include:

Job Skills and Responsibilities

• Feeds and water animals according to feeding instructions and established schedules.
• Assists in all aspects of department breeding and department husbandry.
• Receives incoming animals from shipments, verifies the quality and count of all animals.
• Sort, size and weigh animals for shipping, internal departments, and breeding.
• Package frozen rodents (mice, rats) for sale.
• Package live insects (roaches, crickets, mealworms) for sale with their appropriate feed.
• Assemble boxes, packages, and crates for shipping of animals.
• Pull, count, and sort animals for customers’ orders to prepare for shipping.
• Pull, count, sort, and transport animals for internal departments.
• Perform supply inventory and deliver supplies to other departments weekly.
• Receiving and inventory of all incoming animals as well as inventory of the seller animals.
• Feeds and water insects according to feeding instructions and established schedules.
• Cleans and disinfect insect living areas to established schedules.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Ability to accurately sort, count, and verify items received.
• Basic understanding of warehouse procedures.
• Good organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite to maintain records, input data, and create reports.
• Ability to learn Quickbooks and Shipping software
• Ability to work efficiently.
• Ability to follow instructions.
• Detail-oriented and consistent.
• Reliable and dependable in performing job-related tasks.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Works well as a productive member of a team.
• Basic ability in mathematics, reading, or writing.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to work in 85-degree to 90-degree temperatures and high humidity
• Prolonged periods (8 hours) of standing, lifting, bending, and carrying materials
• Must be able to exert 50 pounds of force occasionally and 25 pounds frequently and/or a negligible amount of force frequently.
• Must be able to perform physical labor including reaching, twisting, bending, grasping, pushing, pulling, climbing, kneeling, crouching, stooping, and lifting.
• Ability to learn to use telephone, hand tools, gardening/carpentry/kitchen tools, electronic equipment (e.g. Scales and digital thermometers, computer equipment), power equipment (e.g. RollBag Machine, Heat Seal Wrap, Food Processor)

Preferred Qualifications

• Driver’s License and clean driving record

This job description is to be used as a guide for accomplishing Company and department objectives, and only covers primary functions and responsibilities of the position. It is in no way to be construed as an all-encompassing list of duties.