What are the responsibilities and job description for the Trail Crew - Summer 2025 position at POWDR?
Location: Bend, Oregon
Are you interested in delivering memorable experiences, enhancing people's lives and having fun while doing it? This shared mission of POWDR and Mt. Bachelor creates a fun and inspiring culture that we live every day. We look for employees who are passionate about sharing mountain culture, have a positive attitude, are problem solvers and care about winning as a team. Our vision drives us to deliver exceptional experiences and it's our employees who become the true moment makers here at Mt. Bachelor.
This role comes with amazing perks & benefits because we want our employees to Work Where You Play!
- Free employee season pass and free or discounted dependent(s) season pass
- Free and discounted friends & family day passes
- Free transportation to & from Bend, Sunriver, and La Pine
- Discounts across the resort (food & beverage, retail, rentals, lessons & more)
- Employee housing program
- 401k with up to 5% company match & immediate vesting
- Discounted onsite daycare
- Local & national discounts (YETI, Burton, Dell, Subaru, Nokian, Sunriver Golf, Mammut, & more)
- Free reciprocal access for employees to other POWDR resorts & 50% day passes at IKON pass resorts
Position Summary
Trail maintenance is physical labor. It involves working with hand tools, outside, in a mountain environment, and getting dirty is guaranteed. Summer Trail Maintenance also involves riding the trails to determine what repairs are needed but only after a supervisor completes a skills evaluation. When you are not maintaining the trails, you will assist other departments as needed. The anticipated job start is dependent on snowmelt and workload for the summer.
Essential Functions/Major Responsibilities
- Use hand tools such as Pulaski, shovel, mattix, grub hoe, and rock bars to repair and maintain rock and dirt trails.
- Ability to take directions from the trail crew supervisors.
- Ability to perform strenuous physical activities in steep terrain for extended periods in adverse weather conditions and exposure to insects.
- Follow all outlined safety rules and demonstrate high standards for personnel and team safety.
- Demonstrate a positive attitude toward the workplace, co-workers, and supervisors.
- Be on time; ready and willing to work hard.
- Trail signage installation & maintenance.
- Monitor weather for cutting and equipment operations.
- Perform general maintenance to any equipment used related to the bike park.
- Perform re-vegetation work.
- Be available to work at bike park-related events.
- Riding on the clock is prohibited without skills evaluation.
Secondary Function
- Assist with ongoing mountain trash cleanup efforts.
- Assist if needed with Mt Bachelor events not related to bike park operations.
- Assist patrol with any extractions from the trail system.
- Assist in any other operations requested by the Terrain Park / Bike Park Manager.
- Assist in any other operations requested by the Director of Mountain Operations.
Job Scope
Must be at the job site on time each day, and must come prepared to work. Must follow the instructions of the supervisor on duty.
Interpersonal Contacts
Work closely with other trail crew team members, trail crew supervisors, and trail contractors.
Specific Job Skills
- License/Certifications: First Aid a plus
- Technical: General knowledge of hand tools
- Physical Capabilities: Walk uphill carrying 50lbs of gear and tools. Able to work hard physical labor for 10 hours a day. Able to work outside in a summer mountain environment. Intermediate Mountain Bike riding skills.
Physical Demands:
- The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Such accommodations require an interactive discussion with the Human Resources Department before such accommodations can be made.
- In addition to the specific conditions below, every position at Mt. Bachelor requires the ability to shovel snow, lift up to 10 pounds, and walk on steep and uneven surfaces.
- While performing the duties of this role, the employee will be required to frequently bend, reach, climb, lift over 50 pounds, and stand for prolonged periods. Additionally, the position will require frequent outdoor exposure in various conditions, including extreme heat and sun exposure. This position also requires intermediate mountain biking skills.
Current hiring rate: $16.50/hr
Minimum Age Requirement: 18
Come Work Where You Play!
Please be aware incomplete applications will not be accepted or reviewed. Mt. Bachelor is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Mt. Bachelor is committed to creating a quality work environment which makes full use of the talents and contributions of all employees without regard to race, color, religion, national origin or citizenship status, sex, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, disability or military status.
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