Senior Penguin Keeper

Senior Penguin Keeper

Sydney, NSW, Australia

Are you passionate about conservation and creating incredible guest experiences for our multitude of visitors?  Do you want to be an integral part of our dedicated team of penguin Keepers, working in our multi-faceted Sub -Antarctic Penguin Exhibit, housing a waddle of King and a raft of Gentoo penguins?  This state of the art exhibit features many world first components. If interested, we have a fintastic opportunity for you to join our dynamic Curatorial team as Senior Penguin Keeper.

About the Role:

The Senior Penguin Keeper is responsible for assisting the Penguin Supervisor in the effective daily management of the Sub Antarctic Penguin collection and ensuring best practise animal husbandry for the animals under the teams care. This includes acquisition, quarantine and daily care, in addition to conducting internal /external research, monitoring activities, and implementing Public talks, presentations, and guest interactions. You will maintain consistently high standards of displays presentation throughout all public and behind scenes areas of displays and be fully versed in the exhibit’s life support systems operation.

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Head of Operations

Head of Operations

Are you ready to take your career to new heights?

About the Opportunity

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, dynamic and ambitious Head of Operations to lead the operational team at SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium (SLSA). Everyone knows SLSA is an iconic attraction in Sydney, but it’s become even more special with the recently added $5 million Day and Night on the Reef interactive experience.

Reporting to the General Manager, this role is responsible for all aspects of SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium’s day to day operational performance – from the delivery of amazing and memorable experiences to each and every guest that walks through the doors to achievement of outstanding commercial results. The Head of Operations will be a key player in elevating SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium’s status within aquaria worldwide, ensuring impeccable standards, commercial excellence and the highest quality of health, safety and security.

The Head of Operations role acts as the champion of guest service delivery above all else, and is responsible for setting and driving a culture of ‘guest-first’. They will be able to demonstrate both experience and passion in managing a diverse team, ensuring safety remains fully embedded in the culture of the business and driving commercial results through admissions, retail, food and beverage, and all high yield experiences. As a leader of people, the success of the Head of Operations will come from delivering a highly motivated and engaged team.

About You

• Most importantly, you will have a passion for the underwater world! You will care about protecting our oceans and their creatures, and will thrive on the ability to deliver amazing discoveries and memorable experiences to each and every guest!

• You will have strong leadership and/or management experience, which should have been gained in a complex, multi-functional guest facing and commercial business.

• You are likely to be a current Head of Operations or an Operations Manager within a visitor attraction.  You will possess strong people skills, excellent commercial and financial acumen; and you will have delivered tangible KPI improvements.

• You will be an adept critical thinker and problem solver, with the ability to work under pressure and to deadlines.

• Your standards will be second to none, and you will have a strong aptitude for performance and change management.

• You will be a (calculated) risk taker, exploring options cons

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Displays Curator - SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium

Displays Curator - SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium

(Job Number: SEA000141)

We are SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium and we are part of the magical Merlin Entertainments!

We are pleased to offer the exciting role of Displays Curator at SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium – a full time, salaried leadership position at one of SEA LIFE’s global flagship sites.

Located in Sydney’s beautiful Darling Harbour, this world famous coastal aquarium is home to thousands of amazing creatures, from our two dugongs, Pig and Wuru, through to Grey Nurse Sharks, Tropical Fish, and even our colony of King and Gentoo penguins, housed in their state-of-the-art Sub-Antarctic display!

As the successful applicant, you will be adept in managing diverse animal collections reflective of the scope of our attraction, as well as having a serious passion for delivering memorable experiences for the millions of guests that come through our doors. Of course, with such an incredible range of species to work with, the successful applicant will also take charge of the talented people that manage these displays, providing development platforms, engagement opportunities and performance management to ensure the ongoing smooth running of the department. You will be passionate about safety and creature welfare, and have good levels of life support system and maintenance knowledge as well as also having an understanding of (or capacity to understand) local legal compliance. In addition to the above, you will be a champion for standards, hygiene and ongoing development – being one of Merlin’s busiest aquaria means that we seldom stop moving, so you should be prepared to conceptualise, develop and ultimately implement a world-class rolling displays development plan, to secure SEA LIFE Sydney’s position as a jewel in the Merlin Entertainments’ crown!

Ask yourself these questions:

Are you an experienced Curator looking to gain more knowledge and experience of working with this fantastic product?

• Are you able to deliver the ultimate in memorable experiences?

• Do you like working in a fast paced environment?

• Have you previously managed a team?

If you answered yes to these questions then you could be in with a chance of joining the team and enjoy some of our great benefits including a Merlin Magic pass, 25% discount in our retail shops and restaurants, 40% discount online off of Lego, and much more!

We offer flexible opportunities in a totally unique environment. We know this is a great place to work.

Merlin Entertainments is the leading name in location based, quality family entertainment and the world’s number two visitor attraction operator. We currently have over 100 attractions spread across 24 countries and four continents, and aim to deliver unique and memorable experiences to over 560 million visitors worldwide.

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