Facilities Maintenance Associate/Shuttle Driver - Cedar Creek Lodge

Overview

We’re excited to hire and welcome team members to our national park locations!  Xanterra Travel Collection® is a private company that provides concession services within national parks.  All services operated by Xanterra, including lodging, dining, retail, and tour operations, are currently open and continue to operate as planned for the 2025 summer season.  Any potential government layoffs within the National Park Service do not impact our positions or job offers.

Live. Work. Explore. as a part of our Maintenance team at the Cedar Creek Lodge in Columbia Falls, the gateway to Glacier National Park!

Cedar Creek Lodge is a 3-diamond hotel open year-round in Columbia Falls, Montana. We depend on our team members to be highly motivated, committed, share our vision and work together to attain it, while our work environment encourages responsibility for personal growth and promotes pride in each employee. No matter what your job is, you will play an essential role in providing warm and friendly hospitality to all our guests.

We’re hiring a Facilities Maintenance Associate/Shuttle Driver to Live. Work. Explore. in the gateway to Glacier National Park!

Job Summary:Ensuring that all public spaces are clean and guest ready, driving the shuttle, completing maintenance requests, and working through the preventive maintenance program for the Lodge.

The Details:Position Type: Full-Time, Year-RoundStart Date: AprilPay: $18.50/hourSchedule: Schedule is 40 hours, 5 days/per week. Typically Wednesday - Sunday 1:30pm-10pm. May include weekends, evenings, and holidays.Housing: Employee housing is not available

About Columbia Falls:Just west of Glacier National Park lies a collection of communities who proudly welcome millions of visitors each year to the Glacier Gateway area. Columbia Falls - a lively Montana town with many locally owned shops, restaurants, breweries, and summer farmers markets - is the ideal home base for exploring Glacier National Park and the 2.4 million acres in Flathead National Forest.

Benefits and Perks:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k, Vacation/Sick/Holiday Pay, Basic Life and AD&D Insurance, Short-Term Disability, AFLAC, Pet Insurance. Coverage starts first of the month after 60 days of hire. 
• Employee Assistance Program
• 15% Verizon Wireless Discount
• Free Glacier Park Pass
• Retail, Lodging, and Travel Discounts
• Wellness Programs
• Learning and Development Programs
• A fast-paced, exciting work environment with plenty of upward mobility and growth opportunities
• Meet people of all ages from all over the country and world!
• $350 Referral Bonus Program

Responsibilities

• Clean and maintain Lodges exterior spaces (parking lot, patio, sidewalks) and interior common areas including lobby, hallways, public bathrooms, fitness room, entry ways, and stairways.
• Empty outside and public trash receptacles and remove trash from all departments in the Lodge.
• Daily pool and spa checks, cleaning and other pool and spa maintenance in accordance with State Health Department standards.
• Completing all work in a timely and professional manner and in accordance with applicable laws and the best use of resources.
• Responsible for driving the shuttle throughout the shift, may sometimes require schedule adjustments due to travel delays or cancellations.
• Maintain a safe and clean facility, indoors and outdoors.  Be familiar with and comply with Lodge safety protocols.
• Assists with set up, tear down and cleaning of conference center for events when needed.
• Assists with preventative maintenance on all maintenance tools and equipment.
• Assists with preventative maintenance of all rooms and common areas by ensuring all furniture, appliances, and electrical equipment such as TV's, refrigerators and light fixtures are in working order, following the established PM program.
• Basic repairs include plumbing, electrical, HVAC, ventilation, furnishings, fixtures, 
• Painting, drywall repairs, light carpentry, door and window repairs.
• Reports any safety issues/concerns immediately to Facility Supervisor and Location Manager.
• Snow and Ice removal as needed, spreading ice melt, shoveling, and snowplowing.
• Supports hotel departmental maintenance programs and executes daily, weekly, monthly, semi-annual and annual checklists as assigned by the Facilities Supervisor.
• Always offer courteous and sincere hospitality. Understand what is meant by "exceptional guest service”, providing guests with uniform, consistent, efficient, courteous, high-quality service.
• Unloading, delivering, and organizing of lodge orders for various departments.
• Conducting inventory tasks as assigned.
• Responsible for adhering to Xanterra’s Ecologix program.
• Support and assist in other departments as needed. 
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Knowledgeable in the following areas and the ability to use tools and equipment common to the trade:
  • Heating & Electric, Plumbing, and Carpentry.
• Previous pool and spa maintenance experience preferred.
• Able to identify the scope of work to determine if specialized skills of the various crafts are required to the job professionally.
• May require the use of respiratory protection.
• Must be comfortable using a computer, and familiar with Windows Outlook, Word and Excel.  Email is used for a large part of communication throughout the Lodge and company.
• Comply with all current related safety and health requirements.
• Ability to read, understand and comply with all current company policies and procedures.
• Ability to provide courteous and sincere hospitality. Understand what is meant by "exceptional guest service”, providing guests with uniform, consistent, efficient, courteous, high-quality service.
• Must possess a current, valid, driver’s license that can pass a driving history check and Department of Transportation Physical.
• DOT pre-employment and periodic drug testing will be required.

Physical Requirements include:

• May require the use of respiratory protection and will require compliance with applicable regulations.
• Must be able to walk long distances over uneven terrain and climb stairs and ladders in all types of weather conditions.
• Must be capable of lifting objects weighing up to 70 pounds.
• Must possess physical stamina and condition to withstand heavy labor related work in an outside environment, such as snow removal tasks.
• Standing, bending, kneeling, crawling for extended periods of time are required. 
• Minimum age requirement: 21 years 

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

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