Lift Maintenance Mechanic Level 1

Sugar Bowl; California; Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

401k plan

Medical benefits

Dental/vision benefits

Life insurance

EAP

Professional development

Free ski passes for employees

Job summary

Sugar Bowl Resort is hiring a Lift Maintenance Mechanic Level 1 to join our year-round maintenance team. You’ll gain hands-on mechanical skills from grip inspection to lift line adjustment while keeping our lifts running safely for guests.

Training covers summer and winter programs; develop skills to inspect towers, change line sheaves, and perform daily, weekly, and monthly checks with increasing independence.

Qualifications

• Provide excellent customer service to all people at all times.
• Self-starter who can determine on their own what needs to be done.
• Ability to work in a sometimes high stress, fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Inspect towers and change line sheaves.
• Perform daily checks with sound judgment and attention to detail.
• Complete weekly and monthly maintenance checks.
• Start all lifts on the APU and operate over-the-snow transport equipment.

Skills

Customer service

Safety consciousness

Self-motivation

Job description

Sugar Bowl Resort is seeking a Lift Maintenance Mechanic Level 1, to join our year-round Lift Maintenance team. In this role, you'll build real, hands‑on mechanical skills - from grip inspection and lift line adjustment to sheave and grip rebuilding - while keeping our lifts running safely for every guest who rides them.

You'll be trained across both our summer and winter maintenance programs, learning to perform start-up and shut-down procedures, use a wide range of hand and power tools, and grow into a technician who can inspect towers, change line sheaves, and handle daily, weekly, and monthly checks with increasing independence.

Why Sugar Bowl?

Sugar Bowl Resort has been proudly independent for over 80 years and is one of the oldest ski resorts in California. Situated atop beautiful Donner Summit, Sugar Bowl has a storied past with ties to Austrian ski culture, Hollywood and Walt Disney. This special community helped bring skiing to “sunny California” since December 1939. Since then, it continues to attract adventurous winter sports enthusiasts a like.

Who You Are

• Completes all work to the highest possible quality.
• Completes work quickly and efficiently in a productive manner.
• Brings a pleasant attitude to work each day.
• Encourages others to work efficiently and effectively.
• Willing and able to provide excellent customer service to all people at all times.
• Energetic, friendly, and outgoing with strong customer service skills.
• Ability to work in a sometimes high stress, fast-paced environment.
• Must consider courtesy and safety high priorities.
• A self-starter who can determine on their own what needs to be done.

What You’ll do

Training & Skill Development

• Complete snowmobile operator training.
• Build strong general mechanical skills and safe, professional work practices.
• Learn all switch locations and stop readouts across the lift fleet.
• Develop a solid understanding of safe work practices in all aspects of lift maintenance.

Inspections & Maintenance

• Inspect towers and change line sheaves.
• Perform daily checks with sound judgment and attention to detail.
• Perform all weekly and monthly checks.
• Assist with detach terminal work.

Equipment & Operations

• Start all lifts on APU (Auxiliary Power Unit).
• Operate over-the-snow transport equipment.
• Maintain a basic tool set required for daily maintenance work.

On-Mountain & Team Expectations

• Maintain advanced-intermediate skiing or snowboarding ability to safely access all areas of the mountain.
• Attend all required meetings.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to climb lift towers and work at heights, using appropriate safety equipment.
• Ability to lift and carry tools and equipment up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions, including extreme cold, wind, and snow.
• Ability to stand, kneel, crouch, and use hand/power tools for extended periods.
• Ability to operate a snowmobile and over-the-snow transport equipment safely.
• Ability to ski or snowboard at an advanced-intermediate level to access all lift and mountain areas.
• Manual dexterity and mechanical aptitude for precision maintenance and repair work.

Benefits

• Paid time off & Paid sick leave
• Employer sponsored 401k plan after 1,000 worked hours and one (1) year of service
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Employer paid life insurance
• Additional voluntary benefits (AD&D, critical illness, etc.)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Professional development opportunities
• Free ski and tubing passes for employees
• Free ski passes for dependents
• 50% off food at our restaurants
• Free group ski and snowboard lessons for employees
• Employee discounted lift tickets for family and friends
• Lift ticket discounts at multiple resorts including 24 Mountain Collective destinations
• Hotel discounts
• Employee ski reciprocal programs