Track Maintenance - Seasonal

Initial Placement & Benefits

Initial placement within the salary range is based on an individual's relevant knowledge, skills, and experience. Base salary is just one component of our competitive Total Rewards package, which includes wellness programs designed to support our team members' financial, physical, and mental well-being. Specific benefits—such as day-one medical coverage, 401(k) matching, and annual performance bonus—may vary by position. Paid time off is earned according to the local policy and increases with the length of employment.

Initial Responsibilities

• Promotes safety for personnel, guests and horses at the Zia Park Racetrack by performing the following duties:
• Will be required to operate tractor and/or water truck on the racetrack.
• Maintain racing track in proper condition as required.
• May use other equipment as required.
• Notify supervisor immediately of any problems/crisis/emergency.
• Maintain cleanliness of facilities as needed.
• Ensure that all safety equipment is in operating order.
• All work to be performed taking appropriate safety precautions.

Qualifications

• Must be minimum of 18 years of age
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Must be knowledgeable of the Rules of Racing
• Able to work at a fast pace in often crowded/noisy environment
• Excellent customer service/communication skills
• Must meet professional appearance standards as prescribed by company policy

Skills

• Ability to read and interpret documents in English, such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals
• Ability to read and communicate verbally in English
• Written communication skills in English may also be required
• Ability to speak and understand Spanish is an asset

Reasoning Abilities

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form

Physical Demands

• Must be able to catch loose or troubled horses while maintaining control of the pony being ridden.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and peripheral vision.
• The employee must regularly lift, push, pull and/or move up to 75 pounds and have the ability to push, pull, reach, bend, twist, stoop, stack, crouch, kneel and balance when performing job duties in varying work areas such as confined spaces.

Work Environment

• Able to perform duties in all weather conditions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job will not have supervisory responsibilities.

Language Skills

• Ability to read and interpret documents in English, such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
• Ability to read and communicate verbally in English.

Reasoning Abilities

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

Physical Demands

• Must be able to catch loose or troubled horses while maintaining control of the pony being ridden.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and peripheral vision.
• The employee must regularly lift, push, pull and/or move up to 75 pounds and have the ability to push, pull, reach, bend, twist, stoop, stack, crouch, kneel and balance when performing job duties in varying work areas such as confined spaces.

Work Environment

• Able to perform duties in all weather conditions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job will not have supervisory responsibilities.

Pay

Starting Salary: $20.00 per hr