Waterpark Facilities Supervisor

Six Flags Great Adventure; Old Bridge (NJ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey seeks a maintenance leader to organize, train, and oversee technical staff responsible for maintenance, inspection and operational procedures across rides, facilities and attractions.

You must have strong problem‑solving and team‑building skills, with the ability to schedule work, coordinate repairs, and maintain equipment to ensure safe, reliable operation per manufacturer requirements.

Position offers a dynamic environment in a major theme park setting.

Qualifications

• Must have knowledge of mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
• Ability to read mechanical drawings and building plans.
• Experience training maintenance teams for large theme parks.

Responsibilities

• Organize and oversee maintenance staff to implement procedures.
• Schedule work, repair, and maintenance to ensure safe operation.
• Identify suppliers, obtain bids, and process purchase requisitions.
• Train staff on safety, OSHA guidelines, and park protocols.
• Work with engineering and management to resolve equipment issues.
• Maintain detailed maintenance records for preventive maintenance.

Skills

Problem-solving

Team building

Job description

Organize, train and oversee technical staff in order to implement established maintenance, inspection and operational procedures. Must have proven skills in problem-solving and team building. Be able to schedule work, repair, and maintain machines, equipment and facilities to ensure safe, reliable, and consistent operation according to the manufacturer's requirements.

Overview

Organize, train and oversee technical staff in order to implement established maintenance, inspection and operational procedures. Must have proven skills in problem-solving and team building. Be able to schedule work, repair, and maintain machines, equipment and facilities to ensure safe, reliable, and consistent operation according to the manufacturer's requirements.

Qualifications

Duties and Responsibilities:

Must be knowledgeable and have basic understanding of mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems including (but not limited to) the following areas:

• Manage union team members and oversee various jobs and projects.
• Monitor communication methods for additional work assignments, upcoming events, and internal communications.
• Ability to understand mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic drawings.
• Understanding of Building construction plans.
• Identify suppliers for replacement parts, obtain competitive bids, and enter purchase requisitions.
• Use test data and electrical schematics to troubleshoot malfunctioning equipment.
• Make recommendations regarding the need for modification to maintenance procedures, test procedures, instrumentation or setup based upon test results and machine operational performance.
• Work in co-operation with engineering, technical and management or outside personnel.
• Maintain detailed maintenance records in order to perform effective preventive maintenance.
• Maintain good Maintenance standards to ensure buildings, grounds and attractions are safe and visually in compliance.
• Have the ability to plan, organize and train a maintenance team for a large Theme park, Safari, and waterpark.
• Must have the ability to train safety, OSHA and protocol information to large groups and document the trainings.
• Must possess the ability to stand for long periods of time, climb stairs and ladders repeatedly, bend, stoop, twist, crawl, kneel, push, pull, and work overhead using both hands.