Snowmaking Maintenance

Vail Resorts • Keystone, FL

18d • $20 - $23

About The Position

Create Your Experience of a Lifetime! Come work and play in the mountains! Whether it’s your first-time seeing snow or you were born on the slopes, joining our team means discovering (or re-discovering!) a passion for the outdoors while building lifelong connections with teammates and guests from around the world. With 40+ resorts across 3 continents, you can join our team for a season or stay to build a career. From day one, you'll receive some of the highest compensation rates in the industry, free pass(es) along with free ski and snowboard lessons, 40% retail discounts, the chance to grow through Epic Service - our leading training and development experience, and wellness benefits to fuel your success. Hiring for our seasonal positions occurs on a rolling basis. Applications will be accepted until June 15th or until the positions are filled (whichever is first).
To Learn More, please review the Benefits Eligibility Summary Job Summary: As the Snowmaking Maintenance Technician, you will primarily focus on the maintenance and repairs of company equipment.

Requirements

• Microsoft Office skills - required.
• Must be fluent in English written and verbal - required.
• Must ski or ride at an intermediate level - required.
• Must have at least one year snow making experience - required.
• Must have a valid driver's license – required.
• Must have a High School Diploma or equivalent - required.
• Ability to operate hand tools, utilize power tools and welding equipment.
• Be familiar and/or able to be trained to work with turbo air compressors, vertical centrifugal water pumps, fan guns, air/water guns, low–e guns and the automation of the previously listed equipment.
• Be able and/or trained to use a multi-meter to trouble shoot equipment and electrical circuits.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with SMI fully auto super pole cat maintenance - preferred.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for personal safety and the safety of fellow employees and guests throughout all operations.
• Installs, maintains, and repairs all Snowmaking equipment with the ability to understand and assist crew with snowmaking operations.
• Completes projects assigned by the Snowmaking Supervisor and assists in accomplishing Team Lead requests.
• Safely and efficiently operate trucks, snowmobiles, snow cats and all snowmaking equipment.
• Communicates consistently with Supervisor and Snowmaking Leads regarding equipment repairs and maintenance, Snowmaking tasks, and workload of the department.
• Documents maintenance of Snowmaking equipment with up-to-date record keeping.
• Operates in a special environment with required knowledge of trade-specific tools and terminology.

Benefits

• Ski/Mountain Perks! Free passes for employees, employee discounted lift tickets for friends and family AND free ski lessons
• MORE employee discounts on lodging, food, gear, and mountain shuttles
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Excellent training and professional development
• Referral Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees