Senior Petcare Specialist

Job description / Role

Responsibilities
- Knowledge of and compliance with the Animal Welfare Act and all procedures and protocols in the Nestlé Purina R&D Petcare Manual
- Adherence to Nestlé Quality Management Systems (QMS) and Good Laboratory Practices (GLP)
- Perform all necessary cleaning and sanitation duties
- Assist with carrying out the behavior programs developed by the Behavior Team
- Lead the puppy/kitten programs
- Coordinates changes to pet behavior training programs
- Daily feeding of the pets not on tests
- Perform grooming, as necessary
- Obtain animal body weights/body condition scoring, as required
- Accurate and reliable data entry, as needed.
- Provide socialization programs for pets
- Assist with care for and monitor growth of puppies and kittens
- Conduct training and mentoring of the PetCare Specialists
- Assist with breeding of pets
- Report to the veterinary staff sick pets or unusual behavior observed in the cats or dogs
- Report to the supervisor any broken or damaged equipment, item or damage to the physical area.
- Perform minor troubleshooting of facility equipment as needed
- Maintain a safe, clean and sanitary work environment and practice safety in the work place

Benefits
- Attractive Salary Package

Special requirements
Additional Responsibilities
- Supports the Team Leader for with ensuring compliance with husbandry SOPs
- Supports the development of additional enrichment programs
- Actively participate in training and skill development as needed
- Additional duties as assigned

Requirements

Job Qualifications (Education, Experience, and Knowledge)
- High School Diploma (or GED)
- Minimum 1 year of animal experience
- Proficiency in the PetCare Specialist role
- Ability to work well independently and in a team
- Good interpersonal, communication, organization, and math skills
- Computer literacy

About the Company

Dragon Recruiting is a leading international staffing and recruitment company, head-quartered in London, with further offices all over the globe. Our clients range from numerous well known UK and international businesses. We also represent a wide range of less well known clients - helping them to find staff for their businesses around the world.

As an international recruitment agency, our clients benefit from a vast network of human resource specialists who attract, cultivate and connect organisations to talent in both global and local markets. Our unrivalled

scope of services and global reach allow us to share candidates and roles across borders. With greater coverage and tools, we can ensure our clients and candidates all get the best outcome for their recruitment needs.

With experience of over 3 decades we are recruiting more than 10,000 workers annually to and from the UK, USA and the Middle East and several other Asian countries. We specialize in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.