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• Hands-on experience of Logistics in Road, Sea or Air Freight (Combination of these is preferable) from an Agri OR Feed OR Animal Health company not a freight forwarder or logistics company
• Working knowledge of incoterms, export documentation, managing transporters and related.
• Degree / Diploma in Logistics and / or Supply Chain Management
• MUST live within 20km from Bryanston
• Have own transport
• Good job tenure is a must (job hopping is a big dealbreaker for the client)
• Competencies include Detail Oriented, creative problem solver, meticulous planner, excellent written and verbal communication, customer centricity, self-driven and motivated to succeed, takes ownership, accountable, manages stress / pressure, professional, high level of integrity.
• All work-related written correspondence and verbal communications must be professionally presented and in grammatically correct English.

Responsibilities : (Suitable applicants MUST have experience in the duties below)

• Controlling export logistics for shipments, predominately via road freight with opportunity for air and sea freight movements
• Liaising with State Veterinarians for inspections and health certificates when applicable
• Scheduling Intertek, SGS, and related inspections when and where required
• Negotiating freight rates with preferred transporters
• Accurate consolidation of goods for shipment, including domestic movements
• Coordinating upliftment of product
• Working with and taking instruction from work colleges / sales agents / buyers to facilitate the logistics process
• Controlling import logistics for shipments via sea freight
• Liaising with freight forwarders, suppliers, and warehouse to ensure product movements progress smoothly and timely.
• Liaising with state veterinary officials for import permits, health certificates, and / or goods in transit permits
• Maintenance of all related transactional, and logistical documentation
• Maintenance of all transactional and logistical information in a format that is easily interpreted by you and any other team member
• Record all data within agreed process and structure
• Regular communication to customers on progress of deliveries
• Effective Management of customer expectations
• Timely feedback on any changes to schedules
• Escalation of any critical issues / customer concerns

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Logistic Coordinator • Johannesburg, South Africa

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Anclote Animal Hospital is hiring a full-time Veterinary Technician to provide skilled care to our patients and exceptional service to our clients. Our ideal candidate has experience in animal care, client communication, and veterinary procedures, with a passion for improving the lives of pets and their owners.

What to Expect as a Veterinary Technician with Anclote Animal Hospital

As you join our team, expect to be supported in your work and home life with:

• All the benefits you deserve: medical, dental, vision, retirement—plus an employee pet discount because we know your pets are family, too.
• Paid time off: Catch your breath with (x) paid holidays, (x) days of PTO, and (other PTO, ie: birthday off, mental health day, sick leave) per year. Take the time you need to recharge.

Salary: $18.00-$22.00 per hour dependent on experience

Schedule: Needs Flexibility Monday- Saturday, Weekdays 7:30 AM-6:00 PM, Saturdays 8:00 AM-2:00 PM

Key Responsibilities:

• Client Communication: Provide status updates for hospitalized patients, home care instructions, pre- and post-op instructions, and medication administration guidance. Address client medical questions with confidence and direct complex inquiries to veterinarians.
• Client Education & Support: Educate clients on preventative medicine, wellness care by age, vaccine requirements, laboratory procedures, and support hospital financial policies by preparing estimates and discussing financial commitments.
• Customer Service: Greet clients, escort them and their pets into exam rooms, ensure smooth transitions to the front desk, and promote the practice’s products, programs, and services.
• Animal Handling & Care: Restrain animals safely and compassionately, assist veterinarians in medical, surgical, and dental procedures, prepare patients for surgery, administer anesthesia, monitor patients during surgery and recovery, and administer fluids.
• Facility & Equipment Maintenance: Properly care for all surgical materials, maintain hospital equipment and inventory, and ensure the surgery room, ICU area, exam rooms, and treatment areas are prepared and maintained.
• Record Keeping: Maintain accurate and detailed patient records using a paperless medical record system, ensuring all procedures, vaccinations, and notes are documented for proper billing.
• Pharmacy Assistance: Assist with dispensing medications as directed by the veterinarian, prepare prescription labels, and appropriately package medication.
• Safety & Technical Skills: Follow DEA, OSHA, and hospital safety guidelines; administer SQ, IM, and IV injections; perform laboratory tests, radiographs, and electrocardiograms; place IV catheters; perform emergency treatments such as bleeding control and external cardiac massage.

Qualifications:

• 1+ years of Veterinary Technician experience.
• Ability to handle animals safely and compassionately.
• Knowledgeable about common disease states and able to alert veterinarians to changes in patient conditions.
• Familiarity with DEA, OSHA, and hospital safety guidelines.

About Anclote Animal Hospital:

We’re focused on making sure our hospital has the right tools to allow our doctor and medical staff the ability to provide excellent service and care. In addition to diagnostic and preventative services, our hospital is equipped with digital radiography, digital dental radiography, in-house labs, cold laser therapy, and EKG.

We have a fantastic team that cares about our clients and their pets. Our team members bring a level of expertise that’s only matched by their passion and love for animals of all kinds!

Create a healthier, brighter future for pets, pet parents and people!

If you want to make a real difference, create an exciting career path, feel welcome to be your whole self and nurture your wellbeing, Petco is the place for you.

Our core values capture that spirit as we work to improve lives by doing what's right for pets, people and our planet.

• We love all pets like our own
• We're the future of the pet industry
• We're here to improve lives
• We drive outstanding results together
• We're welcome as we are

Petco is a category-defining health and wellness company focused on improving the lives of pets, pet parents and Petco partners. We are 29,000 strong and operate 1,500+ pet care centers in the U.S., Mexico and Puerto Rico, including 250+ Vetco Total Care hospitals, hundreds of preventive care clinics and eight distribution centers. We're focused on purpose-driven work, and strongly believe what's good for pets, people and our planet is good for Petco.

Position Purpose:

The purpose of this Veterinarian Technician position inherently involves providing excellent veterinary care to our Vetco Total Care full-service hospital patients and phenomenal customer care to their owners. The Veterinary Technician represents the mission and values to all clients and partners. Our Veterinary Technicians set the tone for the technical and customer support team in the hospital, and are responsible, like all team members, for fostering cohesion and motivation within the hospital partners.

All hospital partners are responsible for performing duties in a way that creates an environment in which:

• The patient's needs always come first.

• Every team member understands that they have the power to do what it takes to create an exceptional customer and patient experience.

• contentious issues are dealt with and resolved as they occur when possible, or as soon as is possible.

• exceptional teamwork and commitment to shared goals benefits the entire organization.

Essential Job Functions:

The incumbent must be able to perform all the following duties and responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodation:

• Greet clients and patients arriving for appointments or walk-ins and escort into an exam room, obtain weight and vital signs (temperature, pulse, respirations, pain score, body condition score), record all in the electronic medical record, and begin documentation of the patient visit in the electronic medical record by obtaining and recording a thorough patient history.

• Assist veterinarian with appointments (routine and emergency), surgery, dentistry, and euthanasia's, taking direct supervision from the veterinarian(s) and the Hospital Office Manager or Hospital Leader on Duty.

• Perform patient restraint, obtain and process laboratory samples, handle and dispense medications at the direction of the veterinarian, and maintain the electronic medical record.

• Schedule appointments, communicate with and educate clients, relay test results to doctor and clients, maintain and update inventory as well as client/patient records, and manage accounts receivable.

• Prepare patients for surgical and dental procedures, safely support induction and monitoring of anesthetized patients including checking and recording vital parameters (under direction of the veterinarian), monitor patients during recovery, and prepare them for discharge to owner or transfer to an overnight care facility as needed.

• Provide in-hospital treatments for sick patients including giving injectable and oral medications as well as intravenous therapies; keep patients clean, watered, and fed (when indicated and directed by veterinarian), and safely walk canine patients when necessary for elimination.

• Participate in the training of new staff members and general dissemination of knowledge as required.

• Keep hospital environment neat and clean; perform regular cleaning of environment based on necessity as well as based on a pre-determined maintenance schedule.

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform additional duties as assigned.

• Provide backup phone and front desk support as needed.

Nature of Supervision:

In all activities related to the care of patients, the Veterinary Technician will take direct supervision from the veterinarians as well as the Hospital Office Manager or Hospital Leader on Duty. For purposes of overall supervision, the Veterinary Technician takes direction from the Hospital Office Manager.

Planning and Problem Solving:

Like all team members, the Veterinary Technician plays a crucial role in ensuring that day-to-day operation of the hospital is efficient and provides an optimal experience for our patients and clients.

Impact:

This position will impact the organization by contributing to the growth of a productive practice while focusing on a high-quality standard of care. From an overall hospital organizational standpoint, this position in critical to ensuring that we have a cohesive, well-trained, and motivated technical team. The desired result is the creation of an optimal environment that ensures employee retention, patient well-being, and customer satisfaction.

Supervisory Responsibility:

This position has no immediate supervisory duties.

Education/Experience:

• College or college-equivalent education (completed) as required in becoming a Credentialed Veterinary Technician in the state in which the hospital is located.

• Must have at least 1-year previous experience as a Veterinary Technician or working in a veterinary practice.

• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Must be compassionate and sympathetic and be able to maintain a professional attitude and demeanor during emotional and stressful situations.

• Must have telephone and computer skills.

• Must be a team player willing to learn new techniques and treatments, offer creative ideas, and accept change.

Work Environment:

The majority of job duties are conducted in the Vetco Total Care full-service hospital. Position requires bending, kneeling, lifting (up to 30 pounds, as necessary) and standing for long periods of time. A large amount of this partner's time will be spent in direct contact with clients and their pets.

Contacts:

This position will regularly communicate with clients, veterinary specialists, and companies that provide products and/or services that the practice utilizes.

Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or any other protected classification.

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• To render a quality analytical/diagnostic service by performing bacteriological tests on veterinary samples in accordance with the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025. These include but not limited to:
• Performing routine culture, isolation, and identification of bacterial pathogens from animal feed, environmental, or animal samples
• Performing bio-typing and serotyping of zoonotic bacteria
• Receiving and recording of samples details in record books and correctly storing samples
• Planning and execution of diagnostic work
• Recording results in the appropriate results books and LabWare system
• Maintenance of reagents and consumable stock
• Maintenance of the Quality Management system (ISO 17025)
• Assisting in the improvement and development of new test methods in collaboration with the Researcher/Senior Researcher.
• Providing research support by giving project input regarding technical detail and carrying out assigned technical tasks.