Facility
Lions Tigers & Bears
Closing Date
[jobclosingdate]
Description
The Maintenance, Grounds Keeper & Animal Care role is responsible for attending to all the resident animal and grounds maintenance. This includes all animal perimeters, habitats, ranch and sanctuary grounds, and any other areas as required.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
• Care and wellbeing of resident animals
• Deep cleaning of animal habitats
• Maintenance of all grounds
Maintenance of Grounds and Habitats
• Perform improvements and maintenance as needed on all ranch ground areas.
• Monitor and adjust irrigation and sprinkling systems to distribute water according to needs and to avoid wasting water.
• Maintain and repair as needed sprinklers, well and water tank systems.
• Oversee brush clearing for fire prevention, road clearing and tree trimming, and work with Cal Fire and Department of Correction workers as needed.
• Ensure fly, rodent, bee, wasp, bat and insects are controlled within the entire property.
• Oversee inventory and stocking of all needed supplies and equipment.
• Pick up materials and supplies as needed.
• Maintain grass and green space on the property, including within the animal’s habitats.
• Maintain a maintenance log daily.
• Operate mowers, handle fire hose for cleaning, operate weed eaters, chain saws and loaded wheelbarrows
• Maintaining sanctuary grounds.
• Ability to assist in habitat construction
• Support in all event set up and breakdown.
• Maintain and keep clean carts
• Operate UTV’s, tractors, pickup truck, and other equipment.
• Must be agile and flexible to maneuver in and around animals within enclosures and holding areas.
Care and Wellbeing of Resident Animals
• Respond to issues that arise in relation to the property, the buildings, and the animals.
• Participate in diet preparation.
• Feed and water all animals.
• Clean refrigerators/freezers on a daily basis.
• Perform animal husbandry.
• Maintain feed room – keep clean and organized.
• Label foods and rotate as necessary.
• Perform inventory of food and enrichment.
• Participate in enrichment activities for the animals.
• Enclosure maintenance – cleaning, weed whacking, mowing, tree trimming.
• Routine inspection of enclosures, fencing, pools, and other structures.
• Shifting of the animals on a regular basis.
• Maintain animal records, notes and enrichment log on a daily basis.
• Maintain all MSDS sheets on the property.
• Set up and maintain needed supplies for daily visit stations and special events.
• Perform construction of habitats when needed
• Disinfect and deep clean transfer cages, rescue hauler, and animal bedrooms
• Follow all SOP procedures to ensure safety of self, others and animals
Deep Cleaning Animal Habitats
• Proactively ensuring all USDA and GFAS guidelines and requirements are not only continually met, but clearly surpassed.
• Deep clean animal enclosures on a regular schedule following LTB standards.
• Ensure all end of day lists are checked for deep cleaning to be done.
• Ability to work safely, recognize safety hazards, and apply proper safety precautions
Other
• Maintain knowledge of policies and procedures on all aspects of the sanctuary.
• Maintain confidentiality of proprietary and donor information.
• Attend and participate in all staff meetings as well as AM & PM keeper meetings.
• Engage as a team member/team player at LTB.
• Provide outstanding customer service in-person and over the phone.
• Other duties as assigned by the Ranch Foreman and/or Founder/Director.
Education and Pre-requisites
Requirements
• Ability to work in extreme weather conditions from 100-degree days to freezing temperatures
• Friendly and outgoing personality with a willingness to guide, teach and learn from others, including interns and volunteers.
• Understanding that this is a non-traditional, full-time position requiring a flexible, non-traditional schedule
• Ability and desire to work in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment and embrace flexibility.
• Must be able to handle the physical and emotional aspect of work in a sanctuary and have high level of resiliency.
• Critical thinker who can offer recommendations and creative solutions.
• Willingness to do what is needed in the moment to benefit the animals and organization. (Regardless if this falls under job description)
• Must be results-oriented, self-reflective and take responsibility for actions.
• Attention to detail as it pertains to animal wellness and safety. Always going above and beyond for the animals.
• Must be able to climb ladders/stairs, lift crates/animals and/or equipment weighing 70lbs
Compensation and benefits
• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
Application instructions
Email resumes to [email protected].