Veterinary Technician/Technologist

Veterinarian Technologist / Technician Vacancy

We have a vacancy for a Vet Tech to join our busy mixed animal clinic based in Awapuni. 

We are a client centric business and put our customers and patients at the heart of everything we do.  You’ll be in a great working environment, part of a friendly team and be provided with great benefits and opportunities for CPD within the wider business. We offer a comprehensive induction and development program for all of our technicians.

Responsibilities include:

• Carrying out a huge variety of farm calls predominately for our dairy, lifestyler and small holding clients. This may include, but not limited to; calf disbudding, blood sampling, condition scoring, teat sealing and drying off, and repro work.


• Giving advice to farmers and lifestylers when they come into clinic


• Assisting with reception and diary management


• Providing excellent standards of care for our patients and clients


• Training will be provided to the successful applicant to allow them to undertake work doing:
  
  
  
  • Lame cow treatments
  
  
  • Metrichecking and treatments
  
  
  • Pregnancy scanning (ultrasound)
  
  
  
  

We are looking for a person who has the following qualities:

• Can work in a team, but who is equally confident to work by themselves


• Excellent organisational skills


• Applicant will ideally have experience working with large animals


• Good animal handling skills, especially cattle


• An excellent standard of customer service


• Excellent written and oral communication skills


• Have a passion for animal health and wellbeing


• Good level of physical fitness


• Have initiative and a pro-active work ethic


• Have a current motor vehicle license

This position is a full-time position, Monday to Friday

Please apply before with your CV and cover letter.

A copy of the job description is available on request. For more information, please email Jodie Wilson, Clinic Manager - [email protected]