Location: Bend, Oregon
Are you interested in delivering memorable experiences, enhancing people's lives and having fun while doing it? This shared mission of POWDR and Mt. Bachelor creates a fun and inspiring culture that we live every day. We look for employees who are passionate about sharing mountain culture, have a positive attitude, are problem solvers and care about winning as a team. Our vision drives us to deliver exceptional experiences and it's our employees who become the true moment makers here at Mt. Bachelor.
Mt. Bachelor strives to deliver Central Oregon's most memorable outdoor adventures to locals and out-of-town visitors on a year-round basis. Mt. Bachelor's 365 days of fun includes 4,300 acres of lift-accessible terrain for skiing and snowboarding, Woodward Mountain Parks, a world-class Nordic Center, summer and fall downhill biking in the Mt. Bachelor Bike Park, Sun Country Tours (white water rafting), hiking, Sunset Dinners, Zip-Touring and chairlift-accessible sightseeing.
Position Summary
Operate Prinoth and PistenBully snowcats at night in variable weather and snow conditions. Create a safe and consistent riding surface. Work and communicate with other departments for overall maintenance of mountain - building clearance, access to lifts, and consistency of runs. Understand and be able to discuss snow science information from Grooming Manual.
Essential Functions/Major Responsibilities
Use blade and tiller, cut bumps, flatten and level runs to compact snow for consistent riding surface. Cut and fill turn around marks, ruts, auger holes and surface irregularities.
Open up any run, mountain wide, in any condition. Check any run for completion, safety and quality (able to fix any issue). Maintain all roads and get backs, including building the summit climbing road.
Establish and maintain lift loading and unloading areas.
Work on Dozing projects for padding and/or grading.
Able to tow disabled grooming cats to shop.
Clean snow from machine and keep interior of machine clean.
Complete logs and communicate with mechanics.
Check tracks and all components of machine. Monitor service hours and notify when service is needed.
Build/install hoses.
Able to attach and remove implements from snow cat (blades, tiller, zauggs, etc).
Understand shop procedures. Report equipment issues clearly and correctly.
Inform leads and supervisors of changes or problems.
Maintenance of lift loading and unloading areas.
Monitor weather conditions to make safety calls for Patrol (i.e.: avalanche potential) and Lift Maintenance (i.e.: chair issues).
Ability to move around mountain with minimal direction.
Follow all safety procedures.
Secondary Function
Snowmaking.
Cut trees/limbs endangering runs.
Job Scope
Operation of equipment at night to create runs for the public and to keep access of Roads, Lifts, Lodges and mechanical buildings for other departments to accomplish their jobs. Move snow as required into and away from areas in a safe and proficient manner, without causing safety issues and or damage to yourself, co-workers, guests or the equipment being operated or worked around.
Interpersonal Contacts
Daily contact with Mt. operations departments. Lift Maintenance, Lift Op's, Lift Access, Patrol, Snow Removal, Terrain Parks, Building Maintenance, Electrical and Vehicle Maintenance, Lodge Services.
Come Work Where You Play!
Please be aware incomplete applications will not be accepted or reviewed. Mt. Bachelor is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Mt. Bachelor is committed to creating a quality work environment which makes full use of the talents and contributions of all employees without regard to race, color, religion, national origin or citizenship status, sex, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, disability or military status.
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