Mountain Bike Trail Crew (Level 2)

Sun Peaks Resort; Sun Peaks; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a passionate team at a leading mountain resort, where you'll work outdoors maintaining and building bike trails. This role offers the chance to share your love for mountain biking while ensuring a safe and enjoyable experience for riders. As part of a dedicated crew, you'll be involved in hands-on trail work, utilizing your skills with tools and your physical fitness. Enjoy a vibrant community atmosphere that values employee wellbeing and growth, while contributing to a sustainable environment for all to enjoy. If you thrive in an active, outdoor setting and are eager to make a difference, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Winter/Summer Season Lift, Trail and Golf passes

Employee and Family Assistance Program

Dining discounts

Retail discounts

Friends and family rates at the hotel

Reciprocal programs with partnering ski areas

Qualifications

• Must be physically fit and able to work outdoors in all weather conditions.
• Experience with trail building and safety procedures is essential.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and build trails, structures, and features to industry standards.
• Ensure proper signage is placed and maintained before opening.

Skills

High level of physical fitness

Self-motivated

Ability to work outside in all weather conditions

Experience with hand tools and chain saws

Trail building experience

Basic understanding of Risk Management

Strong mountain bike riding skills

Tools

Hand tools

Chain saws

Job description

Do you love the smell of fresh loam in the morning? We seek stellar individuals to join our Bike Park Trail Crew this summer. Bike Park Trail Crew offers the unique opportunity to work outdoors and subject bike park riders to a safe, positive, and enjoyable mountain biking experience. Daily activities include but are not limited to maintaining bike trails and structures; and building new trails, structures and features to acceptable industry and company standards. Working with the Bike Park Trail Crew, you will be part of a very like-minded team of skilled, knowledgeable trail builders and equipment operators who love to ride and want to share the love of mountain biking with others. If this sounds like the ideal work environment, fill out an application to work, live and play where you belong.

Compensation Information: $21.10 per hour

Physical Requirement: Heavy, work activities involve handling loads more than 20 kg. Work environment is predominately outdoors.

This job position requires physical presence at the designated location.

The Perks And Benefits You’ll Get To Enjoy:

• Winter/Summer Season Lift, Trail and Golf passes (varies by position)
• Access to our Employee and Family Assistance Program
• Dining discounts within our hotel & Resort-owned outlets
• Retail discounts in our Resort-owned outlets
• Friends and family rates at the Sun Peaks Grand Hotel
• Reciprocal programs with partnering ski areas & hotels

Skills You Bring With You:

• High level of physical fitness, free from injuries.
• Self-motivated and able to work productively with limited supervision under the direction of the Mountain Bike Park Coordinator and Director of Outside Operations.
• Able to work outside in all weather conditions safely.
• Be experienced with the use of hand tools, chain saws, and safety procedures for working with these tools.
• Experience with trail building, ditching, water bars, and signage pertaining to mountain bike trails.
• Basic understanding of Risk Management for Mountain Biking.
• Strong mountain bike riding skills is an asset.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Maintain existing trails, structures and features in manner acceptable by industry and Company standards.
• Build new trails, structures and features to a standard that is acceptable by industry and Company.
• Ensure proper signage is appropriately placed prior to opening and maintained according to industry and company standards.
• Proper utilization of all safety equipment required in the performance of daily activities.
• Follow the occupational health and safety regulations as laid out.
• Follow the developed Company Standard Operating Guidelines and Procedures as written.

Why join us?

We are Canada’s second-largest ski area and a passionate team committed to providing the finest mountain resort experience to our guests. Our people are at the heart of what we do, making a difference to our guests and our workplace every single day. That’s why we invest in the employee experience; to ensure everyone can be at their best and live our values. No matter who you are, or your career journey to date, once you join the team at Sun Peaks, you’ll get to feel part of our special community right away. You and your wellbeing matter to us; you’ll have plenty of opportunities to grow and learn, as well as enjoy everything our beautiful mountain resort has to offer. In return, we expect you to be passionate about working together to create special memories for our guests, while taking care of our precious environment for others to enjoy into the future. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture, and encourage applications from all qualified individuals. We acknowledge that we live, work, and play on the traditional territory of the Secwépemc People.

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