Groomer/CAT Driver - Woodward Park City

POWDR; Park City (UT); On-site; USD 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

World-class facilities access

Complimentary resort passes

Friends & family discounts

Career development opportunities

Discounts on gear

Job summary

Woodward Park City in Park City, Utah, is seeking a Terrain Park Groomer/Cat Driver to maintain nightly terrain features and operate grooming equipment. This role requires working evenings, overnights, weekends, and holidays, with the ability to lift heavy loads and perform physical tasks.

You'll join a team dedicated to safety, world-class facilities, and ongoing skill development while delivering high-quality terrain builds for events and daily operations.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years of snow grooming experience.
• Knowledge of terrain park terminology and practices.
• Ability to ski/ride terrain park features is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintains and grooms terrain park features and surrounding slopes.
• Operates PB400 winch safely and efficiently.
• Performs daily machine inspections and reports issues.
• Assists in building and transporting terrain park jibs and snow features.
• Completes hand/rake work around features.
• Follows Woodward safety protocols and ensures staff safety.
• Documents snowcat hours and reports maintenance needs.
• Coordinates grooming operations with management based on weather and events.
• May move snowmaking equipment as needed.

Skills

Snow grooming experience

Terrain park terminology knowledge

Ski/ride terrain features

Job description

Woodward Park City , located just 20 minutes from Salt Lake City, is a year-round world-class action sports facility with a culture that comes straight from our main product: Fun. If this sounds like the kind of place you'd like to work, progress, and play, we'd love to hear from you!

As a Terrain Park Groomer/Cat Driver at Woodward Park City, you will be responsible for nightly terrain park maintenance, tubbing lanes, loading and unloading magic carpets, and loading and unloading the chair lift.

What's in it for you:

• You will have full access to our world-class facilities, where you can work and play in the same innovative environments as professional and Olympic athletes.
• Complimentary access to Snowbird and most POWDR-owned resorts (Skiing, Riding, and more!)
• Friends & family discounts and complimentary passes.
• Enough free time to enjoy the Woodward lifestyle.
• Discounts on food, retail, and gear.
• Career development and growth opportunities are available both locally and at our facilities worldwide.
• A connection with people who share the same passions and embrace each other's unique and individual styles.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Maintains and grooms features in the terrain park and surrounding slopes
• Operates PB400 and PB400 winch in a safe and efficient manner
• Maintains fluid levels, performs daily machine inspections, and reports any/all damage to vehicle maintenance
• Assists in the building, installation, and transport of terrain park jibs and snow features
• Completes required hand/rake work around terrain park features when needed
• Assists the rest of the grooming crew when possible
• Understanding and abiding by Woodward's safety protocols and precautions while operating grooming equipment.
• Ensuring safety requirements are met and adhered to at all times by yourself and your staff.
• Documenting and reporting mechanical and safety issues, along with recording snowcat hours.
• Communicating with your manager and the grooming manager to plan day-to-day grooming operations based on department needs, weather forecasts, and park rebuilds or events.
• Snowmobiles, telehandlers, and quads may be required to move snowmaking equipment, such as portable fan guns, for snow removal.

Preferred Skills:

• Minimum of two years of snow grooming experience
• Knowledge of terrain park terminology and practices
• Ability to ski/ride terrain park features preferred

Additional requirements:

• Must be 18 years old
• Must be able to pass a background and MVR (motor vehicle report) check
• Must be able to lift 50lbs
• This position requires working evenings and/or overnight, weekends, and holidays while in operation.
• Able to lift, carry, or otherwise move and position a minimum of 60 pounds occasionally and a minimum of 20 pounds frequently.
• Ability to work for extended periods while seated.
• Manual dexterity to operate hand tools such as rakes, shovels, and basic carpentry tools.
• Ability to work outside in ANY AND ALL-weather conditions, including but not limited to rain, snow, sleet, high winds, and cold temperatures.
• Communicating and receiving feedback occur continuously while communicating with supervisors and other employees.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

You make us Woodward. We are a welcoming community that celebrates individual stories, backgrounds, experiences, and identities where we all have "different" in common. We believe in the strength of representing all voices and having space for everyone. We believe in pushing boundaries and bringing our authentic selves to work while embracing uniqueness, creativity, and different points of view. Even if you don't think you meet all the qualifications listed for a job, we'd love to hear from you.