Snowcat Operator - FT & PT - Full-time / Part-time

Reach Your Peak at Vail Resorts. You're someone who pushes boundaries and challenges the status quo. You're brave, ambitious and passionate in everything you do. And we want you on our team. Pursue your fullest potential and never settle in the quest to deliver extraordinary guest service. Join one of the world's 50 most innovative companies as named by Fast Company, and re-imagine a mountain resort experience with us. Welcome to Vail Resorts. Reach Your Peak.

 

Job Duties

• Responsible for the safety of fellow employees, and guests, and for personal safety
• High safety responsibility and sensibility to maintain a safe snowcat operation
• Maintain mountain skiing surfaces to finest level possible
• Ability to learn how to operate all VRI Slope Grooming equipment and basic mountain operations
• Minimize down time through basic preventative maintenance, cleanliness and up-keep of machine

• Manual labor in other Slopes and Trails work
• Maintain good working relationship and communicate work instructions with co-workers
• Receive daily working instructions from Advanced Operators, Specialists and Supervisor
• Daily, as needed, communication with shop Mechanics concerning mechanical problems
• Other duties as assigned

 

Qualifications

• Valid driver's license with no restrictions - required
• Satisfactory MVR check - required
• Must be at least 18 years of age - required
• High school diploma or equivalent - required
• Able to lift up to 100 lbs - required
• Must be able to read, write, speak, comprehend and understand English fluently - required
• Able to climb on and off the vehicles frequently - required
• Able to sit for extended periods of time while operating the snowcat - required
• Able to use two-way radios (both speaking and hearing instructions) - required
• End of season commitment required (April 2017) - required
• In person interview-preferred

 

We’re looking for team members whose legendary attention to detail and commitment to phenomenal service comes naturally. Pursue a lifestyle that will elevate your expectation of what work can look like. Nothing is too big or too small for the staff to bravely pursue and elevate the expectations of the guest. Do you possess a calling for delivering world-class events and amenities? Then Beaver Creek is for you.

Vail Resorts is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law.

Requisition ID 124342