Displays Supervisor

Merlin Entertainments; Greater London; On-site; GBP 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Merlin Entertainments as a Displays Supervisor at Chessington World of Adventures! This role involves leading the SEALIFE centre operations, ensuring the health and welfare of aquatic life while providing an engaging guest experience. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in aquatic animal care and leadership skills.

Benefits

28 days holiday

Merlin Annual Pass

Company bonus

Private pension scheme

40% discount off LEGO

25% discount in on-site shops

Ongoing training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experienced aquarist with practical knowledge.
• Proven leadership abilities in a team.
• Understanding of zoo licensing standards.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the SEALIFE centre operation.
• Ensure animal welfare and display standards.
• Develop diets and health plans for species.

Skills

Aquatic animal husbandry

Public aquarium procedures

Health and safety protocols

Troubleshooting

Decision making

Education

Degree in bioscience or animal care

Job description

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Merlin Entertainments provided pay range

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Base pay range

Here at Chessington World of Adventures we are recruiting for a Displays Supervisor to join our Zoo team!

In this role you will be responsible for supervising the safe and efficient delivery of the SEALIFE centre operation, helping to drive the continual development and innovation within the animal display areas, as well as ensuring the highest standards of animal husbandry, welfare and guest experience.

Working closely with direct reports and Displays Curator, you’ll undertake the vital day to day tasks involved in caring for our amazing creatures. You’ll ensure our vital life support systems are always operating correctly along with driving standards of cleanliness and presentation of our displays, always striving to make them the best they can be.

Ensuring suitable diets and feed plans are in place, as well as robust health, medication, and treatment regimes for our many species, you’ll also continually develop our excellent animal welfare across the whole collection.

Qualifications & Experience

• You’ll already be an experienced aquarist
• Have practical knowledge of aquatic animal husbandry, associated life support systems and public aquarium procedures, protocols and health and safety
• Ensure the welfare standards of SEA LIFE centre species are “best practice” and comply with all relevant guidance and legislation.
• Proven experience to lead a team and get the best out of them
• Self-motivated and proactive individual
• Be a pro at troubleshooting, thinking on your feet, prioritising and making decisions
• Have a good understanding of zoo licensing standards, processes, and requirements.
• Ideally be educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant bioscience, animal care discipline.
• Having an understanding of best welfare practices for marine mammals and aquatic birds is a bonus.
  
  

Benefits

• An annual salary of £31,000
• 28 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• ‘Enjoy the Ride’ Merlin Annual Passes - 6 in total per year, 1 for you, plus 5 to gift to loved ones!
• Merlin Magic Pass - 20 free tickets for you, your family and friends to enjoy all of our Merlin Attractions across the world rising to 40 after a year’s service
• Company bonus
• Private pension scheme
• 40% discount online off LEGO
• 25% discount in our on-site retail shops and restaurants
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Plus, many more…
  
  

Pay Range

GBP £31,000.00/Yr.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Entertainment Providers

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