Ride Maintenance Team Lead

American Dream; East Rutherford (NJ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

American Dream in East Rutherford, NJ seeks a Ride Tech Team Lead to supervise maintenance of rides and facilities, ensuring safe operation before openings and coordinating daily tasks for ride technicians and associates.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in industrial/mechanical/electrical fields, leadership experience, and a CPO certification or ability to obtain one, with strong Windows/Office skills for documentation and reporting.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Two-year technical degree in mechanical/electrical field.
• Minimum 5 years working experience in an industrial, mechanical or electrical field.
• Minimum one-year leadership experience in related field.
• Certified Pool Operator (CPO) certification or ability to obtain certification.
• Proficient in Windows applications including Excel and Word.
• Effective and professional verbal and written communication required.

Responsibilities

• Support all company and departmental policies and procedures.
• Ensure that all rides and facilities are ready in a safe operation before openings times.
• Assign tasks as needed to facilitate safe and timely operation of all areas in the company.
• Utilize the work order system as required in performing daily duties and assigning work assignments.
• Ensure that all departments are provided support within the scope of the resources of the maintenance department.
• First line supervisory, responsible for safety, quality, quantity, efficiency and effectiveness of work output.
• Ensure the overall safety of the immediate work areas as well as surrounding areas.
• Always provide outstanding internal and external guest service.
• Solid understanding of amusement ride maintenance protocols and operation.
• Documentation of schedules, reports and personnel performance
• Serve as contact for other department, appraise nature of problems and ensure that it is resolved in satisfactory matter.
• Maintain the treatment systems, operate the filtering and chemical treatment process to ensure proper chemical levels in accordance with Langlier Saturation Index and applicable local regulations.
• Perform checks on flow meters, filter beds, tanks, and all other system pumps and motors to ensure that all equipment is operating within prescribed limits and Government Standards.
• Clean pump strainers, perform backwashes on all water systems, degrease and pressure spray filters, and remove blockages on pump packing drains as required.
• Monitor inventory of pool chemicals or supplies, and ensure that supplies, materials and products are ordered and received.
• Set up and organize ride rehabs and all maintenance related projects to ensure a timely completion.
• Complete additional duties as needed

Skills

Electrical aptitude

Mechanical aptitude

Leadership experience

Verbal and written communication

Windows Office knowledge

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Two-year technical degree (mechanical/electrical)

Tools

Excel

Word

Job description

1 American Dream Wy, East Rutherford, NJ 07073, USA

Job Description

Posted Friday, July 31, 2026 at 4:00 AM

American Dream , developed by Triple Five Group, is an unparalleled mix ofworld-classentertainment, retail, and dining, comprising more than 3 million square feet just minutes away from New York City in East Rutherford, New Jersey. American Dream is home to leading attractions, including DreamWorks Water Park , Nickelodeon Universe Theme Park , , LEGOLAND Discovery Center , SEA LIFE Aquarium, Big SNOW Ski Hill , Dream Wheel – a 300-foot observation wheeloverlook the NYC skyline, as well as attractions debuting soon such as The Game Room Powered by Hasbro and Skip Barber Racing Go-Kart Academy. American Dream’s immersive luxury shopping and dining experience – The Avenue – features Saks Fifth Avenue, Hermès, Saint Laurent, Dolce & Gabbana, Carpaccio, a fine-dining Italian restaurant, and much more. The retail collection is further expanded with flagship locations for Aritzia, H&M, PRIMARK, Uniqlo, Sephora and Zara; as well as the Toys'R'Us global flagship, the only standalone location in the U.S, and the world’s first and only “candy department store,” IT’SUGAR.

The main purpose of the Ride Tech Team Lead is:

• To act in a support role to Maintenance supervisor, assign daily work to Ride Technicians and Associates.Providesupport to other departments.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support all company and departmental policies and procedures
• Ensure that all rides and facilities are ready in a safe operation before openings times.
• Assign tasks as needed tofacilitatesafe andtimelyoperation of all areas in company.
• Utilize the work order system asrequiredin performing daily duties and assigning work assignments.
• Ensure that all departments areprovidedsupport within the scope of the resources of the maintenance department.
• First line supervisory, responsible for safety, quality, quantity,efficiencyand effectiveness of work output
• Ensure the overall safety of the immediate work areas as well as surrounding areas.
• Alwaysprovideoutstanding internal and external guest service.
• Solid understanding of amusement ride maintenance protocols and operation.
• Documentation of schedules,reportsand personnel performance
• Serve as contact for other department, appraise nature ofproblemsand ensure that it is resolved in satisfactory matter.
• Maintain the treatment systems,operatethe filtering and chemical treatment process to ensure that proper chemical levels arein accordance withtheLanglierSaturation Index and applicable local regulations.
• Perform the required checks on flow meters, filter beds, tanks, and all other system pumps and motors to ensure that all equipment isoperatingwithin prescribed limits and Government Standards.
• Clean pump strainers, perform backwashes on all water systems, degrease and pressure spray filters, and remove blockages on pump packing drains as required.
• Monitor inventory of pool chemicals or supplies, and ensure that supplies,materialsand products are ordered and received.
• Set up and organize ride rehabs and all maintenance related projects to ensurea timelycompletion.
• Completeadditionalduties as needed

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Possessan electrical and/or mechanical aptitude to troubleshoot andmaintainall rides and attractions within the scope of normal park operations.
• Minimum 5 years working experience in an industrial,mechanicalor electrical field.
• Minimumone-yearleadership experience in related field.
• Two-yeartechnical degree in a mechanical/electrical field.
• Certified Pool Operator (CPO) certification or ability to obtain certification.
• Practiced experience in one or more of the following; mechanical, electrical. Hydraulics,pneumaticsor welding as applied to large machinery and amusements rides and facilities
• Working knowledge of Windows programs including but not limited to Excel and Word.
• Effective and professional verbal and written communicationrequired.

PHYSICAL JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Perform repetitive motion- frequently- 50% of time
• Stand and move-frequently- 80 % of time
• Reach at, above or below shoulder level-frequently 50% of time.
• Kneel and bend- infrequently 15% of time
• Stoop/squat- infrequently 15% of time
• Lift/carry between 10-76 lbsfrequently50% of time
• Able to work at heights between 10-35 ft infrequently 20 % of the time.

American Dream is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace free from harassment or discrimination. All employment decisions are to be made without regard to race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, pregnancy, national origin/ancestry, citizenship, physical/mental disability, military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

1 American Dream Wy, East Rutherford, NJ 07073, USA