About the Role
This position is responsible for providing professional grooming services for dogs or cats using knowledge of grooming styles and techniques.
Responsibilities
- Deliver exceptional customer service
- Follow and demonstrate all Petsense by Tractor Supply Mission and Values
- Maintain regular and predictable attendance
- Work scheduled shifts and have the ability to work varied hours, days, nights, weekends and overtime as dictated by business needs
- Answer phone and schedule appointments
- Assist in generating business by calling existing and new customers, scheduling appointments, follow-up phone calls and reminders to customers, and verifying vaccinations
- Book appointments and greet pets as they come in
- Thoroughly complete 7-point checkin
- Report all accidents and injuries to the Store Manager immediately
- Follow bathing/grooming procedures as outlined
- Clean ears, clip nails and perform other needed services
- Adhere to customer instruction of clipping pattern desired
- Clip dog’s hair according to determined pattern, using electric clippers, combs, and shears
- Comb and shape dogs’ coat
- Talk to live animal, or use other non-physical techniques to keep animal calm
- Complete and maintain customer and company forms
- Properly and completely fill out required grooming forms
- Adhere to all safety rules and procedures and follow all safety standards
- Know and watch for any of the Seven Critical Signs of Stress throughout the full appointment of the animal while in our care
- Sweep, vacuum, clean and sanitize cages, throughout bathing, grooming and check in areas and other cleaning as needed to maintain standards
- Sanitizes and maintains upkeep of all grooming tools and equipment to eliminates injury and spread of diseases to other pet clients
- Assist in store operations as needed
Requirements
- Minimum of 1-year experience grooming/styling pets
- Must be comfortable working with dogs and cats
- Must provide own tools (clippers, blades, shears) or be willing purchase required tools
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Successful completion of Paragon Level 1 & 2 training provided by Petsense
- Any suitable combination of education and experience will be considered
- Associates must be able to read, write and count accurately
- Ability to read, write, and count accurately
- Communicate effectively with customers
- Display compassion with animals and treat them accordingly
- Exhibit attention to detail
- Read, write, and count to accurately complete all documentation
- Lift and carry pets generally weighing 0-50 pounds
- Work varied hours, days, nights, and weekends as business needs dictate
- Stand and walk for long periods of time
- Safely work around pets and pets’ waste
- Ability to move and transfer live animals, equipment, and merchandise weighing up to 50 pounds
- Ability to utilize grooming instruments including shears and dryers
- Ability to constantly operate store equipment such as computer, cash register, and other store equipment
- Ability to read, write, and count accurately to complete all documentation
- Ability to utilize strong written and verbal communication skills to communicate effectively with team members and customers
- Ability to successfully complete all required training
- Lift and carry pets generally weighing up to 75 pounds, ability to lift and carry pets weighing over 100 pounds assisted
- Ability to push and pull merchandise up to 2,000 pounds with the assistance of proper material handling equipment (e.g. pallet jack, dolly or U-boat)
- Ability to walk, stand and maintain a stationary position while grooming animals for a full shift
- Ability to frequently move around the salon to groom and bath animals, clean, and maintain the salon for a full shift
- Ability to safely access all areas of the store including selling floor, stock area, register area and the full salon including bathing area
- Ability to occasionally lift or reach overhead
- Ability to stand, twist, bend, kneel, crouch, stoop and squat frequently to position oneself to groom and bath animals, clean shelves, stock merchandise and equipment as business needs dictate
- Ability to handle and be in contact with live animals
- Ability to successfully complete all training and certifications to care for live animals
Skills
- Grooming styles and techniques
- Operating grooming tools and equipment including bathing tubs, brushes, steel combs, barber shears, scissors, clippers, driers, and bathing products
- Customer service
- Communication
- Attention to detail
- Compassion with animals
Location
- Onsite
Work Type
- Full-time
- Part-time
Experience Level
- Minimum of 1-year experience
Education Level
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Paragon Level 1 & 2 training
Benefits
- Company-paid life and disability insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Tuition reimbursement
- Family planning resources such as adoption and surrogacy assistance
About the Company
- At Tractor Supply and Petsense by Tractor Supply, our Team Members are the heart of our success.
- Their dedication, passion, and hard work drive everything we do, and we are committed to supporting them with a comprehensive and accessible total reward package.
- We understand the evolving needs of our Team Members and their families, and we strive to offer meaningful, competitive, and sustainable benefits that support their well-being today and in the future.
