Sunshine Village Corporation Slope Grooming Driver 2

Sunshine Village Corporation

Banff, AB
Full-time


Why join us?
We work and play in Canada’s most beautiful playground, Banff National Park, and you can too. Sunshine Village is the premier ski resort in Western Canada. If you want to be part of making our guests’ ski experience unforgettable and think a winter season skiing and riding on the best powder in the Rockies would be great too, then read on for more information...

The Perks:
FREE - Your staff pass is your ticket to ride Sunshine!
Ski & Ride – Free days & discounts at resorts across Canada
Staff Events – Staff parties, BBQs, spring night skiing, dog sledding, ice climbing & more
Career – Recognition programs & Career development opportunities
Wellness – discounted fitness passes, yoga, onsite support & professional support
Onsite discounts – Food & beverage, retail, & hotel stays
Exclusive deals – Brand-named gear & local businesses
And much, much more!
What can you expect?
Slope Groomer II provides an outstanding experience for our guests by reshaping the ski runs to create a positive memorable skiing/boarding experience for our guest’s by “laying down corduroy” for the next day.

This job might be right for you if you think you would really enjoy:

Perform pre start inspections; shut down procedures and complete all required documentation.
Working mostly at nights pushing snow from areas of accumulation to areas that need coverage, working in the terrain parks, as well as hauling, moving or repositioning equipment
Operating snow grooming machinery in a safe and competent manner to compact new snowfall; maintain, rebuild, and renovate the more difficult- steeper slopes
Will have read the PB manual and become knowledgeable with the manufacturers’ standard operating procedures of all machinery operated and complete documentation required
Report all incidents and near misses immediately to your shift supervisor; this includes all injury accidents, close calls, property damage, or other reportable incidents
Will have read, understood and signed a copy of the Cat Crew Manual
Adhere to all Corporate policies and procedures and all Maintenance standard operating procedures for the safe operation and proper maintenance of all vehicles
Perform clearing and snow accumulation maintenance of buildings entrances, lift terminals (load/unload), Gondola terminals or other areas, as and when required
Develop and maintain a positive working relationships with all departments
Ability to identify improper, inadequate, or poor quality grooming and how that might relate to risk management issues
Understand and strive toward departmental goals and objectives as laid out by Supervisors
Ability to follow instruction that comes from the daily meetings or is written in the Grooming List for the shift; report all short-comings with explanation
Keep your assigned cat clean and tidy for the next operator
Identify, contain, mitigate and report all fuel leaks according to the Fuel Management Program
Complete general maintenance to machines before, during or after shift including but not limited to changing: lights, grouser bars, track guides and tires
Ability to identify improper, inadequate, or poor quality grooming and how that might relate to risk management issues
And you have:
Mountain operation experience and/or heavy equipment operation experience
Has approximately 3000-3500 hours in a grooming machine
Mechanically inclined
Clean and valid driver’s license
Self-motivated, responsible and open minded
Capable to work alone or with others
Able to work AM or PM shifts and odd hours as required
Physically healthy and enjoys skiing or snowboarding
Proficient in grooming intermediate and advanced terrain
Can’t wait to get started? Great, because we can’t wait to hear from you! Apply online at SkiBanff.com/jobs/ and tell us why you’re the next awesome member of our team. Remember, we’re looking for people who will wow our guests, so start now and wow us.