Maintenance Officer

Fancy spending your day surrounded by iconic marine wildlife Do you love working in a fastpaced environment where no 2 days are the same

We have a unique and exciting opportunity to join our Maintenance Team at Sydneys top visitor attractions as a site Maintenance Officer on a full time permanent contract.

About the role

Working with the Head of Technical Services and a small team of in house technicians youll be supporting Sydneys iconic attractions; SEA LIFE WILD LIFE Madame Tussauds & Sydney Tower Eye! Your responsibilities will include:

Assisting the operations and curatorial teams with the daytoday maintenance and implementation of ongoing programs for Sydney attractions including SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium WILD LIFE Sydney Zoo Madame Tussauds Sydney and the Sydney Tower Eye.
Performing repair general and preventative maintenance work of facilities buildings grounds and equipment including carpentry gyprock repair welding metal fabrication plumbing and masonry.
Maintain structurally and aesthetically the interior and exterior of the building; and all building services (including electrical disconnect/reconnect waterproofing walkways concreting and painting)
Repairing and treating structures such as doors locks showers floors sinks walls and carpets.
Fault finding and reporting mechanical and electrical malfunctions to third party for action.
Assisting facilitating and supervising external contractors where required.
Assisting the operations team with ensuring all operational requirements are completed.
Inspect and ensure all jobs on the maintenance list have been completed to the specifications stipulated.

Once fully trained this role will work a Sunday Thursday roster pattern.

About You

To be successful in this role you will have:
Broad knowledge of building maintenance required.
Demonstrated reliability and diligence.
Specific skills and experience regarding prechecks on the various themed attraction rides and exhibits preferable. However where lacking on job training will be provided.
Assisting with the maintenance and organisation of a safe and functional mechanical workshop.
Competent with the use of office computer software (Microsoft Office suite etc).
Perform fault diagnosis on complex & interlinked software systems to ensure the ongoing operation of plant equipment and minimise down time of infrastructure and systems.
Intermediate knowledge of networking hardware infrastructure and the ability to work with specialists (both in person and through remote communication) to resolve networking issues.

This is a fast paced guest facing environment no two days are the same so the ability to think on your feet problem solve and use your initiative will be key in this role.

About the Benefits

Corporate benefits including free access to all our attractions worldwide
Domestic and global opportunities to develop and progress your skills and career in tourism and attractions
Annual leave and sick leave plus various additional Leave days including birthday wellbeing and 3 volunteer days to give back to a social cause you care about
Opportunity to be involved with our Diversity & Inclusion initiatives including our Reconciliation Action Plan
Being part of a business built on fun!

About Us

Merlin Entertainments is the company behind iconic brands like SEA LIFE Madame Tussauds LEGOLAND and Peppa Pig World of Play. We operate in over 140 attractions across 25 countries delivering memorable experiences to 54 million visitors a year.

Were the leading operator of visitor attractions in Australia and New Zealand with 10 attractions including SEA LIFE Wild Life Madame Tussauds and the Fly Treetop Adventures amongst others.

Merlin Entertainments is driven by a strong social responsibility with the vision to create a world where the global community respects conserves and sustainably manages our precious aquatic habitats wildlife and natural resources. We strive to achieve this goal through our 2 charities: Merlins Magic Wand and the SEA LIFE Trust.

So if you are vibrant and passionate about delivering an amazing service within a great company and in a team who loves what we do then we want to hear from you!

Merlin Entertainments strongly encourages application from all background including people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander decent.

Please let us know atif you require any adjustments to the recruitment process to support your application.