Electrical Engineer

Electrical Engineer

Hours: 40 hours per week

Work pattern: Including weekends, bank holidays and evenings

Duration: Permanent Salaried Contract

Location: West Midlands Safari Park

About the role

West Midlands Safari Park are currently recruiting for the position of Electrical Engineer.

We are looking for a skilled and proactive Electrical Engineer / Electrician to join our Engineering & Maintenance team. You'll play a vital role in keeping our park running safely and reliably, maintaining everything from ride systems and electrical infrastructure to animal habitats and essential site facilities.

Working alongside a highly skilled team, you'll help ensure our attractions, facilities and animal environments operate to the highest standards, helping us create unforgettable experiences for our guests.

About you

• Takes pride in their work
• Enjoys solving problems
• Thrives in a hands-on engineering environment
• Able to work collaboratively with mechanical engineers, ride technicians, and operations teams
• Able to work safely at height
• Able to work in a fast-paced operational environment

Benefits

• WMSP Annual Pass which gives you and your family and friends free admission and theme park wristbands, and free entry to our sister site Drayton Manor Park and Water World Stoke On Trent
• 20% discount in retail shops
• 50% off food & beverage while on shift (individual)
• 35% off VIP experiences (discounts do not apply to guided minibus tours)
• 35% off at selected food & beverage purchases whilst visiting the park
• 10% off stays in Safari Lodges
• 24 hour access to an online doctor and access to online prescriptions
• Counselling access
• Online retailer discount portal

About West Midlands Safari Park

West Midlands Safari Park is an award-winning visitor attraction, located in Worcestershire in the heart of England. It is home to some of the world's most beautiful and critically endangered species, with a four-mile Safari Drive, Safari Walk with a Discovery Trail, African Village and Lemur Woods, allowing guests to experience up close encounters with hundreds of amazing animals. Guests can also choose from a wide range of catering and retail outlets, as well as enjoying a large amusement area with over 21 rides and attractions providing the ideal venue for family days out.

In 2021, the Park introduced Safari Lodges - luxury accommodation allowing guests to stay overnight for the first time. Guests can wake up to incredible sights of elephants, giraffe, rhinos, hippos and red pandas, or sleep just a 'whisker' away from lions, tigers and cheetahs.

In addition, the Park is home to three incredible venues - Spring Grove House, Treetops Pavillion and Cellarz, which play host to weddings, corporate events and social celebrations.

Our mission

Our mission is to bring people together to create unique wildlife experiences that exhilarate, educate and leave memories to last a lifetime.

Our 200-acre site allows us to do just that, whether you're a day guest, wedding guest or overnight guest. We create experiences unlike no other, attracting visitors from across the Midlands and beyond.

Our brand and our team members live by our core values. We're passionate and work with a sense of togetherness, always striving to be progressive, with preservation at the heart of everything we do, all while creating unforgettable experiences.

Through these principles we aspire to achieve our vision: to be the number one UK wildlife attraction through the creation of immersive animal habitats and unique visitor experiences.