Responsible for overseeing the operation, repair, and maintenance of over 30 public and animal exhibit water features, ensuring optimal water quality, safety, and compliance with standards. This position serves as the lead for a team of technicians, providing daily direction, technical guidance, and training to ensure the efficient operation of life support systems (LSS) that maintain aquatic animal health and habitat integrity.

Under the direction of Facilities Management, perform semi-skilled operation, maintenance and repair to water treatment and filtration systems at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium; perform water quality testing and ensure a safe environment for animals and efficient operation of aquarium equipment.

In the performance of their respective tasks and duties all employees are expected to:
Perform quality work within deadlines with or without direct supervision.
Interact professionally with other employees, customers and suppliers.
Work effectively as a team contributor on all assignments.
Work independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating work efforts with other employees and organizations.
Observe applicable safety requirements, use safety equipment provided, implement appropriate safety practices at all times and report immediately any unsafe working conditions or hazards.

The Life Support Systems Technician is responsible for performing daily inspections of all life support systems and components and maintaining all equipment in working order. The individual will handle such tasks as filter backwashes, system lineup changes, seawater intake treatment, troubleshoot any faulty systems, and more. This position works a 4-day workweek, and all life support technicians rotate shifts to provide 24-hour coverage, 365 days of the year.

Environmental Quality provides internal services to Mystic Aquarium’s animal care teams. Demonstration of a positive, can-do attitude and a teamwork focused work ethic are always required.

The Life Support System Systems (LSS) Technician is responsible for daily operations, monitoring, maintenance, and repair of primary and ancillary aquatic life support system equipment while ensuring the highest standard of care for Mystic Aquarium’s animal collection.

This position assists the Manager of Life Support Systems in: monitoring, preserving, and modifying existing water treatment processes; installing new equipment and process components; and identifying/acquiring critical equipment, components, supplies, and consumables.

This position is responsible for maintaining and performing maintenance on pumps and life support systems in the Zoo and at off-site structures. Other duties include special construction projects and assisting with facilities maintenance when needed.

Reporting to the Building Maintenance Supervisor, the Maintenance Coordinator is responsible for maintaining and repairing the Academy’s facilities and exhibits. This role includes specialized fabrication work, as well as general maintenance tasks. The technician will work with various hand, power, and shop tools and will be required to ensure the Academy’s aesthetic and operational standards are upheld.

Located along the Space Coast in Melbourne, Florida, the Brevard Zoo is an AZA-accredited facility with a diverse collection of over 900 animals representing nearly 200 species. It is also home to the Sea Turtle Healing Center for rehabilitation of wild marine turtles. Brevard Zoo is well-known for its strong conservation ethic and unique attractions, such as kayaking through the Africa area, giraffe feeding, and rhinoceros and lemur encounters.
Life Support Operators are responsible for managing and overseeing the function of all designated LSS equipment throughout the zoo. In addition, they must also conduct consistent and thorough water quality testing for all designated systems tracking trends, changes, or concerns as they appear. LSO’s may also be required to facilitate care for different aquatic systems include animal care and act as quarantine keepers for all aquatic species. Diving aquariums is required for maintenance.

This essential role is responsible for the daily operation, inspection, maintenance, and monitoring of complex life support systems that sustain aquatic exhibits and animal habitats.

Provide water chemistry support for all animal aquatic habitats at The Florida Aquarium (TFA), the Aquarium’s Turtle Rescue and Coral Conservation and Research Center (CCRC) and other offsite aquatic habitats. Work collaboratively and build good working relationships with the Engineering and Animal Care & Health teams to develop and maintain a cohesive and service-focused water quality management culture and philosophy.

This is a full-time (40 hours per week with benefits), union position, which is subject to the successful completion of a probationary (or trial period) and the deduction of union dues. Sunday-Thursday shift.
The position is in the maintenance department. The candidate will perform work on aquatic features in a variety of animal areas as well as some non-animal aquatic features.