Lead Kennel Technician

GLOBAL K9 PROTECTION GROUP LLCOpelika, AL
5h

About The Position

Lead Kennel Technician Job Type: Full-Time Global K9 Protection Group LLC is looking for a dedicated and passionate Lead Kennel Technician to serve as an integral part of the Team.

Requirements

  • Mentors, inspires and champions employees for continued growth and development.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
  • Ability to balance team and individual responsibilities; contributes to building a positive team spirit.
  • Effectively communicate customer related issues with operations team and devise ways of improving the customer experience, including resolving problems and complaints.
  • Able to lead others with tact, respect, and professionalism.
  • Reach across organizational lines to integrate and streamline essential functions.
  • Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
  • Ability to create, to maintain, and prepare records and reports.
  • Able to perform tasks with minimal or no oversight.
  • Strong organizational, time management, and analytical skills.
  • Must be able to prioritize multi-tasking enable to effectively complete work in timely manner.
  • Able to identify problems, suggest and implement solutions, and react to change with a high degree of attention to detail and foresight.
  • Able to work outside normal business hours including weekends as needed.

Responsibilities

  • Assisting in the management of daily operations for kennels that house dogs
  • Assist in the coordination of hiring, training, and supervising other kennel staff
  • Prepare weekly work schedules
  • Enforcing kennel policies and procedures
  • Ensuring kennels, crates, and the overall facility is cleaned on a regular basis
  • Ensuring the animals are groomed, fed, exercised, and generally cared for
  • Monitoring the behavior of animals
  • Proficient in Microsoft SharePoint, excel, and word.
  • Assisting in the tracking of all canine movements in and out of the facility.
  • Ensure daily kennel technician scheduled shifts are staffed.
  • Maintain monthly feed, weight, and canine preventative sheets are complete.
  • Update monthly supply inventory reports.
  • Genuinely enjoys working with animals and can deal with them even when they are stressed, ill or in pain.
  • Physical Effort: Work requires lifting and carrying animals and food bags (will be assisted by other staff members in lifting animals over 40 lbs). Walks or stands for extended periods or time; frequently works in a bent position.
  • Working conditions: May be exposed to unpleasant odors, noises, and animal feces.
  • Feed animals as prescribed by Company Veterinarian
  • Assist Veterinarians / Kennel Technicians
  • Maintain the cleanliness of the kennel area each day
  • Has the ability to communicate with staff members.
  • Can follow a regular schedule for cleaning and sanitizing kennel area, and all cages, runs, wards and related areas; changes litter boxes and food/water bowls.
  • Can feed each animal
  • Understands the importance of prioritizing tasks and keeps oneself busy and productive during work shifts.
  • Can collect urine and fecal specimens.
  • Can recognize and report any unusual condition or abnormal behavior.
  • Can assist doctors and kennel manager with the administration of medications or with patient restraint.
  • Cleans equipment and facilities using chemicals and supplies; understands the importance of safety of use of chemicals in our facility. .
  • Understands and carries out the daily, weekly, and monthly chore list to maintain the hospital cleanliness, the equipment, and overall appearance of the kennel technician area.
  • Understands and carries out oral and written directions.
  • Maintains positive, cooperative relationships with other employees.
  • Assist other employees as needed. Avoid waiting for coworkers to ask for assistance.
  • Participate in your performance appraisal, and as requested, in those of others.
  • Participate in all staff and training meetings.
  • Be willing and able to teach other staff members kennel skills.
  • Maintain constant vigilance regarding open doorways that could allow working dogs to escape from the facility.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

  • Full Benefits Package
  • Competitive pay
  • 401k
  • Paid vacation
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