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Ride Operator

Six Flags Great Adventure
Jackson, NJ Full Time
POSTED ON 1/12/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/11/2025

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 You Will Be Doing

Provide guests with a safe and enjoyable ride experience.

Entertain guests and calm their nerves as they board our world-class thrill machines.

Push buttons and pull switches to launch attractions through the course.

Make sure seat belts are tight, loose items are secure, and lap bars are locked to keep guests safe.

Enforce rider restrictions and measure for height requirements.

Assist guests in and out of ride vehicles and cycle through the line efficiently and cautiously.

Keep ride patios and midways clean and looking great.

Act as a first responder to ride emergencies and respond appropriately.

How You Will Do It

Ability to work in an environment as fast-paced as our coasters.

After passing ride certification tests with 100% accuracy.

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.

Must react well in stressful and emergency situations.

Taking direction from managers and supervisors.

What You Will Need

MUST BE AVAILABLE WEEKENDS.

Must be 16 years or older.

In rides you must be able to stand, walk, stoop, bend, and reach throughout your shift.

Excellent verbal communication skills.

Must be able to read and understand English.

Able to work a flexible schedule, including weekends and holidays.

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation is North America’s largest regional amusement-resort operator with 27 amusement parks, 15 water parks and nine resort properties across 17 states in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Focused on its purpose of making people happy, Six Flags provides fun, immersive and memorable experiences to millions of guests every year with world-class coasters, themed rides, thrilling water parks, resorts and a portfolio of beloved intellectual property such as Looney Tunes®, DC Comics® and PEANUTS®.

What's in it for you?

Free Food for Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day

Exclusive Rides parties for all employees.

Scholarship Opportunities

Professional Development

Complimentary tickets

In-Park discounts and more!

Other Functions :  All other duties assigned or necessary to support the park as a whole.  While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties when circumstances (e.g., emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs, or technological developments) dictate.

Six Flags is an Equal Opportunity Employer and supports a Drug Free Work Place.

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