Life Support Systems Supervisor
Our Life Support Systems Supervisor is part of the leadership of our Living Collections Department. While providing daily monitoring of our life support systems, our Life Support Systems Supervisor serves as a front line supervisor, overseeing all daily maintenance, repair, and operation of filtration, lighting, and automated control systems, all while keeping accurate and up-to-date records and providing efficient communication to all Living Collection teams and other departments within the California Science Center. The LSS Supervisor will use independent judgment and critical thinking to problem solve, collaborate with team members when necessary, and provide all necessary direction to life support systems staff and volunteers. Under the direction of the Life Support Systems Manager, the Life Support Systems Supervisor helps lead the LSS team and is responsible for supervising and coaching the staff in the execution of tasks and projects.
Functions & Responsibilities
Essential Functions
- Manages (on-boards, trains, coaches, disciplines, evaluates, etc.) staff and volunteers as required to ensure best life support system maintenance and operation in all assigned areas.
- Manage work order system and ensures all preventative maintenance, routine upkeep, clean, and repair of life support equipment is performed accurately and efficiently.
- Reviews the work of subordinate staff to ensure standards are maintained and procedures are consistently followed.
- Ensures staff maintain accurate life support equipment logs and records in a precise and efficient manner.
- Contributes to the design of life support systems for temporary tanks or future additions and modifications of existing systems, as necessary.
- Understands water chemistry reports and their relationship to life support systems.
- Required to receive and be a first responder to alarms and issues that arise.Responds to after-hours alarms and calls regarding issues with life support systems.
- Respond and provide technical coaching for equipment malfunction or failure. This may require coming in outside of regular working hours for emergencies.
- Performs administrative duties including
- scheduling and time-card approval, budgeting, workers’ compensation paperwork, and training documentation.
- Inventory, source, and procure equipment, tools, parts, etc. that are necessary to support positive animal welfare, working closely with both the California Science Center Foundation and the State of California to purchase
- Responsible for representing the Life Support Systems Team interdepartmentally, actively working to create collegial relationships for achieving mutual goals. Resolves staff conflicts.
- Recommends, develops, and implements policies, protocols, and procedures that ensure animal welfare, safety for staff, and efficiency.
- Manage and facilitate large projects from inception to completion.
- Coordinates the work of others, frequently consisting of a diverse interdepartmental team. Documents status and progress and maintains appropriate communication with stakeholders.
- Adhere to and abide by Federal, State, and local agency laws, regulations, codes, and ordinances, as well as AZA standards.
- Contribute to the mission of the California Science Center by stimulating curiosity and inspiring science learning by creating fun, memorable experiences for the guests.
- Other tasks as needed.
Skills & Experience
Education & Experience
- Supervisory experience within an AZA or closely related animal care facility.
- Knowledge of AZA standards and requirements of animal care within them.
- Experience maintaining automated control system.
- Demonstrated ability to work with Smartsheets, Teams, and Tracks computer systems.
- Aquatic Animal Life Support Operators Level 1 (or higher) certification.