Water Quality & Life Support Tech — Sign-On Bonus

North Carolina Zoo; Asheboro (NC); On-site; USD 41,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

The North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro, NC is seeking a Life Support System / Water Quality Technician to join the Aquatics Team. You will monitor water quality in animal areas and maintain life-support equipment to ensure healthy habitats.

Key duties include daily monitoring, preventative maintenance, and repairs; knowledge of chillers, filtration, ozone units, UV, and water chemistry; strong laboratory practices and data entry using Microsoft Office.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of water treatment and life-support systems.
• Experience with water chemistry analysis and lab practices.
• Understanding of aquarium systems including chillers, UV and ozone units, pumps, and plumbing.
• Demonstrated laboratory experience and data interpretation.

Responsibilities

• Monitors quality of aquatic life support systems on a daily basis.
• Provides preventative maintenance and repairs for life support systems.
• Maintains working knowledge of water chiller systems, filtration systems, ozone systems, and water chemistry.
• Maintains safe and effective chemical laboratory activity.

Skills

Water treatment systems

Water chemistry analysis

Laboratory experience

Computer proficiency

Interpersonal communication

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

The North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro, NC is seeking a Life Support System / Water Quality Technician to join the Aquatics Team. You will monitor water quality in animal areas and maintain life-support equipment to ensure healthy habitats.

Key duties include daily monitoring, preventative maintenance, and repairs; knowledge of chillers, filtration, ozone units, UV, and water chemistry; strong laboratory practices and data entry using Microsoft Office.