2026 Skate Sharpener
About The Position
City Center Rink, part of the Providence Parks system, is seeking a part-time seasonal Skate Sharpener for Winter 2026–2027. The Rink is a downtown Providence destination and community hub that serves more than 50,000 ice skating and ice bumper car patrons during a typical winter season. The Skate Sharpener maintains the Parks Department’s rental-skate inventory and sharpens customer skates. The role works under the direction of the Assistant Manager/Manager on Duty, Programming Supervisors, and Director of Athletic and Event Facilities. This position is in person and pays $20.00 per hour, with expected hours of up to 20 per week. Evening, weekend, school-vacation, and holiday availability is required, including during Providence school vacation periods December 21, 2026–January 1, 2027 and February 15–19, 2027. The Rink is open on Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve, and New Year’s Day.
Requirements
- Experience operating and maintaining BladeMaster or comparable skate-sharpening equipment.
- Ability to maintain accurate records and use required software after training.
- Evening, weekend, school-vacation, and holiday availability is required.
- Availability during Providence school vacation periods December 21, 2026–January 1, 2027 and February 15–19, 2027.
Nice To Haves
- At least one year of skate-sharpening experience is preferred.
- Public-facility or retail-service experience is strongly preferred.
- Customer-service experience is preferred.
- Basic ice-skating ability is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Attend required training and follow established sharpening, equipment-maintenance, safety, and recordkeeping procedures.
- Maintain and sharpen an inventory of more than 500 public rental skates at required service intervals.
- Sharpen customer skates accurately and provide professional customer service about service timing and basic blade condition.
- Operate, clean, adjust, and maintain BladeMaster sharpening equipment, and promptly report equipment concerns.
- Maintain complete digital sharpening logs using the Rink software platform and other required records.
- Inspect skates for damaged blades, loose hardware, cracked boots, or other unsafe conditions, and remove unsafe equipment from service.
- Train or coach designated staff to recognize damaged or unsafe skates and perform approved support tasks.
- Assist with skate rentals and returns, customer-skate organization, cleaning and sanitizing, and rental-room operations as needed.
- Maintain a clean, organized, secure, and safe sharpening room and work area.
- Assist with facility opening and closing, bumper car setup, on-ice monitoring, and other Rink operations when assigned.
- Complete other duties related to skate maintenance and Rink operations as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
