Animal Care Technician

Position Overview

Join us at Petland, Inc. (USA) as an Animal Care Technician. This role is for people with an unwavering love for animals who want to build and advance their career in a fun and rewarding environment. You will provide excellent care for our puppies and ensure their nutritional, behavioral, environmental, and maintenance needs are met. You will follow company systems and procedures, help keep our pets healthy and happy, and support the store veterinarian.

• Provide care for puppies’ nutritional, behavioral, environmental, and maintenance needs.
• Perform opening, daily, and closing procedures in the kennel.
• Complete procedural cleaning checklists to ensure maximum cleanliness.
• Ensure the health of all puppies and kittens is monitored daily and assist with proper records.
• Provide proper pet nutrition, socialization, and cleaning according to expectations.
• Assist the store veterinarian with puppy and kitten examinations and provide care and medications as prescribed by the veterinarian.
• Selected and properly trained key holders assist with the training and coaching of other less experienced Animal Care Technicians.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by management.

• Attention to Detail
• Teamwork
• Animal Husbandry
• Communication
• Time Management

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or one to three months related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred.

• Standing – Continually required to stand
• Walking – Continually required to walk
• Sitting – Occasionally required to sit
• Travelling – Occasionally required to travel
• Finger Dexterity – Continually required to utilize hand and finger dexterity
• Climb, Bend, Balance, Stoop, Kneel or Crawl – Frequently required to climb, balance, bend, stoop, kneel or crawl
• Talking/Hearing – Continually required to talk or hear
• Visual Acuity – Continually utilize visual acuity to operate equipment, read technical information, and/or use a keyboard
• Lifting/Pushing/Carrying – Occasionally required to lift more than 50 lbs. at a time with frequent lifting, pushing, or carrying of up to 30 lbs.

Petland is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, mental or physical disabilities, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity status. The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or physical requirements.

Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Those applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application and/or interview process should notify Petland’s Department of Human Resources.