Terrain Park Groomer | Part Time

Sugarloaf Mountain Corporation; Northern (KY); On-site; USD 52,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Sugarloaf Mountain Corporation is seeking a Terrain Park Groomer to maintain and groom all terrain parks nightly in coordination with the winter plan and day-crew communications. The role focuses on guest safety and enjoyment, requiring safe operation of grooming equipment and effective team leadership.

The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma or GED and 1–3 months related experience, plus ability to operate a snow cat and assist with park feature construction and maintenance.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED or equivalent.
• 1–3 months related experience or training.
• Experience operating grooming equipment is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Safely operate grooming equipment.
• Construct and maintain terrain park features using a snow cat.
• Groom terrain parks nightly.
• Supervise night-time hand crew during builds.
• Coordinate maintenance with the winter plan and end-of-day communications.
• Assist in digging out and moving jib features with night-time park rangers.
• Motivate and direct day crews’ workload during night builds.
• Communicate grooming results to lead groomer, manager or supervisors.
• Fill out grooming forms nightly (mountain trail checklist and nightly reports).
• Contribute to team effort including safety meetings and maintaining a positive attitude.

Skills

Operate grooming equipment

Terrain park feature construction

Night shift supervision

Team safety

Education

High school diploma or GED

1–3 months related experience

Tools

Snow cat

Job description

Overview

The Terrain Park Groomer is responsible for the grooming and nightly maintenance of all terrain parks and features within the terrain parks in coordination with the department’s winter plan and Day-crew communications. This position is key to the maintenance of all park elements in the terrain park in an effort to provide an enjoyable environment for our guests. This position’s goal is to provide all guests with the best possible terrain park experiences. As a customer focused organization, a crucial part of each employee’s job is to get and keep guests.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for safely operating grooming equipment.
• Ability to construct and maintain terrain park features using a snow cat.
• Responsible for grooming of all terrain parks and park features nightly.
• Responsible for supervising night time hand crew during build projects.
• Responsible for maintenance and reconstruction of parks in coordination with the winter plan and the day crew’s “end-of-day” communications.
• Assist in digging out and moving jib features with night-time park rangers.
• Responsible for motivating and directing the day crews work load during night builds.
• Communicates the grooming results from night to the terrain park lead groomer, manager or supervisors.
• Responsible for filling out all grooming forms nightly; i.e. mountain trail checklist, and Terrain Park Groomer Nightly Report(s). As well as, any other company equipment or vehicle forms.
• Contributes to team effort by participating in Job Sharing, assuming responsibility for the cleanliness of the resort and safety of the guests and employees: participating in safety meetings; accepting diverse assignments; maintaining a positive and friendly attitude and demeanor in all internal and external interactions; and having the able to work with the mountain grooming staff.

Qualifications

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.