Snowmaker Summer Assistant at Yellowstone Club – Big Sky, Montana

Yellowstone Club is paradise in Montana. A private residential community in Big Sky, Montana, Yellowstone Club offers its Members the world’s only private ski and golf community. With fabulous skiing and snowboarding and the most gorgeous spring and summer weather to enjoy the 18-hole golf course, rivers, hiking, biking, and more, our Members love being a part of this exceptional community. Our employees make the Yellowstone Club experience come alive. If you would love being a part of the Montana charm and providing the highest level of guest service, ensuring no detail is too small to overlook, and being a part of creating experiences, then Yellowstone Club is looking for you.

Yellowstone Club’s Slope Maintenance department is currently seeking candidates for a Snowmaker Summer Assistant for the upcoming Summer season! Our Summer employment months are June - September.

This position is generally responsible for preparing and helping to maintain the snowmaking system.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each job function satisfactorily, which includes:

• Ensure safe operation of snowmaking equipment, pump facilities, snowmobiles, snow cats, light trucks, and side by sides
• Assist other departments as needed for greater member and guest satisfaction
• Housekeeping to maintain buildings and facilities at a professional level
• Fill out log sheets accurately and file
• Operate equipment within the guidelines of the manufacturer
• Must have a phone
• May work long hours, overtime, holidays, and weekends as required without regularly scheduled breaks
• Comply with all government and Yellowstone Club safety procedures
• Be punctual, dependable and pay attention to details
• Use good judgment
• Notify manager or supervisor of any problems
• Maintain effective communication to ensure effective inter-departmental relations to ensure a harmonious mountain operation for members, guests, and employees
• Be conscious and prudent with equipment operations
• Complete all tasks assigned consistently
• Must be a self starter and able to work productively without supervision
• Operate all Yellowstone Club motor vehicles, equipment and snowmobiles for safe and efficient Comply with all Yellowstone Club policies and procedures
• Perform all related duties as assigned

SUMMARY OF EXPECTATIONS OF THIS POSITION:

• Adheres to Yellowstone Club’s and the Slope Maintenance Department’s policies and procedures
• Performs duties as workload necessitates
• Maintains a positive and respectful attitude
• Communicates regularly and effectively with all employees, supervisors, managers
• Demonstrates flexible and efficient time management and ability to prioritize workload
• Consistently reports to work on time prepared to perform duties of position
• Meets departmental productivity, organization and consistency standards
• Complies with laws, ordinances and regulations
• Performs work in a safe and high quality manner
• Adheres to Employee Guidelines and Standards of Conduct at all times

PERFORMANCE FACTORS:

Attendance/ Punctuality and Dependability:

• Depended upon to report to work at the scheduled time, is seldom absent from work, and keeps unplanned absences to a minimum.
• Employee follows company policy of reporting/planning absences and going through the correct channels to request time off.
• Completes work in a timely, accurate and thorough manner, is conscientious about assignments and deadlines.

Teamwork and Flexibility:

• Ability to help and share knowledge or expertise with others.
• Responds and adapts positively to new ideas, requests, and/or changing situations.
• Provides meaningful feedback and responds well to constructive criticism.

Communication and Contact:

• Communicates effectively both verbally and in writing with superiors, colleagues and individuals inside and outside the company.
• Listens attentively and provides appropriate feedback to ensure understanding.

Relationships with others:

• Works effectively and relates well with others including superiors, colleagues and individuals inside and outside the company.
• Exhibits a professional manner in dealing with others; works to maintain constructive working relationships.

Initiative and Productivity:

• Initiates work activities, seeks responsibility, and makes efforts to improve knowledge and skills.
• Employee thinks along original lines, finds new and effective ways of doing jobs, and makes suggestions for improvements.
• Volume of work consistently done in relation to the volume considered to be a standard requirement of the job.
• Frequency of need for overtime is kept to a minimum and wise use of time during a normal workday.
• Accuracy, attention to detail, thoroughness, and neatness.

Judgment and Analytical Ability:

• Seeks clarification when unsure.
• Knows when to consult and when to act independently.
• Keeps supervisor informed of status and potential problems.
• Correctly determines work priorities.

Normal Work Schedule: Flexible to accommodate four 10-hour work days with limited to no additional overtime unless prior approval is granted, 30 minutes for lunch unpaid

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Knowledge:
  • The structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills.
  • Resourcefulness, good judgment and self-confidence.
  • Use of hand tools, shovels; and power tools
  • How to deal with changing circumstances in a positive manner and function well in adverse conditions.

• Skills and Abilities:
  • Reading and writing comprehension – understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents and communicating effectively in writing as appropriate.
  • Oral and written communication skills – speaking, listening, reading or writing and understanding information and ideas presented; talking to others to convey information effectively.
  • Active listening – giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
  • Critical thinking – using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
  • Active learning – understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
  • Troubleshooting – determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
  • Time Management – Managing one’s own time.
  • Interpretive skills – ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and instruction manuals, blueprints, and procedure manuals. Ability to write reports and correspondence.

• Education and Experience:
  • High school diploma, GED or vocational training or job-related course work required
  • Basic understanding of mechanical equipment and systems.
  • Must have the ability to work as a team to ensure a positive ski experience for the member/guest.
  • Must possess a valid driver’s license.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Able to endure extended periods of equipment operation, i.e., snowmobiles and other off road vehicles, adverse weather should be expected and operating time may be 10 + hours a day.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk or hear, taste or smell.
• Must be able to lift and carry 50lbs.
• Must have the ability to work in adverse conditions including, but limited to, outside weather conditions or near moving parts;
• The ability to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams.
• The ability to safely operate company vehicles and machinery such as snowmobiles and light trucks and side by sides in adverse conditions.
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• The employee may be required to:
  • Wear protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, hearing protection, or hard hats;
  • Be exposed to hazardous equipment and substances;
  • Work exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting and uncomfortable without hearing protection

Disclaimer:

This job description is only a summary of the typical functions of this position and should not serve as an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all the possible duties, tasks and responsibilities for this specific job. The responsibilities, tasks, and duties of this position might differ from those outlined above and other duties may be assigned as necessary.

The position offered is a seasonal full-time position located in Big Sky, Montana.

Yellowstone Club offers great benefits including:

For more information about the Club, visit www.yellowstoneclub.com.

To apply, please visit www.yellowstoneclub.com and click on "YC Careers" at the bottom of the homepage.

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