Animal Care Technician
Actalent
Job Title: Animal Care Technician
Job Description
Join our team as an Animal Care Technician, where you will work with both cats and dogs to ensure their well-being. Our client is the leader in pet food palatability, focusing on making pet food taste great. This role allows you to focus on animal care without customer interaction.
Responsibilities
+ Maintain kennels and facility areas.
+ Ensure the facility is organized, sanitized, and free of odors.
+ Feed cats and dogs on schedule.
+ Ensure animals have access to clean water.
+ Use provided pet toys to play and socialize with animals.
+ Bathe and groom animals.
+ Prepare pet food for scheduled feedings.
+ Weigh leftover food and dispose of it accordingly.
+ Maintain documentation on dogs and cats and update this information as needed.
+ Maintain a supportive and collaborative environment.
+ Provide exceptional animal care.
Essential Skills
+ Experience around large groups of animals is preferred.
+ Demonstrated experience with a job that involves standing and cleaning duties (e.g., production work or restaurant).
+ Ability to lift up to 40 pounds.
+ H.S. Diploma required.
+ Six months or more years of animal care experience in a veterinary environment, kennel, or shelter is strongly preferred.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
+ Experience working on a farm, as a groomer, in a pet store, shelter, humane society, vet clinic, vet hospital, animal husbandry, animal science, animal breeding, or vivarium.
+ Knowledge of veterinary practices and animal care.
About Actalent
Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.
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+ Hiring diverse talent
+ Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
+ Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
+ Ensuring growth opportunities for our people
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
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