Part-time Ice Rink; Zamboni; Clifton Park, NY

Capital Arena is looking for ice maintenance crew members!

Job Description

Summary
The Ice Rink Facilities (Zamboni) Operator is responsible for the maintenance and operation of all ice rink facilities, ensuring a safe and enjoyable experience for all visitors. This role involves a combination of ice maintenance, equipment operation, and general building facilities maintenance.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Ice Maintenance:

• Monitor and maintain the quality and thickness of the ice surface.
• Operate ice resurfacing machines to ensure a smooth and even ice sheet.
• Implement proper ice edging techniques to enhance safety and performance.
• Execute scheduled ice maintenance procedures, including flooding and resurfacing.

2. Equipment Operation:

• Operate and maintain ice resurfacing machines, Zambonis, and other specialized equipment.
• Conduct regular inspections of machinery to identify and address any issues promptly.
• Ensure all equipment is stored, cleaned, and maintained in accordance with safety protocols.

3. Building Facilities Maintenance:

• Perform routine inspections of the facility's infrastructure, including HVAC, lighting, and plumbing systems.
• Address and report any maintenance issues promptly to the appropriate department.
• Conduct regular checks on doors, windows, and other structural components to ensure security and safety.
• Collaborate with maintenance staff to implement preventive maintenance programs.

4. Customer Service:

• Provide excellent customer service by addressing inquiries and concerns from patrons.
• Assist in coordinating events and activities within the ice rink facility.
• Collaborate with management to implement improvements based on customer feedback.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

One or more months of related experience and/or training. HVAC, plumbing, electrical, landscaping and other maintenance experience required.

Language Skills

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of organizational systems, Microsoft office and electronic communication.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Current driver's licenses required.

Physical demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to stand; walk and use hands to finger, handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required to sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative…