Terrain Park Groomer - North Vancouver, Canada - Grouse Mountain

Grouse Mountain

Verified Company

North Vancouver, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Job Title:
Terrain Park Groomer

Location:
North Vancouver

Department:
Mountain Operations

Reports to:
Duty Manager

Role Status:
Full time - Seasonal - Hourly

Grouse Mountain offers a challenging and enjoyable work environment with a world of career opportunity. Our team is dedicated to Grouse Mountain's renowned excellence and its continued growth as Vancouver's premier mountain resort.

In exchange for employee excellence, we offer a professional atmosphere, fantastic growth opportunities, unlimited outdoor recreation (including skiing and snowboarding) an inspiring setting and many unique employee privileges.

Scope of the job:

As a Terrain Park Groomer, you are responsible for the safe operation of the grooming machine.

They are responsible for working in collaboration with the Terrain Park Manager and Terrain Park Supervisor to build terrain park features, as well as, the daily grooming operation of the Grouse Mountain downhill runs, road ways, lift ramps, snowshoe trails, sleigh route and other staging areas.

Under direct supervision from the Senior Groomers and the Mountain Operations Duty Manager, Terrain Park Groomers also assist with special event preparation and work closely with the Snowmaking department to maintain proper snowpack around the hill.

Key Responsibilities:

Safe operation of the grooming machines
Building and maintaining Terrain Parks
Free Grooming of downhill runs
Road building
Lift Ramps
Staging and crowd control area building and maintenance
Snow removal around all buildings and areas
Grooming snowshoe trails
Filling out maintenance and operational logs
Regular Cleaning and some maintenance of snow cats
Special event preparation: i.e. races, terrain park events, snow sculptures
Maintaining sleigh route
Use due diligence in all areas of risk management
Working closely with snowmaking department to maintain proper snowpack on our runs
All other duties as assigned

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

Two year's grooming experience
Experience building Terrain Parks, moving and placing features and building jumps that meet industry standards
Avid snowboarder or skier who rides/skis terrain parks regularly and is at a high level
Previous snowmaking experience an asset
Experience operating heavy duty machinery an asset
Must be able to work unsupervised and cooperate with others
Must be dependable and able to work in adverse environmental conditions

Working Conditions

Groomers perform some of their duties outdoors and may work in all different kinds of weather conditions.
Hours of operation are weather dependent. Due to the nature of the business, this position requires flexibility in terms of your work schedule. A variety of work schedules may include rotation of shifts, day/evening shifts, graveyard shifts, weekends and statutory holidays.

Shifts require siting for long periods of time, lifting, twisting, shoveling, and other forms of manual tasks.