Job Description:
Waltham on the Wolds
£30,200 -£31,400 inclusive of rota allowance
Company performance bonus Exceptional Benefits
⏰ 9.5 hours per day on rotation working over 7 days (average of 37.5 hours per week)
Role Purpose
As a Unit Specialist, you will play a key role in delivering exceptional welfare standards while enabling high-quality pet science and research delivery. You will operate as part of a specialist multidisciplinary team supporting welfare, behavioural, veterinary, and scientific outcomes.
⭐ What’s in it for you?
- Private healthcare equal parental leave
- Generous pension (up to 9% contribution)
- Life assurance (4x salary)
- Gym membership wellbeing support
- Annual leave starting at 24 days, rising to 32 with service
- Career Opportunities,the role offers development into specialist, technical, or science-support career pathways within pet welfare, behaviour and research environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Welfare Environment Delivery: Deliver and maintain gold-standard welfare, enrichment, and husbandry.
- Behaviour Training Support: Support behavioural assessments, recreation and individual development plans.
- Health Welfare Monitoring: Monitor health, behaviour, and wellbeing.
- Scientific Programme Support: Deliver accurate behavioural observations, data capture, and sample support for research studies.
✅ What We’re Looking For
- Professional animalhandling experience
- Strong understanding of welfareand behaviour principles
- High attention to detail and dataaccuracy with a focus on quality
- Interest in scientific ortechnical environments
- Full UK drivinglicence
- Comfortable working outdoorsin all weathers
What You Can Expect from Mars
- Work alongside130,000 Associates worldwide guided by our Five Principles
- Be part of apurpose-driven company shaping “the world we want tomorrow”
- Accessworld-class training development from day one
- Join a company with anindustry-leading salary and benefits package
