Animal Care Technician - Best Friends Pet Hotel Lansing

BEST FRIENDS PET CARE INC•Lansing, MI

10d•$15 - $15•Onsite

About The Position

Animal Care Technicians provide loving care for pet guests during their stay at the pet hotel, focusing on safety, comfort, and cleanliness. The employer is an employee-owned and operated company that has been in business for 30 years, is expanding, and operates more than 80 locations in 26 states. The company describes opportunities for growth and learning.

Requirements

Love of animals.
Maintain a professional manner.
Ability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays.
Ability to lift or carry 40 pounds or more.
Ability to stand and walk for eight hours a day.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to work on a computer system.
Ability to handle dogs on leashes and work around disinfectant and sanitation chemicals, animal dander, and animal excretions.
High school graduate or equivalent.
At least 1 year of professional animal experience.

Responsibilities

Clean and maintain pet suites, condos, general boarding areas, and the kitchen.
Feed and water pet guests, and feed and medicate them according to instructions.
Monitor and chart each pet guest, including consumption and elimination, and report concerns to management.
Monitor pet belongings.
Perform laundry duties.
Welcome human and pet guests and provide customer service during check-in and check-out.
Identify animal body language and behavior and follow safe handling procedures.
Escort pets to and from their rooms.
Provide individual care to boarding guests and perform activities as scheduled.
Contribute to facility cleanliness, including sanitizing and disinfecting suites, condos, and general boarding areas.
Communicate with management and team members.
Work individually and as part of a team, assist other associates, and perform other duties as needed.