Slope Maintenance Manager

Eldora is the backyard winter mountain playground for Greater Denver, Boulder County, and Colorado's northern Front Range. Eldora is located just outside of the charming mountain town of Nederland, Colorado, about 20 miles west of Boulder and less than 50 miles from downtown Denver.

Eldora strives to deliver Colorado’s Front Range the most memorable outdoor adventures to locals and out-of-town visitors.   Eldora Mountain Resort employs up to 700 employees at peak season and has 680 acres of lift-accessible terrain for skiing and snowboarding, including a Woodward Mountain Park experience, and a world class Nordic Center.

• →Represent department professionally and work with all Mountain Operations departments to complete overall resort objectives and common goals.
• →Responsibilities also include providing constant communication with all necessary departments, attending any/all mountain operations meetings, and work closely with Director of Mountain Operations
• →Develop and monitor yearly operating budgets for grooming department.
• →Forecast Capital budgets for yearly maintenance and for the replacement and upgrading of machinery and equipment.
• →Successfully recruit, hire, train, motivate, and develop high performing grooming, terrain park, and trail crew teams.
• →Develop leaders and improve leadership to grow future leaders.
• →Manage all aspects of day-to-day grooming, terrain park builds, haul cat operations, trail building, and task assignments.
• →Create and oversee departmental budgets and track spending.
• →Manage & delegate payroll, scheduling, & purchasing.
• →Develop and maintain all grooming, terrain park, and trail crew procedures, plans, and policies.
• →Create and foster positive work culture and resilience among staff.
• →Provide direct oversight and manage the grooming team including recruiting and
  training of team members.
• →Evaluate performance of all staff members, including disciplinary actions as needed
• →Assist in the design, layout, and maintenance of snow surfaces for on mountain events.
• →Assist with Snowmaking department to achieve snowmaking goals and trail builds as necessary
• →Leads and delegates all aspects of snowcat operator training and skill development
• →Work with Vehicle Maintenance department to ensure proper equipment functions
• →Maintain and create work orders for routine & reactive maintenance on snow grooming
  equipment
• →Work with outside contractors to complete projects.
• →Create and manage a snow grooming plan. Assess daily mountain conditions and adjust grooming priorities accordingly.
• →Leads by example for all company safety policies and procedures, actively contributing to a safe working environment for self, coworkers, and guests.
• →All employees are expected to support Eldora’s corporate responsibility commitment to protect the environment by participating in our Sustainable Transportation Program. This includes choosing alternative transportation, carpooling, using the employee shuttle, and avoiding onsite parking on weekends and peak days. These actions help reduce Scope 3 emissions, lead by example, and ensure adequate parking for our guests.
• →Must be able to work weekends and holidays as required by resort operations. 

• This job description is an overview of the scope of responsibilities for this job and is not intended to be an inclusive list of job tasks and expectations. With the evolution of Eldora, the responsibilities of this position may change. The job must be prepared to accept new responsibilities and transfer others.
• This position is a seasonal position and may have fluctuations in hours worked based upon overall business volumes.  

• Ability to meet company standards for Background check & MVR.
• Valid & current Driver’s License, must be 21 years old to operate company vehicles
• Basic computer skills involving Microsoft Office
• 3+ years experience in terrain parks and/or grooming operations
• 3+ years supervisory experience
• 5+ years experience operating heavy equipment including front end loaders, backhoes, excavators, skid-steers, grooming and winch cat
• Must have expert-level skiing and/or snowboarding ability
• Must have the ability to speak, read and write effectively in English 

• Bending, reaching, climbing, pushing, pulling & prolonged standing 

• Eye/hand coordination & visual concentration on equipment 

• Concentrated reading and writing
• Must be able to lift and carry items up to 50 lbs.  
• Extended periods of outdoor exposure   
• Extreme cold, extreme heat and sun exposure  
• Variation in temperature from hot to cold 

• Oversee multiple teams and up to ~ 40 employees
• Responsible for:
  • Hiring & terminations
  • Scheduling and assigning work
  • Training, disciplinary actions & performance reviews
• Create and foster positive work culture and resilience among staff.