About this role
Department: Zoo Job ID: 13423 Pay: $20.72 per hour Work Schedule: Sedgwick County offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees that includes health coverages, paid leave, regular compensation reviews, retirement plans, and professional development opportunities.
- For more detailed information, please visit our benefits page at SCBenefits . In a team setting receives, organizes, and delivers needed animal food and supplies.
- Prepares and delivers animal diets to all areas.
- Coordinates and purchases off-grounds supplies as needed.
- Inspects facilities for security, safety, repair and maintenance.
- Interacts with and provides customer service to all Zoo defined customers.
- This position participates in a mandatory on-call rotation.
- Receipt and Delivery of Animal Food and Supplies Demonstrate and maintain knowledge of commissary ordering procedures and practices.
- Effectively and timely communicate to supervisors on any product status updates.
- Purchase supplies, and coordinate the pick-up and delivery of supplies from designated areas or stores.
- Assist in the unloading of products from delivering vendors.
- Organize all products stored in commissary coolers and freezers.
- Load and unload delivery vehicles daily.
- Drive Zoological Society owned vehicle, as needed.
- Follow all safety protocols and area SOP’s while working with and around delicate, wild and potentially dangerous animals.
- Complete required training and safely operate all zoo required equipment for completion of job duties.
- Dietary Preparation and Delivery Demonstrate and maintain knowledge on preparing animal diets which may vary widely among taxa.
- Prepare special diets and bulk amounts in tubs for delivery to animal areas.
- Ensure all diets are prepared properly according to diet data sheets.
- Ensure timely and correct preparation of products to all animal areas.
- Demonstrate and maintain knowledge of sanitization and prevention from cross-contamination.
- Ensure grain product is unloaded, rotated, and stacked properly.
- Safely operate food service equipment including knives, food grinders, and dicers.
- Area Maintenance Clean and maintain service areas, animal habitats and public areas so they are clean, organized and aesthetically pleasing.
- Use and maintain pallet jacks, scrub brooms, kitchen knives, food processors and steamers, scales, and a variety of other tools.
- For behind the scenes tours, ensure all areas are presentable for Zoo defined customers.
- Complete daily inspections of facilities for security and safety concerns.
- Conduct minor repairs to facilities or promptly submits concerns to supervisor.
- Communicate any pest control concerns to supervisors or veterinary team.
- Participate in an on-call rotation during emergency situations.
Minimum Qualifications
- Three years of experience in Biology, Zoology, Animal Care, Commissary, or a related field.
- Up to three years of experience (all) may be substituted with education that provides applicable knowledge and skills.
- Per Sedgwick County policy, this is a driving level position that requires a valid US driver’s license without restrictions and current proof of automobile insurance.
Preferred Qualifications
- Two years of animal care or commissary experience.
- Experience with power tools, experience using a skid steer or bobcat.
- Degree in Zoology, Biology, or a related field from an accredited college or university.
- Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws.
- Please find more information under the following link.
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