What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cat Caretaker position at Mars?
Job Description:
Position Title: Pet Caretaker – Cat
Reports To: Animal Operations Manager–Cat
Location: Thompson’s Station, TN
Function: R&D
Level of Role: Individual Contributor
Purpose of Role:
The focus of this role is to provide daily care for the pets within the MARS Petcare Feeding Facility including cleaning of the facilities and implementation of the environmental enrichment programs.
Principal Accountabilities:
This position may include any of the following accountabilities:
As a privately-held, family-owned company, Mars Petcare US offers benefits which reflect our commitment to attracting and retaining great people. This includes excellent pay, competitive health and dental care coverage, a retirement plan, a very competitive vacation plan and unrivalled career advancement opportunities, to name just a few of our unique and generous benefits.
If you're looking for a place where you can take ownership for your work, where the pace is fast, the environment is built around the importance of open communication, and where employees are called Associates and treated as such, then we want to hear from you.
Position Title: Pet Caretaker – Cat
Reports To: Animal Operations Manager–Cat
Location: Thompson’s Station, TN
Function: R&D
Level of Role: Individual Contributor
Purpose of Role:
The focus of this role is to provide daily care for the pets within the MARS Petcare Feeding Facility including cleaning of the facilities and implementation of the environmental enrichment programs.
Principal Accountabilities:
This position may include any of the following accountabilities:
- Execute the daily operations of the care unit of the MARS Pet Feeding Facility to ensure pet safety and well-being, efficient running of the facility and that quality data are gathered from the protocols and delivered to the business.
- Accurately record the requested data according to study protocols (i.e., consumption timing, amounts eaten, body weights, etc.)
- Evaluate pet health (both mental and physical) for any veterinary and/or enrichment needs.
- Daily cleaning of pet housing quarters (interior and exterior) in accordance with standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- Implementation of environmental enrichment programs as directed by the Pet Behavior Performance & Training Scientist.
- Implementation of exercise programs in accordance with standard operating procedure and/or veterinary recommendation.
- Provision of basic animal health tasks such as grooming, nail trimming, weighing, etc.
- Collection and evaluation of feces quality.
- Priority Setting
- Planning
- Dealing with Ambiguity
- Integrity & Trust
- Problem Solving
- Attention to Details
- Knowledge in animal facility operations
- Computer skills
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Knowledge of animal health and management issues
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
- Ability to work evenings, weekends and holidays
- Minimum 6 Months of experience interacting with cats/dogs
- Experience working in an animal facility or Veterinary Hospital is preferred
- Minimum high school diploma or GED
- BS or MS in a biological science preferred but not required
As a privately-held, family-owned company, Mars Petcare US offers benefits which reflect our commitment to attracting and retaining great people. This includes excellent pay, competitive health and dental care coverage, a retirement plan, a very competitive vacation plan and unrivalled career advancement opportunities, to name just a few of our unique and generous benefits.
If you're looking for a place where you can take ownership for your work, where the pace is fast, the environment is built around the importance of open communication, and where employees are called Associates and treated as such, then we want to hear from you.