Pet Caretaker; Cat

Position Title

Pet Caretaker
- Cat

Animal Operations Manager-Cat

Thompson's Station, TN

R&D

Individual Contributor

Wednesday
- Saturday, 6:30am - 5pm. This will include holidays.

The focus of this role is to provide daily care for the pets within the MARS Petcare Feeding Facility including cleaning of the facilities and implementation of environmental enrichment programs.

• Execute the daily operations of the care unit of the MARS Pet Feeding Facility to ensure pet safety and well-being, efficient running of the facility and that quality data are gathered from the protocols and delivered to the business.
• Accurately record the requested data according to study protocols (ie, consumption timing, amounts eaten, body weights, etc)
• Evaluate pet health (both mental and physical) for any veterinary and/or enrichment needs.
• Daily cleaning of pet housing quarters (interior and exterior) in accordance with standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Implementation of environmental enrichment programs directed by the Pet Behavior Performance & Training Scientist
• Implementation of exercise programs in accordance with standard operating procedures and/or veterinary recommendations.
• Provision of basic animal health tasks such as grooming, nail trimming, weighing, etc to pets
• Collection and evaluation of feces quality

• Priority Setting
• Planning
• Dealing with Ambiguity
• Integrity & Trust
• Problem Solving
• Attention to Detail

• Knowledge in animal facility operations
• Computer skills
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Knowledge of animal health and management issues
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to work evenings, weekends and holidays

• Minimum 6 Months of experience interacting with cats/dogs
• Experience working in an animal facility or Veterinary Hospital is preferred

• Minimum high school diploma or GED
• BS or MS in a biological science preferred but not required

Every associate at Mars has responsibility for the achievement of quality and food safety.

• excellent pay
• competitive health and dental care coverage
• a retirement plan
• a very competitive vacation plan
• unrivalled career advancement opportunities
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

• Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
• Join a purpose driven company, where we're striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• A strong focus on learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.