Lift Operator II; OIC)

Job Details:

Job Location:

Willamette Pass - Crescent Lake Jct, OR 97733, Position Type:
Seasonal, The Lift Operator in Charge helps provide the optimal experience to our guests during their visit by maintaining the area with their team around an assigned lift to ensure a safe and fun environment. Willamette Pass Ski Resort company purpose is to Give People the Freedom to Ski while providing high-quality service to our guests.

• Provide outstanding guest service by assisting and directing guests on and off chairlifts in a safe, professional, and efficient manner.
• Check all guests boarding the lift for a valid ticket or pass using a scanner.
• Ensure all lift riders have appropriate gear (resort-authorized equipment with metal edges only) and that backpacks are removed before boarding the chairlift.
• Monitor and assess guests’ needs by slowing chairlifts down for their safety.
• Provide leadership and monitor other operators assigned to their lifts.
• Effectively train operators at their lift stations while also leading by example.
• Ensure other lift operators at their stations are taking timely breaks and lunches. Schedule breaks and rotate crew members through each station as necessary.
• Operate ski lifts as assigned, including bumping, scanning, and buttons.
• Perform daily lift checks, and complete lift logs and accident and incident reports when needed.
• Coordinate and aid in the setup and maintenance of mazes, ramps, fencing, signage, and loading and unloading areas at their assigned lift station.
• Maintain OSHA and ANSI requirements for the safety and operations of lifts and lift ramps.
• Shovel snow, chip ice, sweep chairs, and maintain loading and unloading ramps safely and efficiently.
• Effectively communicate through authorized channels using resort protocol, including prompt emergency notification.

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• High School Diploma or equivalent (GED) required.
• At least one year of lift operations experience is required.
• Must be available to work at least 3 days per week.
• Knowledge season pass scanning equipment.
• Knowledge of lift controls and operations for aerial and surface lifts.
• Knowledge of lift and ski area safety processes and procedures.
• Skill in determining possible safety hazards.
• Completion of the WPR Qualified Climber program prior to first day.
• Skill in basic machinery.
• Skill in providing excellent customer service.
• Ability to read, understand, and comply with all company and departmental policies and procedures.
• Ability to perform timely and accurate completion of lift logs and incident reports.
• Ability to regularly work in adverse weather conditions.
• Ability to frequently walk on slippery, icy, and uneven surfaces.
• Ability to shovel and transport snow (up to 70 lbs.) for long periods in adverse outdoor conditions.
• Ability to occasionally lift, push or pull 50 lbs. individually or with assistance.
• Ability to ski or snowboard safely to and from assigned workstations using company-designated routes.
  
  Note:
  
  In some instances, employees without fundamental ski or snowboarding ability may be assigned workstations where such abilities are not required.
• Ability to use hand tools (rakes and shovels) to perform regular maintenance on snow loading/unloading surfaces according to specified standards.