Mammals Keeper - Primates

The CALDWELL ZOO; Tyler (TX); On-site; USD 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Life insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Employee discount at park

Free park admission

Comp tickets for friends

Job summary

The Caldwell Zoo in Tyler, TX is seeking a Mammals Keeper - Primates to provide daily care for primate groups and maintain exhibits. This role requires attention to safety, record-keeping, and collaboration with veterinary staff and trainers to support enrichment and training programs.

The ideal candidate has a BS in biology or animal science and at least some hands-on experience. Join a team dedicated to animal welfare, visitor education, and conservation, with opportunities to contribute to

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent education in biology or animal science.
• One year experience or training preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Cleans and disinfects enclosures and equipment daily to maintain a safe environment.
• Checks exhibits for cleanliness, safety, and structural integrity daily.
• Keeps behavioral, veterinary, and diet records.
• Carries out veterinary treatments as prescribed by the veterinarian.
• Supports enrichment, training, and conditioning activities.
• Recognizes proper diets and feeding habits for primates.
• Answers visitor questions and helps create a positive guest experience.
• Follows safety policies and assists in training new keepers.

Skills

Reading and interpreting safety rules

Public interaction with visitors

Documentation and record-keeping

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Biology/Animal Science

Job description

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Mammals Keeper - Primates

Full Time Regular Tyler, TX, US

4 days ago Requisition ID: 1085

Job Summary : Provides daily care and maintenance of assigned animals and their exhibits by performing the following duties.

Job Duties/Responsibilities: include the following but others may be assigned.

• Cleans and disinfect animals’ enclosures and all equipment and tools associated with maintaining a safe and sanitary environment for the animals to live in on a daily basis.
• Checks exhibits and animal enclosures cleanliness as well as safety and structural soundness on a daily basis. Takes appropriate steps to remedy existing or potential problems.
• Keeps records including behavioral observations, veterinary treatment logs, diet records, and animal transfer data.
• Carries out veterinary treatments as prescribed by the veterinarian.
• Understands and participates in behavioral enrichments activities, training and conditioning procedures or protocols, and capture and restraint procedures.
• Recognizes proper animal diets and abnormalities in diets and animal feeding habits.
• Responds to questions from zoo visitors concerning animals’ habits and zoo operations in a helpful, friendly, courteous and informative way and make efforts to make visitors experience a positive one.
• Follows all safety policies and rules.
• Assists in training new keepers.

Job Qualifications:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

Preferred animal experience:

• Diverse experience caring for and exhibiting a wide variety of primate species in a zoo setting preferred. Understanding of zoo-based conservation and breeding programs also desirable
  

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree (BS) or equivalent from four-year college or university in Biology or Animal Science related field preferred. 1 year experience and/or training, or Equivalent combination of education and experience

Language Skills:

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and the ability to speak effectively to visitors or employees of the zoo.

Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to solve common sense understanding to carry out instructions and/or effectively and safely apply animal and zoo operation knowledge to new changing situations.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• Valid Texas Driver License

Physical Requirements:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk or hear and taste or smell. Employee must e capable of moving quickly and good hearing and vision are necessary for safely performing the duties of this job. Employees are occasionally required to stack hay bales weighing in excess of 80 pounds.
• While performing the duties of the job, the employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outside weather conditions, extreme cold and extreme heat, and dangerous animals. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. In some cases employees are exposed to foul odors and/or dust.
• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Employee Discount at Concessions and Gift Shop
• Employee Free Admission to Park
• Complementary Tickets for Friends / Family