Elephant Care Branch Manager

The Elephant Sanctuary in TN is celebrating 30 years’ of providing elephants with care, the companionship of a herd, and the opportunity to live out their lives in a safe haven dedicated to their well-being. We are currently hiring a Branch Manager to join our dedicated team of caregivers as we continue to grow. This new position is an important member of our elephant care program with responsibility for multiple barns, coordination of caregiver team of 6 to 10, and overseeing care of 5 to 9 elephants while collaborating with Elephant Management Team to ensure safety and procedural protocols are in place. We encourage you to apply if you meet the following job requirements and prerequisites:

• Five years’ experience working with safety and Protected Contact elephant care husbandry and training protocols
• Two or more years’ experience as a collaborative team leader or managing supervisor
• Demonstrated exceptional work safety record
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Valid driver’s license, insurable to drive company vehicles, and ability to provide own transportation to/from work
• Requires equipment and tool operating experience including mowers, weed-eaters, chainsaws, and power tools. Heavy equipment operation a plus (skid steer loaders, farm tractors etc.)
• Requires vehicle operating and maintenance experience including 4-wheel drive trucks, ATVs
• Flexibility to work different times as needed including evenings, weekends, holidays, and Night Feed.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to work for 8 hours in all weather conditions and on uneven terrain
• Must be able to lift or carry 50lbs repeatedly during loading/unloading supplies
• Must be able to perform repetitive manual tasks, (cutting produce, pressure washing, raking etc.)
• Must be able to clearly communicate verbally; hear, understand, and respond to communications over the radio and under noisy conditions; and react quickly and safely in an emergency
• Ability to maintain extended or awkward positions and react quickly around animals
• Sit, push, pull, lift overhead, reach at or below shoulder level, keyboarding, gross manipulation, fine manipulation, stooping, crouching, kneeling, climbing stairs

Status: Full-time, non-exempt; 40 hrs/week