Lift Mechanic Level 2

Hourly Non-Exempt position reporting to the Lift Maintenance Manager. Year-round (11-month) or seasonal full-time role.

About the role

Mission Ridge exists to improve the lives of our guests – to fill their hearts with unexplainable joy, freedom, fun, excitement of exploration – all while enhancing and strengthening our community. Core values: Seek first to help, Dedicated to results, Optimism in action, Solution seekers.

The Level 2 Lift Mechanic is responsible for the maintenance, troubleshooting, and safe operation of all chair lifts and rope tows. This mid-level role requires demonstrated proficiency in mechanical systems, rigging, and specialized lift components.

Responsibilities

• Perform proper opening and closing of chair lifts, including all pre-operational inspections.
• Ensure safe operation of chair lifts, completing periodic daily inspections.
• Respond to lift emergencies according to the lift malfunction or disabled lift communication procedure.
• Safely operate snowmobiles in accordance with Mission Ridge snowmobile operations guidelines.
• Ensure the safety of all guests and employees while loading, riding, and unloading chair lifts.
• Maintain ramps, signs, mazes, and lift stations in a safe, clean, and orderly manner.
• Maintain and fully complete all lift maintenance drive and detach terminal work logs.
• Keep work stations clean and orderly, with special attention to the sheave shop and motor rooms.
• Monitor weather and mechanical conditions that may affect chair lift operations.
• Participate in required Lift Maintenance training sessions.
• Ask questions when faced with unfamiliar tasks.
• Work cooperatively and supportively with other departments.
• Assist in the supervision of lift operators as needed.
• Supervise the thorough completion of all lift operations daily work logs.
• Assist in training lift operators.
• Assist lift operations with any and all duties.

Requirements

• 2 years of experience working on fixed-grip and detachable chairlifts, rope tows, and conveyors.
• Ability to read electrical schematics.
• Can perform periodic maintenance tasks with little or no oversight.
• Competent and experienced in work at height.
• Can perform grip, tower, and terminal maintenance with direction.
• Can perform brake testing and adjusting.
• Can perform tension system inspections.
• Can perform basic electrical troubleshooting.
• Familiar with ANSI B77.1 and its requirements.
• Accurate record keeping and legible handwriting.
• Willingness to work with other members of the Lift Crew, other departments, and guests.
• Strong people skills, including the ability to handle and solve problems on the spot.
• Positive attitude toward fellow staff members and guests.
• Strong organizational skills, maintaining a clean work area, and following through on tasks.
• Practical problem-solving skills and ability to deal with variables in situations with limited standardization.
• Ability to communicate issues or solutions with a supervisor.
• Ability to interpret instructions given in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Valuable character traits such as honesty, common sense, reliability, and respect.

Preferred Skills

• Level II NDT certification.
• Can perform drive, hydraulic system, and low voltage controls troubleshooting.
• Can lead rope evacuation teams.
• Can splice fiber rope for rope tows.
• Can oversee annual inspection preparation.
• Experience with gearbox and bullwheel rebuilds.
• Experience with haul rope replacement and splicing.
• Can perform alignment of drive system components.

Qualifications

• High School diploma, G.E.D., or equivalent combination of education/experience preferred.
• Possess mechanical aptitude.

Physical Requirements

• Seeing: Regularly required (close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, ability to adjust focus, talk, listen, and read).
• Hearing: Regularly required (ability to hear high-frequency sounds and communicate with coworkers and guests).
• Standing/Walking: Regularly required.
• Climbing/Stooping/Kneeling: Regularly required.
• Lifting/Pulling/Pushing: Regularly required (must be able to lift and/or move more than 50 pounds, and at times, more than 100 pounds).
• Fingering/Grasping/Feeling: Rarely required (must be able to write and use phone and radio systems).

Work Environment

The employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts, low and high voltage equipment in outside weather conditions, and is regularly exposed to the risk of electrical shock and vibration. The employee is exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and frequently to extreme cold. The noise level can be very loud depending on the job task and location. Employees are required to work in an environment requiring varying heights.

Pay

$25.00 - $31.00 per hour.