Silver Dollar City - Attractions Team Member, American Plunge (Part-Time Seasonal 2025)

This position starts 02/24/2025 and ends 10/26/2025

Must be at least 18 years of age

Job Summary: From award-winning roller coasters to family rides that soar, whirl and fly, Silver Dollar City offers unique attractions for thrill-seekers of all ages. Ride Operators are the ones responsible for ensuring guests have amazing experiences on them. You’ll meet and greet hundreds of people every day, making sure each of their adventures is as safe as it is exciting. You will check restraints, interact with guests one on one and ensure that all guests meet the rider requirements. If you’re enthusiastic, love to work outside and want a job with awesome benefits, this is the position for you!

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities: Include the following. Other duties may be assigned to assist the Attractions teams.

• Informs guests to fasten belt, bar, or other safety devices.
• Manipulates controls to start and stop equipment such as roller coaster or water ride.
• Gives directions to guests over microphone regarding safety and operation of rides.
• Turns on current to start operation of ride.
• Decides to add or remove equipment, according to amount of patronage.
• Test-rides equipment before opening the ride to guests.
• Observe guests boarding vehicles to ensure they are safely seated without being overcrowded.
• Spaces rides operated in cars or sections to avoid danger of collisions.
• Refuels and uses small power equipment used in daily cleaning of ride area.
• Removes and disposes of various waste items including bodily fluids.

Certificates and Licenses: Must be able to obtain and maintain an American Heart Association Basic Life Saving Certification.

Physical Requirements: The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Stand: Uneven terrain, inclines, asphalt and concrete.
• Walk: Up/down steps, uneven and sloped surfaces, including to and from assigned employee parking and employees assigned work area. Distance should be no greater than .5 miles one way.
• Climb: Up and down stairs/ladders, uneven and sloped surfaces and be able to climb and descend on an employee shuttle bus.
• Repetitive Motion: Bending and twisting.
• Use hands to handle or feel and reach with hands and arms.
• Speak and hear clearly.
• See: Near/far, peripheral vision, depth perception and color vision.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to outdoor weather conditions, chemicals, mechanical hazards, moving objects, fumes, odors, dust, mists and vibrations. The employee is frequently exposed to work in high, precarious places. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. Due to the Safety critical nature of the position, the employee must successfully complete a post job-offer drug screen and participate in the random drug testing program.

Benefits Offered

• Free Admission - Free admission to Silver Dollar City Attractions and discounted admissions to Herschend Enterprises’ attractions and resorts across the US for you and your dependents.
• Exclusive Admission Discounts - Complimentary tickets & discounts on season passes for loved ones.
• Food & Merchandise Discounts - Discounts on dining, drinks and merchandise across Silver Dollar City Attractions.
• 401(k) & Profit Sharing - The Profit Sharing and 401(k) Retirement Plan is available to hosts after they have been with the Company for 3 months (Monthly Plan Entry Dates)
• Health Insurance - Affordable health plan options (co-pay, HSA, FSA) available to all full-time seasonal and year-round employees.
• Mary's Well House - Employee health center provides employees with basic office visits, x-rays and lab work for a co-pay, whether insured or not.
• Free Tuition – Earn your degree, debt-free. 100% free tuition starting day one of employment. Learn more at https://herschend.guildeducation.com/partner. See all the benefits offered through Silver Dollar City at: https://www.silverdollarcity.com/Employment/Benefits.

Equal Opportunity Employer/ Disabled/ Veterans