Reptile Keeper (Evergreen)

Josh's Frogs; Owosso (MI); On-site; USD 33,280; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off

Short-term and long-term disability

$50,000 life insurance

401(k) plan with company matching

Employee discounts

Free meals and snacks at work

Travel opportunities for expos

Job summary

A leading online pet store in Michigan is seeking enthusiastic Reptile Keepers to join their Animal Department. This full-time role involves ensuring proper care for various reptiles and assisting with breeding. Key responsibilities include feeding, observing, and maintaining reptiles while keeping the workspace clean. Candidates must possess a working knowledge of reptiles and communication skills. The position offers a competitive hourly wage of $16.00 and comprehensive benefits, including health insurance and a 401(k) plan with company matching.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with reptiles essential.
• Ability to ensure excellent care for reptiles.
• Dedication to maintaining a clean work area.

Responsibilities

• feed and care for reptiles
• conduct research and data entry
• prepare tasks and assist in team meetings
• maintain cleanliness of the work area

Skills

Working knowledge of reptiles

Experience caring for and breeding reptiles

Strong communication skills

Job description

Josh’s Frogs is a fast-growing online pet store and leader in the industry, and we pride ourselves on selling only happy, healthy captive-bred amphibians, reptiles, invertebrates, and aquatics. We respect and protect our people and animals, value integrity, and commit to constant improvement. We promote from within and offer ample opportunities for growth and advancement.

**This job ad is evergreen, meaning it will remain open for the foreseeable future. We are not actively hiring for this position at this time, but someone from our recruiting team may be in contact to get you into consideration for future openings.**

Do you have more cold-blooded buddies than warm ones? Does the thought of working with hundreds every day fill you with a sense of satisfaction? We’re looking for individuals with hands-on experience to be full-time Reptile Keepers opening in our Animal Department. As members of the Animal Department, you’ll be ensuring we provide excellent care for our reptiles and that they produce healthy offspring for sale. Your primary responsibilities will include feeding, husbandry, and observing numerous reptile genera. If you have your own menagerie at home and want to make your hobby a career, you’ve come to the right place!

Full-time, 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM

$16.00/hour

Benefits include:

• Health, dental, and vision Insurance (Josh’s Frogs contributes 80% for single and family coverage through Blue Cross Blue Shield)
• Paid time off (Holiday, Sick, and Vacation, with Sick pay and 24 Holiday hours added upon hire)
• Short-term and long-term disability
• $50,000 life insurance
• Fully vested 401(k) (100% company matching up to 3%, then 50% match up to 6%), with additional options for Roth
• Free membership to Calm Premium (including up to 5 dependents)
• Generous employee discount on the Josh’s Frogs website
• Free breakfast, snacks, and coffee provided at work
• Travel opportunities for expos/shows (in some positions)

Day-to-day tasks include:

• Reptile care and husbandry
• Research and data entry
• Prep tasks
• Meetings and team-building
• Maintaining work area cleanliness

For this position, you MUST possess:

• Working knowledge of reptiles
• Experience caring for and breeding reptiles
• Strong communication skills

Special consideration is given to those with:

• Professional herpetology experience

Examples of how an employee could exhibit our core values in this position:

• Integrity - Quick to communicate mistakes
• One Team - Getting along well with everyone and being willing to help others in other divisions when necessary
• Constantly Growing - Taking feedback well and immediately applying it

Herpetoculture is booming, and we're the proof! Josh's Frogs was one of the INC 5000's fastest-growing businesses in 2022, and we're proud of it. What's more impressive is that this is Josh's Frogs' FIFTH year in a row on the INC 5000 List! Only 5% of businesses have made the list five years consecutively. One of our core values isn’t “constantly growing” for nothing; the proof is in the pond. Come join the team and expand alongside one of America’s top-growing companies!

It is the policy of Josh’s Frogs to provide equal employment opportunity in recruitment, selection, training, compensation, promotion, job transfer, and assignments. These opportunities and other conditions of employment are extended to qualified applicants and employees regardless of an individual’s race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, and/or other protected categories under applicable laws.

It is also the policy of Josh’s Frogs to make reasonable accommodations for qualified persons with disabilities, and to extend employment opportunities to such persons, as well as to special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam era, Recently Separated Veterans, Armed Forces Service Medal Veterans, and other protected veterans. The Vice President of Human Resources is the Equal Employment policy officer for the company.