Winter Events Crew

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

The events crew member position embodies Mt. Bachelor's mission to deliver memorable experiences, enhance people's lives, and have fun doing it. From major competitions to on-snow parties and contests, events crew members work hard and have fun setting up, executing, and tearing down events. This is a part-time position, primarily working weekends, some mid-week, and before and post events. Crew members must be available throughout Mt. Bachelor's complete winter season, which lasts until the end of May.

Essential Functions/Major Responsibilities

• Following detailed Instructions from the Manager, Supervisor, and/or Lead

• Assist the Manager / Supervisor with Event set-up and tear-down. (fencing event perimeters, branding, tents, PA system, etc.)

• Ensuring the safety of the event set-up and atmosphere.

• Assist Event Manager / Supervisor with Event coordination, sponsor banner placement, resort branding, and other mountain signage.

• Assist Event Manager / Supervisor with Race course set-up, maintenance, race timing, and results.

• Assist Event Manager / Supervisor with Competitor registration, awards ceremony set-up, and tear down.

• Professional and clear radio communication.

• Providing a high level of customer service to all event competitors and participants.

Secondary Function

Including but not limited to:

• Assisting and collaborating with other resort departments to facilitate events – HR, F&B.

• Shoveling snow

• Cleaning storage

Job Scope

The job operates within the established parameters. The events crew member is accountable for their on-hill staff actions. Seasonal Commitment is required.

Interpersonal Contacts

Guests and other mountain departments.

Specific Job Skills

• Licenses/Certifications: Guests and other mountain departments.
• Technical: Advanced ski or snowboard ability preferred. Must be comfortable loading, riding, and unloading a chair lift. Other types of over-the-snow travel may be required (training provided).

• Physical Capabilities:

• While performing the job duties, the employee is frequently required to walk, use hands to handle or feel, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

• Ability to work long hours, outside in an inclement winter environment is a must.
• Ski or Snowboard Long blue runs in a variety of both snow and weather conditions.

• Additional:

• Language Skills: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

• Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Work Environment: This is a Winter Resort Area. It requires that work venues are varied and, in many cases, include steep stairways, multi-level buildings, and outdoor work areas, subject to very cold, sometimes wet, or very sunny work sites. Some facilities are located at the base or bottom of the area, and some are semi-remote and can only be reached by traveling via chairlifts, skis, or snowboards. Walking surfaces are frequently frozen, sloped, and slippery. Proper footwear is a must, indoors and out. Work days and hours, as well as the number of hours required, will vary, with an emphasis on weekdays, weekends, and holidays.

Education/Related Experience

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum Experience: Preferred 1 season related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

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 and walk on steep and uneven surfaces.

Current Hiring Range: $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.