Professional Dog Groomer / Senior Groomer (m/f/d)

At Hundecoiffeur cut’n love in Bottmingen, we are looking for a responsible, professional, and animal-loving dog groomer / groomer It requires at least 6 years of professional experience in grooming, excellent handling of dogs as well as grooming skills at the highest level. We are looking for a careful, serious and detail-oriented person with a high level of quality awareness and genuine passion for animal welfare. A professional attitude to work is essential. Also important are order, cleanliness and careful handling of the salon's materials and tools. Experience with breed cuts, commercial cuts, customer service and teamwork is an advantage. We offer a pleasant working environment, stability and continuous further education. Main tasks: • Receiving animals: customer contact, checking dogs for parasites, knots, general health condition • Preparing animals: helping to prepare animals for care such as brushing fur, untangling knots and checking for skin problems or parasites. • Ensuring that the animals are calm and relaxed before grooming. • Supporting grooming tasks: supporting the dog groomer during bathing, brushing, drying and basic grooming tasks (nail cutting, ear cleaning and fur care). • Helping with animal handling: safe handling and monitoring of animals during grooming. Creating a calm and pleasant environment to minimize stress and ensure safety at all times. • Cleanliness and hygiene: ensuring that grooming tools and equipment are cleaned and disinfected after use. Keeping all workplaces, including pet boxes and grooming areas, clean and tidy. • Customer contact: welcoming customers and their animals in a friendly and professional manner. Supporting with registration of animals, discussion of care and/or daycare services and answering customer questions about the care and/or daycare process. • Inventory and material management: helping to manage the inventory of grooming products, such as shampoos, conditioners and tools. Informing the cut’n love management when consumables or infrastructure need to be reordered. • Safety and comfort of animals: observing animals during their entire stay for signs of stress or discomfort. Informing the responsible dog groomer if necessary. • Ensuring that the animals feel safe and comfortable throughout their entire stay. Skills and qualifications: • Passion for animals: love for working with animals is essential. Experience with pets, either private or professional, is highly valued. • Good communication skills: ability to communicate friendly and clearly with pet owners and team members. • Languages: mother tongue is either German, Spanish or English, has at least basic knowledge in the other mentioned languages. • Physical endurance: ability to stand for longer periods, lift animals of various sizes and perform physical tasks related to animal care. • Attention to detail: focus on the grooming process and ensuring high standards in terms of care and cleanliness. • Teamwork: ability to work well in a team and follow instructions from experienced employees. • Willingness to learn: willingness to learn new grooming techniques and animal care practices. • Customer service: excellent customer service skills and a positive, friendly attitude. Preferred qualifications (optional): • Previous experience working with animals, either in grooming or other areas of animal care. • Basic knowledge of animal grooming techniques or interest in learning more about the grooming industry. • Certification in pet grooming or related fields is an advantage, but not required. Working conditions: • This position requires working in a pet grooming salon. • The position requires that you can stand for longer periods, lift animals and perform physical tasks • Our salon's working days are from Tuesday to Saturday