Ride Maintenance Manager $110,000-$125,000/Year

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation • Vallejo, CA

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About The Position

The Ride Maintenance Manager provides leadership and direction for the mechanical and electrical maintenance of the park’s rides and attractions. The role is responsible for maintaining safety, reliability, regulatory compliance, and operational readiness. The manager leads the Ride Maintenance team; oversees preventive maintenance and annual rehabilitation programs; coordinates corrective repairs and technical projects; and ensures maintenance activities are planned, documented, and completed within established schedules and budgets. The role works closely with Operations, Engineering, Safety, Construction, Facility Maintenance, and other park departments to support safe, reliable attraction operation while minimizing downtime and guest experience impacts.

The Ride Maintenance Manager reports to the Director of Maintenance and Construction. The position requires a flexible schedule that may include nights, weekends, holidays, and periods of increased maintenance activity. Duties take place in an active maintenance and amusement-park environment, and the role may require access to all areas of the park and physical activities including lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds, bending, squatting, kneeling, climbing, working in confined spaces, and working at heights up to 200 feet.

Requirements

• At least five years of maintenance leadership, project management, or comparable technical management experience.
• Strong understanding of mechanical and electrical maintenance principles.
• Working knowledge of hydraulic and pneumatic systems, gear drives, motors, mechanical power transmission, hand and power tools, and heavy equipment.
• Experience troubleshooting complex equipment and coordinating multidisciplinary maintenance activities.
• Experience interpreting mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, hydraulic and pneumatic diagrams, technical manuals, and manufacturer documentation.
• Knowledge of preventive maintenance and equipment reliability practices.
• Working knowledge of applicable CAL/OSHA, DOSH, EPA, and other regulatory requirements.
• Experience overseeing major equipment overhauls, preventive maintenance programs, and complex corrective repairs.
• Experience with computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to lead teams, establish priorities, manage multiple projects, and meet deadlines.
• Experience improving equipment reliability, reducing recurring failures, and using maintenance data to identify trends and drive corrective actions.
• Experience planning and managing maintenance labor, staffing, schedules, budgets, spare parts, and contractor resources.
• Experience developing technicians through structured training, qualification programs, coaching, and technical mentorship.
• Valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record.
• Availability to work a flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, holidays, and periods of increased maintenance activity as operationally required.
• Ability to access all areas of the park and perform duties in an active maintenance and amusement-park environment.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds, bend, squat, kneel, climb, work in confined spaces, and work at heights up to 200 feet, as the position may require.

Nice To Haves

• Leadership experience in amusement ride maintenance, theme park maintenance, industrial maintenance, manufacturing, or another complex equipment environment; experience in a similarly regulated industrial maintenance environment is preferred.
• Maximo experience.
• Strong technical background in mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and industrial control systems.
• Experience overseeing annual ride rehabilitation and complex corrective repairs.
• Familiarity with amusement ride control systems, PLCs, variable frequency drives (VFDs), sensors, safety circuits, and industrial automation.
• Working knowledge of amusement ride inspection, maintenance, and documentation requirements, including California DOSH requirements.
• Experience working directly with ride manufacturers, engineering firms, third-party inspectors, contractors, and specialized technical vendors.
• Technical degree, trade certification, apprenticeship, or equivalent advanced training in mechanical, electrical, industrial maintenance, engineering technology, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day leadership, direction, and accountability for Ride Maintenance supervisors, technicians, and support personnel.
• Oversee mechanical and electrical maintenance, inspection, troubleshooting, repair, and rehabilitation of rides and attractions.
• Develop, coordinate, and execute preventive maintenance and annual ride rehabilitation schedules.
• Prioritize maintenance based on safety, operational needs, attraction availability, staffing, and deadlines.
• Monitor attraction reliability and recurring equipment issues, and drive corrective actions to improve long-term performance.
• Ensure work is properly planned, assigned, executed, inspected, and documented.
• Coordinate troubleshooting and repairs for complex mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and control-system issues.
• Manage maintenance projects from planning through completion, monitoring labor, materials, schedules, and budgets.
• Communicate attraction status, maintenance priorities, project progress, risks, and anticipated return-to-service timelines.
• Partner with Operations and other departments to minimize attraction downtime and guest experience impacts.
• Maintain accurate, current, organized, and accessible maintenance records, inspection documentation, work orders, and regulatory records.
• Develop and maintain departmental procedures, work practices, and maintenance standards.
• Ensure compliance with applicable CAL/OSHA, DOSH, EPA, manufacturer requirements, company policies, and other applicable regulations.
• Promote a strong safety culture and ensure work uses approved procedures, proper tools, and appropriate safety practices.
• Develop team capabilities through coaching, technical training, performance management, and succession planning.
• Coordinate with manufacturers, vendors, contractors, and technical resources when specialized support is needed.
• Support continuous improvement in attraction reliability, preventive maintenance effectiveness, maintenance efficiency, and reduction of recurring failures.
• Perform other duties as assigned in support of park and Maintenance Department objectives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed