Ride Maintenance Team Lead - Safe, Efficient Attraction Ops

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

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.