Facility Maintenance Technician

Join the dynamic team at the OKC Zoo as a Facilities Maintenance Tech! In this role, you'll be responsible for performing diverse tasks in construction, renovation, installation, and maintenance of the Zoo's facilities and exhibits. If you're a skilled professional with a passion for ensuring the smooth operation of a world-class zoo, apply now to contribute to the upkeep and enhancement of our vibrant animal habitats and visitor spaces.

 

Employment Status: Full-Time

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Starting Pay: $18.52-$21.30 Hourly

Experience Required: Experience equivalent to six (6) years commercial multi-trades field experience. 

Minimum Education Requirements: High School diploma or G.E.D.

Department: Maintenance Services.

Direct Supervisor: Manager Maintenance.

Supervisory Responsibility: Direct (0); Indirect (0) 

Primary Work Location: Zoo Setting both indoors and outdoors.

Certification: Valid Oklahoma driver's license and pass a driver's history check. Valid forklift license within ninety (90) days of hire.

Other: This position is safety sensitive. It is subject to pre-employment and/or periodic background checks and drug testing.

Essential Job Functions

An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of the following essential duties:

• Perform commercial locksmith duties.
• Perform commercial carpentry and framing.
• Perform minor commercial electrical, plumbing, welding, painting, and HVAC work. 
• Perform commercial glass installation, cutting, maintenance, and repair.
• Perform commercial fencing installation and repair. 
• Perform commercial sheetrock, framing, and sheet metal.
• Perform commercial overhead door, window, door, ceiling grid, animal containment, and hardware work.
• Perform commercial concrete work, including slabs and finishing, brick, block, artificial rock/trees, and road work.
• Perform installation/repair of roofing, flooring, appliances, food equipment, rides, guttering, insulation, and pumps.
• Update and program various building electronic opening systems.
• Perform material and construction research and create estimates.

The Oklahoma City Zoo & Botanical Garden connects people with our world's vanishing wildlife and wild places to inspire conservation action. We're  seeking candidates who are passionate about the planet and all that inhabit it. Join our team of hardworking experts and get ready for a career that you're wild about! To learn more about the Oklahoma City Zoo and our conservation efforts, please visit www.okczoo.org.Oklahoma City is one of the fastest-growing metros in the United States and is the 20th largest city in the nation. For nearly two decades our residents have continually invested in our community to make it a place people can find belonging, visit and call home. Our employees are at the heart of those investments-delivering essential services our residents expect and creating a strong and thriving city for all people.