Parking Shuttle Driver​/Parker

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• Base Pay $19.00 / Hour
• Job Category Winter
• Employee Type Hourly position

Our Parking Shuttle Drivers operate our parking lot shuttles which are a combination of generally a one ton flat bed truck with a goose-neck open air shuttle trailer between 30 and 40 feet in length. Parking lot travel speeds are generally between 5 and 10 miles per hour ttle drivers pick up a mixture of guests and employees depending upon time of day and assignments.

Drivers service up to eight parking areas. Drivers are also often called upon to assist with other parking department tasks such as parking vehicles, controlling the pickup and drop off area, providing breaks or snow removal. Parking Shuttle Drivers are tasked with getting our guests to the mountain in a safe, welcoming, friendly, informative and efficient manner. Each shuttle is equipped with a public address system to inform guests about the lots that they’ve been picked up from, parking shuttle operating times, mountain conditions and locations for ticket acquisitions.

Parking Attendant duties include safely and efficiently accommodating the arrival, directing and parking of guests in a friendly and welcoming manner.

This job description is intended to be a broad description of duties. You will be asked to carry out all responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Specific information on duties and policies can be found with your supervisor or in the Employee Reference Guide. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

Parking Shuttle Driver Duties:

• Operate parking shuttles to transport guests and employees to and from Taos Ski Valley, Incorporated parking lots to the resort center pick up and drop off area
• Operate parking shuttles in a safe and efficient manner
• May have to apply and remove snow chains to shuttle trucks
• Operate public address system on shuttle trucks to welcome and inform guests
• Assist in vehicle maintenance and fueling including checking tire pressure on trucks and trailers and monitoring engine fluid levels
• Provide open parking space counts as parking nears equilibrium

Other Job Responsibilities May Include:

• Directs arriving guests to appropriate parking lots and/or arrival locations
• Answers guests’ questions in a friendly and efficient manner
• Controls parking flow within specific parking lots
• Efficiently park vehicles within specific lots
• Directs guests to parking lot shuttles, ticket office and lifts
• Facilitates smooth flow of traffic into parking lots following established parking patterns
• Coordinates with parking team to meet parking team objectives as listed above
• Assists with snow removal preparation, snow remova and parking setup activities
• Assists with installing and removing snow chains from parking lot shuttles and support vehicles
• Reliable attendance on all scheduled workdays
• Other duties as assigned

Personal

Skills:

• Excellent driving skills especially with regard to pedestrian awareness and operating in high alpine winter driving conditions which includes snow and ice
• An extreme “defensive” driving mindset, excellent situational awareness and strong focus as is necessary to operate in our large parking lots filled with other vehicles, pedestrians and heavy snow removal equipment
• Eagerness to accommodate, direct and inform guests in a welcoming and professional manner
• Effective verbal communication skills to welcome guests, direct guests and inform guests
• Effective non-verbal communication skills including learning basic hand and arm gestures to direct drivers and traffic for the purposes of guiding traffic flow to various parking lots then specific vehicles into parking spaces
• Physical ability to stand and remain on foot while parking process is in progress if assigned a parking function or to the pick up drop off areas
• Weather condition awareness for the purposes of adapting to winter weather conditions through proper knowledge and use of clothing and protective winter gear
• Physical ability to assist with snow removal and preparation efforts
• Strong personal character…