Vet Hospital Student Driver

Department Overview:

The UWVC Purchasing Department handles all purchases for the veterinary hospital: Medications, medical supplies and equipment, food for patients, and more!

Anticipated Start Date:

09/19/2026 (or earlier)

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

 

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Not Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

Minimum: 6 Maximum: 15

Schedule:

Errand hours are 12-2pm (may be shorter), additional hours are available for processing shipments and other duties. Typical hours are from 12-3PM or 4PM Monday through Friday.

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

Minimum: $15.00 

Number of Positions:

3

Qualifications:

Must be a UW Madison Authorized Driver with a good driving record:
https://businessservices.wisc.edu/managing-risk/driver-authorization-and-insurance/driver-authorization/

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

- Excellent driving record
- Able to complete tasks independently
- Trustworthy and responsible
- High attention to detail

Position Summary/Job Duties:

This position will assist the veterinary hospital's Purchasing Department with running daily errands, processing incoming shipments, and helping managing inventory in the veterinary hospital. Errands include trips to local pharmacies or other campus units to pick up pharmaceutical orders for patients, trips to the grocery store to pick up food for patients, delivery of lab samples, and other errands based on the needs of the hospital.


Qualified applicants will have, or will be able to obtain, their UW Campus Driver Authorization and have an excellent driving record.

Physical Demands:

Occasional lifting of 50+ pounds.
Comfort with and ability to drive an automatic transmission truck in any weather conditions

Institutional Statements:

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu

Accommodation Statement:

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/