Water/Fire Technician

If you take pride in creating clean and welcoming spaces, this role is a great opportunity to make a difference at the Zoo. You'll help maintain exhibits and facilities, ensuring a safe and enjoyable environment for guests and staff alike. Join our team and play a key role in keeping the OKC Zoo looking its best—apply today!

Employment Status: Full-Time

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Starting Pay Rate: $14.48/hr - $18.10/hr

Experience Required: Some experience working in custodial housekeeping or equivalent combination of education and experience to successfully perform the duties of the job.

Minimum Education Requirements: High School diploma or G.E.D.

Department: Building and Grounds.

Direct Supervisor: Manager Building and Grounds.

Supervisory Responsibility: Direct (0); Indirect (0)

Primary Work Location: Zoo Setting both indoors and outdoors.

Certification: N/A

Other: Successful completion of a pre-employment background check.

Job Summary: The Housekeeping Technician performs a variety of cleaning and minor building maintenance/repair activities in and around assigned Zoo exhibits/facilities. This position ensures that the general public and staff enjoy a clean and safe environment.

Essential Job Functions

An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of the following essential duties:

* Perform general cleaning and housekeeping inside building over an assigned area such as cleaning and sanitizing public restrooms, vacuuming and disinfecting floors, washing windows, dusting furniture, and emptying trash cans. * Assist with maintaining outside cleanliness of grounds by picking up litter/trash, emptying trash containers, hosing down ramps/patios, clearing pathways, sidewalks, parking lots, and drives. * Collects trash and recycling and ensures correct disposal in accordance with Zoo conservation efforts. * Represent the zoo in a professional manner and provide quality customer service to our guests. * Guide assigned part time team members and delegate tasks to ensure cleanliness of the Zoo. * Assist Junior Curators and Volunteers throughout their day and ensure productivity. * Order supplies from the warehouse to supply the assigned area and keep up organization of closets. * Prepare various written materials and reports (e.g. supply orders, activity logs, FMX work orders.) * Assist in the preparation and clean up after special events including rearranging furniture and proper receptacles placed and returned. * Actively promote and contribute to the Oklahoma City Zoo’s sustainability initiatives and green practices. * Run light machinery for designated areas like floor scrubbers or floor waxing machines. Perform minor building maintenance duties as needed. Assisting with radio calls and responding to immediate safety and/or

operational concerns. * Communicate effectively with Buildings Management Team throughout the day to complete assigned tasks and meet deadlines. * Assist with the Zoo’s various conservation efforts, such as Waste Audit and Lake Clean Up. * Participate in conservation activities to support Zoo’s mission.

About Us

Oklahoma City is one of the fastest-growing metros in the United States and is the 20th largest city in the nation. For nearly two decades our residents have continually invested in our community to make it a place people can find belonging, visit and call home. Our employees are at the heart of those investments–delivering essential services our residents expect and creating a strong and thriving city for all people. Visit Oklahoma City--A Great Place to Live and Work! [ to learn more about our city.

The Oklahoma City Zoo & Botanical Garden connects people with our world’s vanishing wildlife and wild places to inspire conservation action. We’re seeking candidates who are passionate about the planet and all that inhabit it. Join our team of hardworking experts and get ready for a career that you’re wild about! To learn more about the Oklahoma City Zoo and our conservation efforts, please visit