Gold Dredge Summer 2025

Description

Join the Family!  The Riverboat Discovery offers a multitude of jobs in every department of the operation.

All our positions at the Riverboat Discovery have an element of customer service, some more so than others. They can be categorized into two groups, On Stage and Back Stage. On Stage positions have more interaction with our guests, while Back Stage positions have less interaction.

We offer multiple levels of employment, opportunities to lead and manage a team.
 

Wages starting from $17-$18/hour (this includes $1/hour bonus paid in a lump sum at the end of our season). Leadership position wages range from $17-$20/hour DOE.

On Stage

‍Gold Guides

‍Gold Guides assist visitors with purchases; fill pokes with pay dirt and offer them to visitors; demonstrate gold panning techniques and assist visitors with gold panning; weigh gold and assemble lockets; assist with preparation and clean-up of panning area; sell tickets at the train station; assist passengers with boarding the train; fill in at the gift shop or on grounds maintenance as needed; prepare and stock merchandise for sale; perform inventory control duties; organize and distribute merchandise; perform other duties related to the successful operation of a retail store including cleaning and moderate lifting.  ‍

‍Train Engineer‍

Train Engineer is responsible for the operation of a diesel and an electric train and the safety of the passengers as well as the maintenance of the trains and train tracks. Reports to the General Manager and President.

Qualifications

The job descriptions and hours range from job to job, but we do not require our employees to come into a department with a specific set of skills in hand, as long as our employees are excited and energetic, we can teach them anything they need to know to do their job.

Whether On Stage or Back Stage, it is vitally important that every employee provides the highest level of customer service possible. As a company, we are committed to creating a trip that is a memorable, first-class experience for our guests.

Salary : $17 - $18