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Ride Operator (18+)

Cedar Fair Entertainment Company
Agawam, MA Full Time
POSTED ON 2/1/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/3/2025
Ready for a job that will throw you for a loop? Drop into our ride operation team and twist your way to success. Whether you’re launching coasters or safely loading them, you’ll be the one to make the thrills happen!

What does Rapid Hire mean? The Rapid Hiring Process is designed to get you through the hiring process in an efficient manner! Applications include interview style questions to allow us to get to know you, and determine whether you would be a good fit for Team Six. Job offers will be determined based on the answers you provide!

As a Ride Operator at Six Flags New England…

You’ll Contribute to our Mission by:

  • Providing guests with a safe and enjoyable ride experience
  • Entertaining guests and calming their nerves as they board our world-class rides and attractions
  • Controlling buttons and switches to launch attractions out onto the ride course
  • Ensuring the overall safe operation of your assigned ride or attraction
  • Making sure seat belts are tight, loose items are secure, and lap bars are locked to keep guests safe
  • Enforcing rider restrictions and ensuring guest meet the height requirements
  • Assisting guests in and out of ride vehicles and cycle through the line with a safe sense of urgency
  • Keeping ride patios, queue lines, and midways clean and looking great
  • Acting as a first responder to ride emergencies to keep guests calm
  • ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Enforcing all Six Flags New England policies
  • Assisting in other areas of the Rides Department
  • Performing other incidental and related duties as required and assigned

You’ll do it with your:

  • Ability to work in an environment as fast-paced as our coasters
  • Ability to pass ride certification tests
  • Strong attention to detail and commitment to safety
  • Friendly, outgoing personality inviting guests to your boarding station
  • Positive attitude to make guests excited about their ride
  • Ability to remain calm in stressful situations

You’ll know you’re ready when:

  • Must be 18 years or older
  • Willing to work flexible hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays
  • Able to communicate effectively in the English language, including the ability to read, speak, and understand the English language
  • Able to meet the physical demands of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations, including walking long distances, standing for long periods of time, lifting, working at heights, etc.

What You’ll Get:

  • Free admission to Six Flags parks
  • Complimentary day tickets and season passes for friends and family
  • Scholarship opportunities
  • Exclusive employee rewards and events like ride nights and picnics
  • Discounts on food and merchandise while visiting as a guest, and additional discounts though our Perk Spot program
  • 401K for eligible employees

Note: This job description is not intended to be all inclusive. Team Members may perform other related duties as required, meeting the on-going needs of the company.

As a company that welcomes millions of guests to our parks annually, Six Flags Entertainment Corporation is committed to fostering a workplace culture in which diversity, equity, and inclusion are embraced and promoted. We strive to create a sense of belonging, where our associates and guests are treated with respect and made to feel welcome. We aim to create a culture where our differences are celebrated, recognizing that the best ideas are born from opportunity and that each of us can contribute meaningfully when included in the conversation.

At Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, our team has helped us become a world leader in creating FUN experiences for all. More than 28 million guests visit us every year, enjoying our regional amusement park and waterparks along with our resort, hotel, and recreational properties. Within a creative, supportive work culture that celebrates our differences, our team members make sure that every individual is treated with respect and made to feel welcomed. In our parks and on our team, everyone contributes meaningfully and wholeheartedly to the FUN!

Six Flags New England is an Equal Opportunity Employer and supports a Drug Free Workplace

If you are able to answer "YES" to all of the following questions, please continue the application process by clicking "Apply"

  • Can you provide legal documentation establishing your identity and eligibility to be legally employed in the United States?
  • Are you able to perform the essential functions of the job for which you are applying with or without reasonable accommodation?
  • Within the last 90 days, can you state that you have not used illegal or social drugs (excluding marijuana), such as MDMA (Molly), cocaine and crystal methamphetamine?
  • I am willing to agree that future text messages relating to Six Flags, Inc., including company news, job posting application status updates, and other information, may be sent on behalf of Six Flags, Inc. to the cell phone number I provide.

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