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Zoo Electrician

Five Sisters Zoo is looking for a full time, qualified electrician to carry out a range of maintenance and installation work. Ahead of our 20th anniversary, there has never been a more exciting time to join the FSZ team. With a new education facility in development, our annual illumination event on the way and over 160 different species living in a range of different habitats we are looking for an incredibly hard working, enthusiastic, proactive and organised individual with a wealth of experience.

 

Salary: Will depend upon experience

Hours of Work: Full time (40 hours per week)

 

The successful candidate will:

-Be responsible for all electrical maintenance across the park

-Keep maintenance records up to date

-Carry out and record regular alarm tests

-Assist with the maintenance of electrical water pump systems

- Maintain on-site generators

-Manage the setup of our annual illuminations event

-Ensure electricals used for our annual illuminations are packed up and stored throughout the rest of the year

-Carry out PAT testing across the site

-Work with different zoo teams to ensure the successful completion of upcoming projects (new facilities and habitats etc)

*This role will involve a lot of lifting and physical work outside and indoors throughout the year and through all weather conditions.

 

Essential Requirements:

-Must be fully qualified

-Must have at least five years’ experience

-Must be able to use a range of handheld tools

-Must be patient

-Must be practical

-Must have a full UK drivers’ licence

-Must be hard working and committed

-Must be happy to work some bank holidays, evenings and weekends where required

-Must be happy to be on call where required

 

Desirable:

-Experience working in a large visitor attraction

-Experience setting up lighting for shows/events