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Job positions at REINDEER FARM in Palmer, Alaska
Animal Care Specialist
Barista/ Food Trailer Worker
Barista/ Food Trailer Worker
Enjoy spending time with animals? Like working outdoors?
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Barista/ Food Trailer Worker
Barista/ Food Trailer Worker
Barista/ Food Trailer Worker
Passionate about coffee? Love chatting with guests from around the world?
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Tractor Wagon Driver
Barista/ Food Trailer Worker
Enjoy leisurely scenic drives? Love chatting with guests from around the world?
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Reptile Expert
Landscape Maintenance
Passionate about scaley and slimy friends? Curious to learn about reptiles and their care?
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Gift Shop Manager
Landscape Maintenance
Landscape Maintenance
Enjoy Organization and keeping track of fun new products? Click the photo above to learn more.
Landscape Maintenance
Landscape Maintenance
Landscape Maintenance
Enjoy mowing and weed trimming? Do you find the outdoors relaxing?
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Animal Care Specialists at the Reindeer Farm
Description
$13-$17 per hour, DOE
An Animal Care Specialist has the ability to (1) CARE FOR THE ANIMALS and (2) SHARE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THEM. The perfect candidate would be comfortable work around animals including feeding, watering, and cleaning enclosures. They would also be comfortable talking to the public about each animal and what makes them unique.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Keep pens clean
- Watering animals
- Informing the public on animal information
- Assisting the public to interact with animals safely
Desired Qualities
- Outgoing personality
- Timeliness
- Ability to work independently
- Team player
- Flexible
- Available to work May 1st- Labor Day
- Ability to work outdoors and dress for the weather
Barista/ Food Trailer Worker at the Reindeer Farm
Description
$13-$17 per hour plus tips, DOE
A Barista/ Food Trailer Worker takes orders, preps food and work station, and provides a delicious quality product consistently. They would be comfortable making drinks, operating an espresso machine, and operating other kitchen machinery (Hot Dog machine, milkshake machine, panini press, etc.)
Duties and Responsibilities
- Taking orders
- Handling cash and credit cards
- Cleaning up work station
- Prepping food
- Making food to order
- Cleaning up at the end of the day
- Reporting inventory (so manager can restock)
- Reporting food waste at the end of each day
Desired Qualities
- Outgoing personality
- Timeliness
- Ability to work independently
- Team player
- Availability to work May 1st Labor Day
- Preferably 18 years or older
- Experience with food prep or barista preferred but not necessary
Tractor Wagon Driver at the Reindeer Farm
Description
$15-$20 per hour, DOE
Tractor Wagon Driver will drive the tractor for guests and talk to them briefly about the history of the farm and the area. The Tractor Wagon Driver will also monitor the kid play area and report any injuries or assist guests as needed, The perfect candidate would be comfortable working around animals including feeding, watering, and cleaning enclosures. They would also be comfortable talking to the public about each animal and what makes them unique.
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Tractor Wagon Driver must be 18 years of age for liability reasons. Tractor Wagon Driver must be able to drive or learn to drive a tractor safely and ensure passengers load and unload safely.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Keep pen clean
- Watering animals
- Informing public on animal information
- Assisting the public to interact with animals safely
- Driving Tractor Safely
Desired Qualities
Outgoing personality
- Timeliness
- Ability to work independently
- Team Player
- Flexible
- Available to work May 1st-Labor Day
- Ability to work outdoors and dress for the weather
- 18 years or older
Reptile Expert at the Reindeer Farm
Description
$13-$17 per hour, DOE
A Reptile Expert has the ability to (1) CARE FOR THE ANIMALS and (2) PROVIDE A SAFE EXPERIENCE TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS. The perfect candidate would be comfortable working around reptiles and exotics including feeding, watering, and cleaning enclosures. They would also be comfortable talking to the public about each animal and what makes them unique.
The Reptile Expert would be responsible for making sure interactions between a human (particularly children) and animals are safe. Safety of guests and animals is our highest priority. Reptile Expert must be confident and comfortable enough to give instructions to guests about animals interactions. Reptiles Experts must be at least 16 years of age for liability reasons.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Clean enclosures
- Watering animals
- Checking lights and heat lamps as needed
- Feeding animals on schedule
- Informing public on animal information
- Handling Animals
- Assisting the public to interact with animals safely
Desired Qualities
- Outgoing personality
- Timeliness
- Ability to work independently
- Team Player
- Flexible
- Available to work May 1st-Labor Day
- Ability to work outdoors and dress for the weather
- Experience with reptiles preferred
- 16 years or older
Farm Hand at the Reindeer Farm
Description
$14-$20 per hour, DOE
Farm Hands help maintain the farm grounds and care for the animals. Farm Hands conduct a variety of projects on the farm including fencing, building shelters, and repairing existing buildings. Farm Hands may also find themselves decorating for Christmas, weed whacking, mowing, and mucking animal stalls.
This job is has a variety of responsibilities. The best fit for this position is someone flexible, that can work independently, and complete tasks by following directions.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Minor Repairs to farm buildings and fences
- Check water and feed in pens and fill as needed
- Identify and detect health issues within the herd, report to supervisor
- Handling animals
- Operating tractor and other farm equipment safely
- Maintaining farm equipment as needed
- Installing new fencing, gates, and shelters
- Cleaning pens and feed areas
- Landscaping around farm
- Mowing and weeding
- Give tractor rides and help with your groups as needed
- Cutting and gathering Willow
Desired Qualities
- Attention to detail
- Ability to Work Independently
- Ability to understand and carry out routine written and oral directions
- Ability to withstand prolonged exposure to varying weather conditions
- Skilled in basic mechanical and carpentry
- Work efficiently and quickly
- Stay focused
- 18 years or older
Gift Shop Manager at the Reindeer Farm
Description
$16-$19 per hour, DOE
A Gift Shop Manager has the ability to (1) PERFORM CUSTOMER SERVICE and (2) CLEAN AND ORGANIZE. The perfect candidate would be comfortable talking with customers and working a point of sale system. They would also enjoy organizing and keeping their work space clean.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Working the retail in the gift shop a set number of days of the week during our summer season
- Cleaning Gift shop
- Restocking product
- Labeling and pricing new product
- Organizing storage in basement
- Cleaning basement
- Performing inventory counts so we have an accurate count of products
- Submitting items to purchaser for reorder when stock is low
Desired Qualities
- Outgoing personality
- Timeliness
- Ability to work independently
- Team player
- Flexible
- Available to work April 1st- Labor Day
Landscape Maintenance at the Reindeer Farm
Description
$13-$16 per hour, DOE
Landscape Maintenance will be helping us maintain the grounds of the farm. This is important to protect the health of the animals and comfort of our guests.
This job includes mowing, weed eating, hand weeding, and poop scooping. Landscape Maintenance may also be called upon to help with other farm projects. The best fit for this position is someone flexible, that can work independently, and complete tasks by following directions.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Operating a riding lawn mower
- Operating a push mower
- Operating a weed trimmer
- Hand weeding
- Poop Scooping
- Minor Repairs to farm buildings and fences
- Check water and feed in pens and fill as needed
- Cutting and gathering Willow
Desired Qualities
- Attention to detail
- Ability to Work Independently
- Ability to understand and carry out routine written and oral directions
- Ability to withstand prolonged exposure to varying weather conditions
- Work efficiently and quickly
- Stay focused
- 15 years or older