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Reptile Husbandry Technician (Part-Time)

Owosso, MI • On-site

Josh's Frogs
Retail • 51 - 200 employees

$16/hr

Part-time

Retirement, PTO

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Job description

Josh’s Frogs is a constantly growing online pet store and industry leader that prides itself on selling only happy, healthy, captive-bred amphibians, reptiles, and invertebrates. We run on EOS. We value integrity and practice open books, sharing our financials with all employees. We believe in working as one team. We expect our employees to grow with us, and we value promoting from within.

We’re currently seeking a diligent, detail-oriented reptile enthusiast for the part-time Reptile Husbandry Technician position in our Animal Department (Reptile Division). As a member of the Reptile team, you’ll play a key role in supporting the success of our breeding programs and contributing to the overall growth and quality standards of Josh’s Frogs. Your primary responsibilities will include caring for reptiles (adults, hatchlings, and eggs) and accurately recording data.

This role is ideal for someone passionate about reptiles and herpetology, who enjoys learning and research, and values high standards and continuous improvement. If you’re looking for a unique job and the opportunity to grow with a team, we can’t wait to see your application!

  • Part-time (~15 hours each week)
  • Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (19 AM to 3:30 PM)
  • $16.00/hour starting wages

Benefits Include:

  • Paid time off (Holiday, Sick, and Vacation, with Sick pay and 24 Holiday hours added upon hire)
  • Fully vested 401(k) (100% company matching up to 3%, then 50% match up to 6%), with additional options for Roth
  • Free membership to Calm Premium (including up to 5 dependents)
  • Generous employee discount on the Josh’s Frogs website
  • Free breakfast, snacks, and coffee provided at work
  • Travel opportunities for expos/shows

Day-to-Day Tasks Include:

  • Feeding, cleaning, and managing the health of reptiles and offspring
  • Egg collection
  • Following biosecurity protocols
  • Cleaning and organizing work areas to maintain a biosecure and clean work environment
  • Recording data

For This Position, You MUST Possess:

  • Strong, success-driven work ethic
  • Attention to detail
  • Interest in research and data
  • Ability to follow biosecurity protocol
  • Basic technological experience
  • Interest in dart frogs and herpetology

Special Consideration is Given to Those with:

  • Reptile keeping/breeding experience

Examples of How an Employee Could Exhibit Our Core Values in This Position:

  • Integrity - Identifying capacity to do more after finding a way to make a task more efficient; going to their manager and finding additional tasks with free time
  • One Team - Covering another employee’s tasks while they are out of the office
  • Constantly Growing - Taking it upon themselves to learn more about the animals they care for to perform their tasks more efficiently

Herpetoculture is booming, and we're the proof! Josh's Frogs was one of the INC 5000's fastest-growing businesses in 2022, and we're proud of it. What's more impressive is that this is Josh's Frogs' FIFTH year in a row on the INC 5000 List! Only 5% of businesses have made the list five years consecutively. One of our core values isn’t “constantly growing” for nothing; the proof is in the pond. Come join the team and expand alongside one of America’s top-growing companies!

**Due to the high volume of applicants, our recruiting team is unable to contact every candidate individually. If our team is interested in moving forward with your application, we will reach out via phone or email.

If you have questions, you may contact us through Indeed or email the HR Team at hrteam@joshsfrogs.com. Please do not contact our Josh’s Frogs Customer Service team regarding application inquiries.

It is the policy of Josh’s Frogs to provide equal employment opportunity in recruitment, selection, training, compensation, promotion, job transfer, and assignments. These opportunities and other conditions of employment are extended to qualified applicants and employees regardless of an individual’s race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, and/or other protected categories under applicable laws.

It is also the policy of Josh’s Frogs to make reasonable accommodations for qualified persons with disabilities, and to extend employment opportunities to such persons, as well as to special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam era, Recently Separated Veterans, Armed Forces Service Medal Veterans, and other protected veterans. The Vice President of Human Resources is the Equal Employment policy officer for the company.