Zoo Maintenance Worker
City of Waco Waco, TX, United States
- Location: Waco, TX, United States
- Categories: Animal Control or Services, Building Maintenance, Parks and Recreation
- Job Type: Full Time
- Posted: Apr 26, 2025
Job Description:
Zoo Maintenance Worker
Description
SummaryMinimum Starting Salary: $16.65 per hour
The City of Waco Seeks:
A Zoo Maintenance Worker who likes being outside and has experience doing landscape work, cleaning grounds, and can perform light repair work. If you have a flexible schedule and can work shifts that include weekends and holidays and would take pride in keeping our Zoo clean, apply now!
Minimum Qualifications:
Required:
- H.S. Diploma or GED
- One year construction work of a semi-skilled nature Required
- Must possess a valid Texas Driver's License
Under basic supervision, performs maintenance of grounds and repairs of buildings, fixtures, structures, and equipment in private, public, and animal-populated areas of the City Zoo.
Essential Functions
- Performs semiskilled carpentry, and other semiskilled labor in constructing, repairing, and maintaining Zoo buildings, fixtures, structures, and equipment in private, public, and animal-populated areas of the Cameron Park Zoo; prepares surfaces and applies paint, cleaning fluids, varnish, and other protective materials as needed.
- Performs building, structure, grounds, cage, or animal enclosure repairs and maintenance in exotic-animal-populated areas utilizing hand and power tools as needed.
- Operates hand and power tools for cutting and removing trees, trimming shrubs, cleaning sidewalks, and removing debris from moats as directed.
- Maintains the safe and efficient operation of equipment by sharpening blades; performing basic maintenance such as oiling parts, replacing filters, replenishing gasoline and oil, and repairing or replacing worn or damaged parts.
- Operates light and medium-duty trucks to move equipment, materials, and debris.
- Builds forms for concrete work; operates cement mixer to prepare concrete; finishes concrete surfaces.
- Sets up tables, chairs, and related activities for Zoo special events.
- Cleans restrooms and performs maintenance duties such as replacing lightbulbs, and towel dispensers; notifies supervisor of major repairs needed.
- Repairs breaks and leaks in sprinkler systems; installs new sprinkler systems by laying and connecting sprinkler lines and heads in preparation for the plumber to connect to the potable water source.
- Operates riding lawn mower, front-end loader, and forklift to perform landscaping duties such as moving and spreading dirt and placing sod on bare areas.
- Provides assistance and backup to other Departmental employees in the maintenance of Zoo buildings.
- Driving is essential.
The City of Waco offers a complete benefits package for eligible employees including; health, dental, vision, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Flexible Spending Accounts, life insurance, long term and short term disability, retirement, deferred compensation plans, holidays, vacation, sick leave, credit union and savings bonds.
To learn more about the benefits offered, visit our Benefits page.
Why Work For Waco:
- Meaningful and challenging work
- Make a difference and improve communities
- Competitive Salary and Benefits
- Full Range of Benefits, including Health, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance
- Mandatory TMRS Retirement Plan with a 2:1 City Match
- Education Assistance Program
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Assistance
- Longevity Pay
- And More!
- Chance to do work you are passionate about
- Desire to give back