Animal & Plant Logistics Assistant

17 hours ago

Chester, United Kingdom Chester Zoo Full time

**Animal & Plant Logistics Assistant
The Animal & Plant Logistical Services Department provides a key service in supporting our world class animal collection.

The duties are varied in this post and include liaising with animal keeping staff, collecting and receiving supplies, delivering supplies daily to the animal departments, management of animal waste, use of Telehandler based equipment such as front loaders, trailers, skip loaders and grass mowers, working in our live food breeding colony and assisting with Browse plantations. The harvesting, collection and distribution of browse (high reaching vegetation used as animal feed) is also a daily task.

As an Animal & Plant Logistics Assistant you will undertake the following roles:

- Harvesting Browse from onsite plantations or off site private property using chainsaws and excavator based harvesters
- Deliver fresh produce on a daily basis to the relevant kitchen prep zones
- Pick and pack multiple dry goods orders for the daily delivery
- Drive a multitude of different vehicles ranging from Telehandler, vans, Excavators and Forklifts.Remove Animal Waste from site using skip loaders

**The Package**
- 40 hours per week, permanent post
- Shifts from 7am 3:30pm with 30 minutes (unpaid) lunch break
- Salary of £24,860.54 per annum
- 33 days annual leave plus the option to buy or sell up to 5 days
- Staff pass so you can visit the zoo during your time off, plus multiple complimentary tickets for your friends and family
- Cycle to work scheme
- Healthcare plan and employee assistance programme
- Discounted gym membership
- Discounts on cinema tickets, restaurants, high street shops and more via Perks
- Pension scheme with generous employer contributions up to 9%

**Our Requirements**
- Full driving licence
- Have good numeracy, literacy and attention to detail, which would be essential for accurate record keeping
- Have practical problem solving skills
- Have excellent communication skills
- Be experienced and competent in Telehandler, Exacavator, Tractor and Forklift Driving
- Be experienced, competent and certified in chainsaw use
- Have experience and ability to tow a trailer (licence CAT E)

What makes Chester Zoo a great place to work?

Well, where do we start? Here goes

We’re a huge team of conservationists, scientists, educators, animal welfare experts, marketeers, visitor experience professionals, environmental policy influencers; the list goes on. Each and every one of us is on a mission to make Chester Zoo the best in the world, and our planet a better place.

As the UK’s biggest and best zoo, we have ambitious goals, exciting plans, and there’s always lots going on here. We’re an inclusive and diverse organisation, made up of nearly 500 permanent and 500 seasonal team members, and we know how important it is to invest in our colleagues to help boost their career development. We have ambitious goals, and we want you to be with us for the long term on our exciting journey.

Our working environment could not be more different from a typical office where else can you see critically endangered orangutans from your office window, or stroll among rare giraffes and tigers on your lunch break?

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