Animal Care Specialist City of Midland, TX - 2.3 Midland, TX Job Details Full-time $38,534 a year 9 hours ago Benefits Dental insurance Tuition reimbursement Vision insurance Loan forgiveness Retirement plan Qualifications Animal health monitoring Visitor query response Companion animal handling Pet care sanitation protocols Preventative hardware maintenance Unloading Animal enclosure cleaning Groundskeeping Company vehicle operation Animal disease control Traditional cremation Animal housing management Health status assessment Facilities routine maintenance Entry level Pet care facility disinfecting Full Job Description Scope of Work Do you have a heart for animals and want to make a real impact in your community? The City of Midland is looking for a compassionate, hardworking Animal Shelter Technician to help care for the pets and wildlife that come through our doors. From assisting with daily animal care and facility sanitation to helping with microchipping and cremation services, your role will be vital in supporting the health, safety, and dignity of the animals in our care. You'll also connect with the public, animal control officers, rescue groups, and other organizations to make a difference every day. If you're dependable, unafraid of a little mess, and dedicated to treating animals with compassion and respect, we'd love to have you on our team. Ready to roll up your sleeves and save some tails? Apply now! Essential Job Duties Processes animals that are brought to the animal shelter by providing health evaluations, parasitic controls, scanning for microchips and placing in the proper holding are. Maintains the sanitation and environment of kennel areas, cat facilities, quarantine areas, wildlife facilities and sick/injured animal room. Assists in euthanasia and the disposal of animals as required. Maintains and operates the animal cremation system for mass disposal and private cremations. Picks up large quantities of dead animals from veterinarians for disposal by cremation. Micro-chips animals that leave animal controls custody. Unloads dead and live animals from the public, veterinarians and animal control offices. Performs preventative maintenance on equipment, building and grounds. Provides assistance to visitors. Operates a vehicle to pick up dead livestock and supplies and other machinery. Performs other duties as assigned. Physical and Environmental Conditions Ability to sit, stand and drive a vehicle to and from various work sites. Employee may be exposed to seasonal temperatures while maintaining kennel and grounds, traffic hazards, chemicals, mild acids, detergents and noise. Employee also may be exposed to animal bites and animal transmitted diseases. Ability to lift bags of materials such as dog food or animals regularly. 2:1 Retirement Plan with TMRS Educational Tuition Assistance Program Public Service Loan Forgiveness Employer Midland Municipal Employee Credit Union Competitive pay Medical/Dental/Vision Plan PTO accrual Paid holidays