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About The Position

Requirements

• Three to five years prior experience as a Starter.
• Must have ability to handle horses weighing in excess of 900 pounds.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Must qualify for the New Mexico Racing Commission license.

Responsibilities

• Ensures that his crew schools young horses, getting them ready for his approval.
• Supervise the Assistant Starters in the handling and loading of older horses that need additional schooling.
• The Head Starter must issue gate cards that permit the horses to start and blinker cards that permit the horses to start with a change of equipment.
• Maintains consistent contact with the Horsemen, Racing Officials and Stewards to ensure that he and his crew are doing everything possible to give the horses the best possible start they can.
• Must verify that all Assistants are neat in appearance and are wearing the track uniform provided for them by the Association.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
• Responsibilities include training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Benefits

• wellness programs designed to support our team members' financial, physical, and mental well-being
• day-one medical coverage
• 401(k) matching
• annual performance bonus
• Paid time off is earned according to the local policy and increases with the length of employment.