Ride Maintenance Technician

Merlin Entertainments; Winter Haven (FL); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team at a leading family entertainment company where you will maintain and repair exciting rides and attractions. This role involves troubleshooting electromechanical equipment, ensuring safety compliance, and providing a clean and orderly work environment. With a focus on family fun, you will be part of an organization that values inclusivity and offers numerous benefits, including competitive pay, tuition assistance, and free entry to attractions. If you are passionate about delivering memorable experiences and have the skills to keep our rides in top shape, this is the opportunity for you!

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

401(k) Matching

Paid Time Off

Tuition Assistance

Free Entry to Attractions

30% Discount on Food and Retail

Free Local Transit Usage

Qualifications

• Proven experience in installing and servicing electromechanical equipment.
• Extensive knowledge of practices and tools for troubleshooting rides.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance and emergency repairs on rides and attractions.
• Ensure safety and compliance with electrical codes and guidelines.

Skills

Electromechanical Equipment Maintenance

Troubleshooting Skills

Preventive Maintenance Systems

Reading Blueprints

Customer Service Orientation

Basic Math Skills

Education

Journeyman/Technician Experience

Tools

Hand Tools

Drill Presses

Power Saws

Grinders

Job description

LEGOLAND Florida Resort is a 150-acre interactive theme park dedicated to families with children between the ages of 2 and 12. With more than 50 rides, shows, and attractions, and uniquely themed LEGOLAND Water Park, LEGOLAND Hotel, and LEGOLAND Beach Resort inspired by the LEGO and DUPLO brands, LEGOLAND is geared towards family fun!

About the role...

Removes, installs, repairs, and tests all electromechanical equipment of rides, animation, attractions, and buildings. Performs other maintenance functions within theme park and assists other maintenance personnel as needed vital by maintenance supervision. Troubleshooting of sophisticated American and foreign made equipment. General Electrical, and PLC experience including VFD’s preferred.

What you’ll be doing...

1. Follows established maintenance program, including any emergency repairs as required to keep down time to an acceptable minimum in all areas of attractions and facilities.
2. Follow through on all maintenance repairs.
3. Ensures that all ride equipment and work areas are kept clean, neat, and orderly at all times.
4. Ensures the security and safety of all rides by inspecting and prevention of safety hazards on all rides and attractions.
5. Ensures internal compliance with maintenance, safety and security procedures by following established ASTM, NEC, state, and local electrical codes, and loss prevention guidelines.
6. Operate simple machine tools, such as drill presses, power saws, grinders, etc.
7. Recognizes equipment that needs repair, replacing, or adjusting.
8. Keeps tools, machines, and all other company equipment in clean and good working order.
9. Keeps informed and updated on modern techniques and technical methods by attending supplemental courses, seminars, conventions, etc.
10. Maintain liaison with fellow maintenance employees and other departments.
11. Follows LEGOLAND Florida policies and procedures at all times.
12. Responds to emergency calls within theme park, expediting repairs to ensure guest and fellow Model Citizens safety and comfort at all times.
13. Maintains Rides and Attractions in accordance with the Occupational Safety and Health.

Who we’re looking for...

1. A proven experience in installing, maintaining, and servicing of electromechanical equipment as a journeyman/technician.
2. Extensive knowledge of the practices, tools, and equipment used to troubleshoot, repair, and maintain rides and other electromechanical equipment.
3. Ability to identify the types and grades of hardware.
4. Ability to set torque wrenches.
5. Basic skill in reading a micrometer and caliper.
6. Extensive knowledge in preventive maintenance systems.
7. Detailed knowledge in hydraulic and pneumatic control systems, such as linear actuators, solenoids, etc.
8. Capability to read and evaluate reports and correspondence and basic math skills.
9. Ability to read blueprints pertaining to rides, attractions and buildings.
10. Ability to react under pressure or in an emergency in a calm and rational manner.
11. A friendly, well-mannered, customer service oriented demeanor.
12. Follow supervisor’s directions effectively, observe, and remember details.
13. Ability to make quick and accurate decisions.
14. Must supply all hand tools up to 1 inch in standard size and 25.4 mm in metric size, which are needed to meet the requirements of the above job description.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Experience in repairing and servicing small diesel and gasoline engines.
2. Basic knowledge in operating lathe and milling machines.
3. General knowledge of all types of lubricants.
4. Strong solid understanding of Electrical, PLC’s, and VFD’s.
5. Possesses detailed understanding of, but not limited to, working knowledge, of all phases of electromechanical work related to overhaul, repair, and preventive maintenance of all types of ride equipment, animation, utility's theme park, including high volume submersible-and turbine-type water pumps.

About the benefits:

Medical, vision, dental, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, a range of voluntary benefits, 401(k) matching plan offering, paid time off, share program opportunities, bonus profit sharing program, tuition assistance, free entry to all of our Merlin attractions which also extends to family and friends, free unlimited usage of the local transit system, and much more.

Furthermore, you will enjoy continuous support and opportunities to branch out and develop your career within LEGOLAND and Merlin Entertainments plc.

$20.00 - $25.00/hr

What you'll get...

In addition to a fun and friendly environment, you will also find: competitive salary, free entry to LEGOLAND Florida Resort (which also extends to family and friends), 30% discount on LEGOLAND Florida Resort food, beverage and retail products, tuition assistance, free unlimited usage of the local transit system.

** Please consider whether you'll be able to travel to and from the Resort. Some shifts may fall into unsociable hours.**

About Merlin Entertainments

LEGOLAND Florida Resort is part of Merlin Entertainments. A business built on fun, Merlin is a global leader in location based, family entertainment. As Europe's Number 1 and the world's second-largest visitor attraction operator, Merlin now operates over 100 attractions, 15 hotels, and 6 holiday villages in 24 countries and across 4 continents. Our aim is to deliver unique, memorable, and rewarding experiences to millions of visitors across our growing estate of the best known names in global leisure.

Everyone Matters at Merlin. At Merlin we welcome the world to our magical attractions and resorts every day and we want to reflect that same multicultural mix inside our business too. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse workplace where people can be themselves, have the same opportunities and thrive together. Because at Merlin, everyone matters! Together, we work to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, no matter their age, race, gender, disability or sexual orientation. Although we understand that we'll always be learning and growing, we aim to be the most inclusive and flexible employer in our industry.

About the company

Merlin Entertainments Ltd is a British-based entertainments company headquartered in Poole, Dorset.