Women’s Ice Hockey – Equipment/Operations Manager Position

About the role

The Equipment/Operations Manager (Full-Time position) is responsible for managing all equipment-related duties pertaining to the LIU Women’s Ice Hockey Team and reports directly to the Head Coach.

Responsibilities

• Manage and create equipment/apparel orders
• Laundry, maintenance, and repair of athletic equipment & apparel
• Inventory of athletic equipment
• Distribution and fitting of equipment and apparel
• Assist with equipment inspection and reconditioning
• Assist with team meal orders/snacks at home and on away trips
• Daily practice setup (towels, jerseys, socks, loops, sport drinks, water, etc.)
• Pre-practice skate sharpening, equipment repairs (sewing, etc.), and equipment modifications
• Pre-practice bench setup: water bottles, coaches board, tape, sticks, cones, etc.
• Post-practice skate sharpening, equipment repairs, equipment modification, equipment replacement, equipment cleaning, and laundry
• All general housekeeping duties for the locker room
• Game day setup: home team dressing room, visitors dressing room, and referees’ room (in accordance with league rules)
• Lead communication prior to road trips with opponent’s rink admin and/or equipment manager to ensure preparedness
• On road trips, coordinate with bus driver for personal transportation to/from the rink to execute locker room duties
• Develop and maintain contacts within the league to become familiar with arena regulations and setup
• Manage in-season and post-season inventory of all hockey equipment, supplies, apparel, etc.
• Keep and maintain effective and accurate records of equipment/apparel ordered; all final orders through vendors may only be placed by the Head Coach
• Assist in setting up and cleaning up team meals and snacks

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal and verbal communication skills with the ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with both internal and external personnel
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing
• Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks
• Ability to work a non-standard work week

Abilities and Skills

• Skate sharpening
• Skate repairs (replacement, riveting, eyelets, punching, use of oven)
• Sewing
• Making effective modifications
• Keeping, maintaining, and preparing effective and accurate records
• Maintaining effective relationships with management, league officials, facility representatives, the media, fellow employees, and the general public
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Sheets