What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dog Day Care and Training Associate position at Freshpet Inc?
Who We Are
Freshpet is a family of pet-loving humans guided by a simple mission: to positively impact pets, people and the planet shared by all. Freshpet employees work hard as a team and get rewarded generously for their dedication and effort. From real career growth, mentorship, stock ownership and competitive pay and benefits for employees and their families — and their fur families, too! — Freshpet aims to make work a rewarding, fun and inspiring part of life. Plus, there are so many ways to contribute at Freshpet. Whether it’s finance, manufacturing, HR, marketing, engineering, innovation or other functions, the company is rapidly growing and always seeking motivated and passionate people to join the Freshpet family. Come join Freshpet’s mission to bring the power of real, fresh food to pets.
What You Will Do
As a Doggie Day Care Associate and trainer, you will be responsible for the supervision of multiple dogs of various sizes in an open area during Freshpet's business hours. Additionally, you will be responsible for scheduling and conducting individual dog training sessions to help dogs develop better behaviors and skills. These sessions will be tailored to the specific needs of each dog and will aim to enhance their overall well-being and interaction with their owners.
Your duties will include:
- Ensuring the dogs are well-behaved and safe in the designated area
- Maintaining a clean and sanitary environment for the dogs
- Taking the dogs on walks around the building when possible
- Making sure the dogs have access to clean water at all times
- Keeping a record of signing dogs in and out of the area
- Booking appointments for individual dog training sessions
- One on one dog training session
How You Will Make An Impact
Your role will be pivotal in ensuring the well-being and happiness of the dogs in our care. By maintaining a safe and clean environment and providing attentive supervision, you will help create a positive experience for both the dogs and their owners. Your dedication to meticulous record-keeping and managing appointments will contribute to the smooth operation of our doggie day care services.
What You Will Bring
The ideal candidate for this position will possess a passion for animals, particularly dogs, and a strong sense of responsibility. You should have proven dog training ability as well as organizational skills. Prior experience in pet care or a related field is preferred.
What We Offer
At Freshpet, we offer a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package, including medical, dental and vision insurance, basic and optional life insurance, short- and long-term disability protection, flexible spending accounts, and a 401(k) plan with company match, paid parental leave, pet insurance, tuition assistance, a generous PTO plan and so much more!
Our Commitment to a Diverse Workforce:
At Freshpet, we embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, sex, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique.
Freshpet aims to foster, cultivate and preserve a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion. Our employees are our most valuable assets. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, inventiveness, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities and talent that our employees invest in their work represents a significant part of not only our culture, but our reputation and company’s achievement as well. Freshpet is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Disclaimers
We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.
Freshpet is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Freshpet via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Freshpet. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Freshpet as a result of the referral or through other means.
