Groomer / Senior Groomer
Animates Vetcare NZ
Date: 17 hours ago
City: Christchurch, Canterbury
Contract type: Full time

Animates is New Zealand’s leading pet care company with 45 pet specialty retail stores, 29 grooming salons and 18 vet clinics and growing.
About The Role
This is full time position, Sunday - Thursday 40 hours per week.
As an experienced Dog Groomer / Pet Groomer, you will be crucial to the success of our Papanui grooming salon.
You’ll provide an ‘Paw-some Experience’ to our customers and their furry friends by ensuring grooms are completed to the highest standard all whilst keeping the salon clean and hygienic.
With a large variety of grooming services available, it’s important you are confident with correct bathing, brushing and cutting techniques for all coat types.
To Be Successful You'll Need
You will join a fun and passionate team, who are dedicated to making the world a happier place through the love of pets.
We offer a supportive company culture with Managers committed to the wellbeing of their people and where everyone embodies the Animates values – passion, authenticity, care, knowledge, and togetherness! We encourage you to bring your whole self to work and pride ourselves on being an inclusive Rainbow Tick Certified Employer.
We Also Offer
About The Role
This is full time position, Sunday - Thursday 40 hours per week.
As an experienced Dog Groomer / Pet Groomer, you will be crucial to the success of our Papanui grooming salon.
You’ll provide an ‘Paw-some Experience’ to our customers and their furry friends by ensuring grooms are completed to the highest standard all whilst keeping the salon clean and hygienic.
With a large variety of grooming services available, it’s important you are confident with correct bathing, brushing and cutting techniques for all coat types.
To Be Successful You'll Need
- Enthusiasm and passion for the care and wellbeing of pets
- Previous dog grooming experience (2+ years in a high-volume salon preferred)
- An exceptionally friendly manner to engage customers, build a regular client base and grow sales
- Excellent time management and communication skills
- High work standards and ethics
You will join a fun and passionate team, who are dedicated to making the world a happier place through the love of pets.
We offer a supportive company culture with Managers committed to the wellbeing of their people and where everyone embodies the Animates values – passion, authenticity, care, knowledge, and togetherness! We encourage you to bring your whole self to work and pride ourselves on being an inclusive Rainbow Tick Certified Employer.
We Also Offer
- Ongoing learning and development
- Various career progression pathways
- Generous discounts at our retail stores and vet clinics
- Parental leave benefits to support your growing family
- Give back to your chosen charities through our ‘Paws for Good’ volunteer leave
- Paid bereavement leave following the loss of a pet
- Access to free counselling through our Employee Assistance Programme
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