Manager, Ride Maintenance
Company: California's Great America
Location: Santa Clara
Posted on: September 27, 2024
Job Description:
Overview:Under limited supervision, plans, schedules, and
manages the mechanical maintenance of rides and automobiles.
Supports and manages mechanical components of capital improvements
and new ride installations. Coordinates projects with other park
departments and the corporate office as required. Supervises and
reviews the work of subordinate, managerial, and support staff.
Performs related administrative, supervisory, and technical duties
as required. -Salary Details: $100,800 - $134,400/yr., based on
experience -
Responsibilities:
- Supervises subordinate managerial and supervisory staff;
supervisory duties include instructing; assigning, reviewing, and
planning the work of others; maintaining standards; coordinating
activities; allocating personnel; selecting new employees; acting
on employee problems; recommending employee promotions, transfers
and discharge, and approving disciplinary action.
- Prepares and manages the department budgets, ensuring
expenditures do not exceed budget allocations. Reviews plans for
new capital projects, ride renovation projects, plant integrity
projects, and physical plant improvement projects; reviews project
estimate requests.
- Oversees the inspection of rides, vehicles, and mechanical
systems and equipment to ensure compliance with established
policies, procedures, codes, regulations, and standards of quality
and safety. Reviews ride downtime reports and takes necessary
action.
- Implements corporate ride maintenance standards. Provides field
supervision of steel erection and safety compliance testing of new
ride construction projects. Expedites the design review,
manufacture and quality insurance inspection of, and contracting
for, new rides.
- Prepares, implements, and directs plans to address long range
plans for ride maintenance, equipment maintenance and
replacement.
- Prepares, receives, reviews and/or maintains various records
and reports including budget documents, financial forecasts,
general ledger, purchase orders, downtime reports, work requests,
safety sheets, invoices, work/project schedules, personnel forms,
ride modification forms, etc.
- Interacts with and communicates with various groups and
individuals, such as the immediate supervisor, other park managers
and staff, co-workers, guests, vendors, contractors, inspectors,
etc.
- Provides guest service according to Cedar Fair standards when
serving the guest, including initiating guest interactions,
answering questions, and giving directions.
- Maintains cleanliness and safety in assigned work area and
performs all duties in compliance with Cedar Fair safety guidelines
and requirements and reports all unsafe or unusual conditions to
supervisor.
- Meets scheduling availability requirements, including nights,
weekends and holiday periods to meet business needs.
- Meets Cedar Fair's attendance requirements as outlined in Cedar
Fair's attendance policies.
- Adheres to Cedar Fair's code of conduct including costuming and
grooming standards as outlined in employees' Guidelines and other
park/division specific policies and procedures.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED. Vocational training in Ride
Operations, Mechanical or Maintenance Experience preferred.
- Valid driver's license/ State or Province required license
and/or certification
- 5+ years of Ride Operations, Mechanical or Maintenance. 3+
years of supervisory experience preferred.
- Directly related experience or a combination of directly
related education and experience and/or competencies may be
considered in place of the above requirements. Responsible for
directing other employees' daily work activities and to undertake
or recommend the following employment actions: hiring, termination,
corrective action and performance reviews
- Knowledge of control processors, components, and communication
networks used in real-time industrial applications.
- Proficient in developing and reading electrical schematics,
one-line diagrams, and technical documents. Knowledge of various
ride mechanics to include with hydraulics, pneumatics, mechanical
drive systems, barring types and installations.
- Experienced in motor and motion control methods and
components.
Keywords: California's Great America, Santa Clara , Manager, Ride Maintenance, Professions , Santa Clara, California
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