Job Summary: Assist the Ski Manager with meeting specific operational goals, general ski shop procedures, skiing and snowshoeing safety measures.

Seasonal Room Operations

Seasonal November 28, 2022- April 9, 2023

Rate: USD $16/hr

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Maintain safe and pleasant ski environment for the guests.
• Promote Mohonk Mountain House\’s unique cross-country skiing and snowshoeing experience while interacting with guests.
• Organize and communicate to Ski Manager all information relating to guest needs and potential skiing and snowshoeing events, conditions, problems, or concerns.
• Record and coordinate all ski lesson reservations.
• Responsible for all daily office procedures such as answering the phone, filling out conditions reports, assumption of risk forms, rental equipment sheets, utilizing voice-mail system, etc.
• Operate Point of Sale device to record all rental sales, lessons, and merchandise sales.
• Maintain a clean and orderly appearance in the Ski Shop at all times.
• Organize and maintain a useable rental system for the rental of skiing and snowshoeing equipment.
• Interact cordially and professionally with all guests and co-workers.
• Communicate clearly and effectively with the ski, skate and activities staff and all other Mohonk Mountain House service staff.
• Perform minor equipment maintenance to cross country ski rental and snowshoe rental equipment such as installing or replacing bindings, riveting repairs and decking repairs to snowshoes.
• Make ski and snowshoe trail recommendations to guests with safety and skier ability being the primary determining factors of each recommendation.
• Inspect trail conditions and make recommendations for usage and maintenance.
• Assist with snow maintenance removal of front and rear entrances of the Ski Shop and snow removal on the Boat Dock.
• Outgoing and friendly personality.
• Trustworthy, dependable and honest.
• Work flexible or changing days and hours as well as weekends and holidays as needed.
• Work in a manner that will not endanger self or others.
• Safely operate a snow blower.
• Sell merchandise in the Ski Shop.
• Refill gas cans as needed for snowmobiles.
• Performs daily cleaning protocols.
• Work weekends and holidays when needed.
• Handles change, adversity, and pressure situations in a calm and levelheaded manner.
• Analyze problems and develop and implement action plans to address problems.
• Reach with hands and arms, bend, kneel, stoop, twist and flex arms, walk up and down stairs/inclines, sit, climb up/down ladders or stand for up to 5 hours at a time. Reach areas as high 8 feet with the use of a step ladder.
• Lift up to 75 pounds from ground level to waist level and carry a distance of up to 200 feet with/ without assistance.  Walk up to 5 miles per day.
• See close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Speak, read and write the English language and communicate in a clear and congenial manner, with our guests, visitors and employees.  Hear verbal instructions, directions and warnings.
• Inspect the work of others by touch, sight, sound and smell for conformance to prescribed standards.
• Carry a two-way portable radio and earpiece to communicate and provide immediate response to emergency situations.
• Perform basic Mathematic calculations and cash handling skills.

• We sponsor your visa once placed
• All employers are screened – as you will be
• Help with flights to and from USA
• 4 or 12 month visa
• You will need clean Criminal Record  for the visa.
• You will need to be a current tertiary student or have graduated in the last 12 months
• For more information while you wait please go https://iwh.co.nz/usa-options/work-in-america/uni-gap-year-work-and-travel-usa/