Snowmaking Supervisor Technician - Year Round - Full Time

Steamboat Ski Resort•Steamboat Springs, CO

20h•Onsite

About The Position

This year-round position engages and manages all seasons of snowmaking. Find your dream job and make it snow! The Snowmaking Supervisor/Technician is responsible for instructing, directing, assisting, and consulting with crews to ensure safe, effective, and efficient completion of assignments. This role involves the maintenance and repair of all snowmaking equipment and infrastructure, operating snowmaking equipment, snowmobiles, and snow cats, and managing snowmaking facilities. Additionally, the position requires monitoring weather forecasts, assisting with planning and presentation of snowmaking orientation, and ensuring compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements. The role also includes performing preventative maintenance, service, calibration, and repairs of snowmaking equipment, assisting with new construction or expansion of snowmaking infrastructure, making snow as needed, repairing air and water hydrants, performing minor building maintenance, organizing snowmaker equipment, and completing necessary paperwork.

Requirements

2 years of previous work history/education required
Snowmobile certification (may be acquired after hiring)
ATV’s (may be acquired after hiring) required
Interact and maintain positive relationships with guests, co-workers and management consistent with Steamboat Ski and Resort Company’s Service Excellence standards
High school diploma or GED equivalent
Must have a valid driver’s license
Must be at least 18 years of age
Communicate clearly in English, both verbal / non-verbal, and written

Responsibilities

Instruct, direct, assist, and consult with crews with the goal of helping them to successfully complete their assignments in a safe, effective, and efficient manner
Maintenance and repair of all snow making equipment, and infrastructure
Assist in planning snowmaking field operations
Operate snowmaking equipment, snowmobiles, and snow cats as necessary in support of snowmaking operations
Meet, brief and de-brief snowmaking crews at shift change
Ensure that snowmaking facilities are kept in a clean, organized, and functional condition
Advocate for snowmaking personnel
Advise superiors of any situations or conditions that might influence the safety, efficiency, or moral of snowmaking employees
Suggest plans and actions to maximize these conditions
Process and manage any documents that may be necessary from time to time. These include but are not limited to; Maintenance records, Incident and Accident reports, Snowmobile and Snow Cat work orders, and Safety Suggestions
Ensure that snowmaker equipment is assigned to snowmaking personnel and that a record of such assignment is taken and kept. Likewise, ensure that such equipment is returned and accounted for at the end of the snowmaking season
Monitor weather forecasts and conditions and assist in making decisions based thereon as to where and when to commence or cease snowmaking operations
Assist with the planning and preparation of the annual snowmaking orientation and help with all aspects of its presentation
Compliance with all company policies and procedures as well as any regulatory requirements
Perform preventative maintenance, service, calibration, and repairs of all types of snowmaking equipment
Assist with any new construction or expansion of snowmaking infrastructure
Make Snow as needed
Repair air and water hydrants
Inspect, repair, and/or replace hydrants in field
Perform minor building maintenance such as cleaning and painting
Organize and maintain snowmaker equipment such as hydrant wrenches, helmets, headlights, utility belts, etc.
Complete work orders and any other paperwork required for the work assigned

Benefits

Free Alterra Mountain Pass for all eligible employees and eligible dependents for winter and summer, and a free IKON Pass to eligible employees
Discounted skiing and riding for friends and family of eligible employees
Vacation and Sick Time policies for eligible employees
Generous discounts on outdoor gear, apparel, rental cars, etc.
Medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, short term & long-term disability insurance, EAP, HSAs, FSAs, and more for Year Round, Flex Year Round, & Season-to-Season Employees.
Apex-MEC (minimum essential coverage) plan available to all seasonal employees without an offer of major medical coverage. This plan helps cover preventive visits, urgent care visits, Free Telehealth, Limited Hospitalization, Prescription Drug Benefits and Free Multilingual Behavioral Health.
401(k) plan with generous company match
Discounted tuition with partner online university for all Alterra Mountain Company employees to further their education
Paid parental leave of up to 6 weeks for eligible employees
Free regional bus pass