Zoo Diet & Commissary Specialist

City of Gainesville; Gainesville (TX); On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Gainesville is seeking staff to prepare and portion daily diets for zoo animals in care. You will work with Animal Care and Zoo Admin to inventory, procure, and maintain dietary items, ensuring meals meet USDA standards and area diet sheets.

Responsibilities include updating diet sheets with Lead Animal Care, maintaining commissary, carnivore and fish kitchens, labeling items, rotating stock, and assisting with browse collections as requested. High school diploma or GED required.

Qualifications

• Maturity and professionalism.
• Good time management and organizational skills.
• Ability to follow established practices, protocols and procedures to prepare safe and healthy meals for animals in the zoo collection.
• Ability to provide courteous customer service.
• Ability to perform work in adverse weather conditions.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions, and work independently.
• Ability to maintain a safe work environment for yourself and others.
• Ability to communicate effectively with Lead Animal Care and Admin staff.
• Ability to work as a member of a team as needed/requested.

Responsibilities

• Prepare all daily diets according to animal area diet sheets.
• Work with Lead Animal Care staff to ensure area diet sheets are up to date.
• Maintain commissary, Carnivore kitchen and Fish kitchen to USDA standards.
• Clean and maintain all coolers/freezers.
• Rotate all dietary items as they come in. Label/date all dietary items as they come in.
• Maintain mealworm colony.
• Pick items from orchard and berry plants as they become ripe and utilize in diets.
• Wash, dry, store kitchen items.
• Run loads of laundry as requested/needed.
• Assist Animal care staff with browse collection as requested.

Skills

Maturity

Time management

Team player

Customer service

Independent work

Safety awareness

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

City of Gainesville is seeking staff to prepare and portion daily diets for zoo animals in care. You will work with Animal Care and Zoo Admin to inventory, procure, and maintain dietary items, ensuring meals meet USDA standards and area diet sheets.

Responsibilities include updating diet sheets with Lead Animal Care, maintaining commissary, carnivore and fish kitchens, labeling items, rotating stock, and assisting with browse collections as requested. High school diploma or GED required.