Lift Maintenance Manager — Mountain Ops with Season Pass

Colonial Group; Idaho; Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Season pass for you and family

Resort discounts

Free childcare

Employee housing

401k

Job summary

Tamarack Resort seeks a Lift Maintenance Manager to lead our lift maintenance team and ensure safe, reliable operation of aerial lifts, conveyors, and related systems across the mountain infrastructure.

You will oversee preventive maintenance, inspections, repairs, and documentation, coordinate annual inspections, manage parts inventory and budgeting, and uphold ANSI B77.1 and OSHA standards while promoting a safety-first culture.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of ski lift maintenance experience, including leadership or supervisory responsibility.
• Strong knowledge of aerial lift mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, braking, tensioning, carrier, grip, and control systems.
• Experience maintaining detachable lifts, fixed-grip lifts, conveyors, and related mountain operations equipment.
• Working knowledge of ANSI B77.1, manufacturer bulletins, inspection requirements, and lift maintenance documentation.

Responsibilities

• Lead, train, schedule, and supervise lift maintenance personnel.
• Manage lift preventive maintenance programs, inspections, work orders, and service records.
• Oversee maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting of detachable lifts, fixed-grip lifts, conveyors, terminals, line equipment, grips, carriers, sheaves, braking systems, drives, hydraulics, tension systems, controls, and communication systems.
• Ensure compliance with ANSI B77.1, manufacturer requirements, OSHA standards, state inspections, and Tamarack Resort safety procedures.
• Coordinate annual inspections, acceptance testing, load testing, non-destructive testing, and required corrective actions.
• Manage lift parts inventory, tools, budgets, purchasing, and vendor support.
• Respond to lift-related operational issues, breakdowns, evacuations, and mountain emergencies.
• Promote a safety-first culture focused on reliability, documentation, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Ski lift maintenance

Team management

Regulatory compliance

Budgeting

Maintenance software

Troubleshooting

Tools

Maintenance software

Job description

Tamarack Resort seeks a Lift Maintenance Manager to lead our lift maintenance team and ensure safe, reliable operation of aerial lifts, conveyors, and related systems across the mountain infrastructure.

You will oversee preventive maintenance, inspections, repairs, and documentation, coordinate annual inspections, manage parts inventory and budgeting, and uphold ANSI B77.1 and OSHA standards while promoting a safety-first culture.