Mechanic, Maintenance​/Cleaning

Tulsa Zoo Friends Members provide much-needed support for the zoo through annual memberships. Your membership supports exhibit improvements, and it also helps to provide essential items for the zoo, such as enrichment and food for animals. Your dedication to the zoo helps us continue our commitment to conservation.

This is a safety-sensitive position. Regardless of whether you are a medical marijuana licensee, you must receive a negative result on a 10-panel, pre-placement drug screening to include THC, prior to beginning work.

Tulsa Zoo Management, Inc. (TZMI) is a nonprofit organization driven by our mission of Connecting, Caring, Advocating for Wildlife, People, and Wild Places. From trumpeting elephants to squawking parrots, each member of our team is integral to the success of the Zoo as Green Country’s largest paid daily attraction. At Tulsa Zoo, the IDEA is a zoo for all. We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected.

Apply today for your opportunity to join our dynamic group of passionate individuals who bring the zoo to life each day, 365 days per year, caring for animals, interacting with guests, educating the public, and managing the Zoo’s grounds, operations, and facilities.

• Free family-level Tulsa Zoo membership
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits beginning your first day of employment
• 401k
• Unlimited virtual visits with a mental health therapist at no cost to you
• Food, beverage, and retail discounts on zoo grounds
• Generous paid time off plans

Mechanic assists with projects and priorities of the Operations department focusing on maintenance and upkeep of TZMI vehicles including electric and gas-powered golf carts, attractions, and heavy equipment.

If you disclose different abilities, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable you to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of this position.

• Inspect zoo automobiles, trucks, golf carts, attractions, and related equipment to locate and determine the extent of necessary repair.
• Perform general repair work on gasoline, diesel and electric-powered engines such as golf carts, automobiles, trucks, tractors, attractions, and other automotive and mechanical equipment with the goals of minimizing downtime and saving repair costs.
• Perform preventive maintenance on fleet and attractions according to preset preventative maintenance schedule, consulting with Operations leaders when schedules must be adjusted.
• Maintain service/maintenance records of vehicles, attractions, and equipment.
• Inspect, adjust, and replace necessary units and related units.
• Repair cooling, fuel, electrical, and exhaust systems; tune engines using standard testing equipment.
• Perform vehicle body work and collision repair.
• Operate vehicles and equipment to aid in diagnostics; pick up and deliver vehicles.
• Requisition supplies, parts and equipment; monitor inventory; pick up supplies; load and unload supplies.
• Maintain clean and clutter-free work areas.
• Respond to emergency maintenance requests as directed.
• Effectively communicate and demonstrate interpersonal skills with all levels of employees in a clear and professional manner.
• Demonstrate and adhere to TZMI’s workplace values.
• Know and follow zoo policies and procedures, including emergency protocols.
• Attend and participate in staff meetings and assigned training sessions.
• Other duties as assigned.

This position has no direct reports.

• One to three years related experience and/or training
• Must be 18 years or older, possess a valid driver’s license, and be insurable on TZMI’s insurance carrier
• Must be able to work weekends, evenings, and holidays
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; write routine reports and correspondence; communicate effectively before groups of customers, employees of TZMI, and the general public
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers,…