We Are Always Looking To Grow
We are always looking to grow and expand and we may have new positions available for technicians, vets and administrators. If you are interested in working at McKee-Pownall Equine Services, please specify the position you are interested in and submit your resume to stephanie@mpequine.com.
Employment Opportunity
McKee-Pownall Equine Services continues to grow and expand, which means we are looking for two full-time Customer Service Representatives - one for each of our Newmarket and Campbellville locations.
We are looking for forward-thinking team-players who excel in a fast-paced and busy environment, thrive on challenges and love to embrace change.
As the first point of contact for our clients, the Customer Service Representative is a key member of our team. You will be responsible for answering telephones, scheduling appointments, greeting in-clinic clients, processing invoices and providing administrative assistance as needed. Occasionally you may be asked to assist the veterinarian during examinations and treatments by holding, jogging, lunging, preparing and restraining horses.
Excellent customer service skills, computer skills, horse knowledge and experience are required. Previous experience in a medical or veterinary office is an asset.
McKee-Pownall offers an attractive wage and benefits package, as well as a unique, professional working environment.
If you are interested in joining our dynamic and innovative team, please forward your resume with covering letter and anticipated wage to Stephanie@mpequine.com or fax to (905) 898-0371.
McKee Pownall Equine Services is also seeking an experienced veterinarian to join our Millbrook clinic who has a strong interest and background in lameness, racehorse and sport horse practice. Surgical experience is an asset. If you are a dynamic, confident, organized team player with strong leadership abilities, we would like to hear from you! Email resume to stephanie@mpequine.com
Externship Opportunities with Mckee-Pownall Equine Services
Veterinary Student Externship Program
McKee Pownall offers an externship program to veterinary students looking to gain more exposure to equine veterinary practice. Hands-on experience will be provided if the situation permits. However, there is an enormous amount of information to be gained by observation and exposure. Practitioners and technicians make every effort to explain cases and procedures whenever possible. McKee-Pownall Equine Services operates out of three primary locations, Campbellville, Newmarket, and Millbrook. Each facility has a slightly different focus, which is some combination of herd health/primary care, advanced lameness and imaging, hospitalized surgical and medical cases, reproduction, and racehorse specialties. Ambulatory services are also provided, and a summer facility is maintained at the Palgrave horse show grounds. Externship opportunities are available at all locations.
Externship Dates and Durations:
We strongly encourage externships to be scheduled between the months of March and November to allow a broader learning experience and exposure. Externships must be a minimum of one week to a maximum of one month.
Prerequisites for Externship:
1. Primary professional interest in equine veterinary medicine
2. Third or Fourth year veterinary student or graduate veterinarian
3. Transportation to and from the clinic
4. Housing is the responsibility of the student
Application Process:
Email information to info@mpequine.com
1. Letter of intent – include specific dates you would like to participate in an externship and specific location you would like to work from.
2. Resume
3. Letter of reference from a professor / instructor or veterinarian
4. One month notice is required
After the applications are received, externships are approved and notifications and date confirmations are sent to students.
Veterinary Technician Student Externship Program
McKee Pownall offers an externship program to students enrolled in accredited Veterinary Technician programs. The program is designed to provide students with an opportunity to gain more exposure to equine veterinary practice as well as the various daily activities of an equine veterinary technician in the workplace. Hands-on experience will be provided if the situation permits. Practitioners and technicians make every effort to explain cases and procedures whenever possible. McKee-Pownall Equine Services operates out of three primary locations, Campbellville, Newmarket, and Millbrook. Each facility has a slightly different focus, which is some combination of herd health/primary care, advanced lameness and imaging, hospitalized surgical and medical cases, reproduction, and racehorse specialties. Ambulatory services are also provided, and a summer facility is maintained at the Palgrave horse show grounds. Externship opportunities are available at all locations.
Externship Dates and Durations:
We strongly encourage externships to be scheduled between the months of March and November to allow a broader learning experience and exposure. Externships must be a minimum of one week to a maximum of one month.
Prerequisites for Externship:
1. Primary professional interest in equine veterinary medicine
2. Enrolment in an accredited veterinary technician program or graduate technician
3. Transportation to and from the clinic
4. Housing is the responsibility of the student
Application Process:
Email information to info@mpequine.com
1. Letter of intent – include specific dates you would like to participate in an externship and specific location you would like to work from.
2. Resume
3. Letter of reference from a professor / instructor or veterinarian
4. One month notice is required
After the applications are received, externships are approved and notifications and date confirmations are sent to students.