Snowmaker

Overview

Snowmaker role at Wisp Resort. This is a full-time seasonal, hourly (non-exempt) position reporting to the Snow making Supervisor and/or Snow making Manager.

Position Title: Snow making

Department: Mountain Operations

Reports To: Snow making Supervisor and/or Snow making Manager

Status: Full-time Seasonal, Hourly (Non-Exempt)

Working Hours: Work begins early November through the end of March. Shifts are 12 hours and include day (7am–7pm) and night (7pm–7am) rotations. May require day, night, or evening hours, overtime, emergency call-outs, weekends and holidays as required. Hours determined by job requirements and experience.

Wage: $18.00 per hour with potential to earn incentives

Benefits: Maryland Accrued Sick Time, 401(k), Recreational Privileges

Snowmaker works as part of a team to open and maintain skiing terrain with snow that can be created. This is an outdoor role in cold and adverse conditions. Responsibilities include operating and rotating snow making guns, checking snow quality, and clearing snow around equipment. This is an entry-level position; as a supervisor, additional responsibilities include assisting the Snow making Manager in overseeing daily operations of the snow making department.

• Work as part of the snow making team to open and maintain ski terrain with manufactured snow.
• Operate and maintain snow making equipment as trained; follow start-up and shut-down procedures.
• Rotate snow guns and monitor snow quality; clear snow from around equipment.
• Maintain safety barriers, padding, and guards around snow making equipment.
• Shovel snow and perform snow removal around equipment and resort areas as needed.
• Work SAFELY around heavy equipment, high voltage, and high water pressures.
• Relocate and set up portable snow making equipment; become familiar with resort facilities, locations, and hours of operation.
• Participate in training prior to starting job duties and view safety materials related to snow making operations.
• Perform other duties as assigned while awaiting optimum snow making weather.

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Specialized in-house safety and equipment operation training.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Language
  
  Skills:
  
  Basic English.
• Mathematical
  
  Skills:
  
  Basic math.
• Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
  None.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made. Typical demands include manual dexterity, auditory and visual requirements; walking on steep and snowy slopes; standing for long periods; lifting up to 75 lbs; climbing, pushing, pulling, kneeling, bending, reaching; possible climbing of snow gun towers; exposure to cleaning chemicals, degreasing agents, painting fumes, sun UV radiation;

noise from snow guns and equipment requiring hearing protection.

Outdoor work with varied winter weather; night work possible; high pressure water and high voltage equipment; 24/7 resort operations including weekends and holidays; responsibilities may be mentally demanding during peak periods.

The information listed in this Job Description may be a summary and could change. Management reserves the right to make final decisions and to reject any applicant without disclosing a reason.