Rides Mechanic
Company: Worlds of Fun
Location: Kansas City
Posted on: October 29, 2024
Job Description:
Overview:Job Status/Type: -Full-time, year-round -Shift/Schedule
Requirements: -Ability to work various shifts and days including
nights, weekends and holiday periods to meet business needs. - -
-Joining our Ride Mechanic maintenance team at Worlds of Fun means
you will be responsible for ensuring the safe and efficient upkeep
of our amusement park rides, including roller coasters and flat
family rides. You'll perform inspections, general maintenance,
troubleshooting, repair and annual rehabilitation of a variety of
different amusement rides and attractions. Areas of responsibility
include maintenance of gearboxes, chains, sprockets, hydraulic
systems, pneumatic systems, wire rope, hoists, brakes, pumps, and
large bearings. - -Benefits: -
Several medical coverage options to
fit your needs best 401K match FREE entry to ALL our parks and
water parksPerks: -
Complimentary tickets for friends and
family Discounts on food and park merchandise
Responsibilities:Responsibilities: -
- Responds to the requests of the Mechanical Lead, Foreman or
General Foreman and the Manager of Ride Maintenance as
assigned.
- Properly lubricates all park rides.
- From blueprints, drawings, models or verbal instructions,
general mechanical work is performed using a variety of hand and
power tools and standard measuring instruments.
- Makes standard shop computations relating to dimension of work.
Selects materials necessary for the work.
- Through walking and climbing along all areas of the park's
rides, inspects all mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic aspects
through visual and auditory observations to ensure safe and proper
operation. Also inspects the structures of all steel coasters.
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- Communicates concerns to supervisor and/or, using own judgment,
makes necessary repairs. Logs and documents all safety checks and
repairs.
- Provides guest service according to Company standards when
serving the guest or working with subordinates, including
initiating guest interactions, answering questions and giving
directions.
- Maintains cleanliness and safety in assigned work area and
performs all duties in compliance with Company Safety guidelines
and requirements and reports all unsafe or unusual conditions to
supervision.
- Meets scheduling availability requirements, including nights,
weekends, and holiday periods to meet business needs.
- Meets Company's attendance requirements as outlined in Cedar
Fair's attendance policies.
- Adheres to Company's Rules of Conduct including specific
costuming and grooming standards as outlined in Employee
- Guidelines and other park/division specific policies and
procedures.
- Varied shifts. - -
- Possible exposure to fiberglass dust, welding materials,
oxygen, acetylene, propane, cleaning solvents, and paint
fumes.
- Possible exposure to gasoline and other petroleum products
- Walking and standing on concrete and asphalt for extended
periods of time.
- Other duties may be assigned.
Qualifications:Qualifications:
- Interpersonal skills necessary to effectively communicate not
only with senior management but also with seasonal employees in
resolving problems. Communicates with individuals both inside and
outside the company.
- Ability to become familiar with and use fall protection
equipment.
- Ability to lift and carry 100 pounds in the repair or
installation of equipment.
- Ability to read materials (including blueprints and drawings)
to interpret and analyze content.
- Ability to concentrate and pay close attention to detail for up
to 75% of work activities.
- Requires ability to operate:
- Standard mechanical and hydraulic maintenance equipment and
hand tools
- Vehicles
- Ladders
- Measuring equipment
- Park rides
- Telephones
- Hand-held two-way radios
- Manlift/forklift
- Ability to pass a mandatory (or random) drug test, per Company
policy, unless prohibited by state or provincial law
- Ability to pass a background check, if 18 years of age or
older, which may include, but is not limited to, credit, criminal,
DMV, previous employment, education and personal references, per
Company policy, unless prohibited by federal, state, or provincial
law. -
- Driver's License -
Keywords: Worlds of Fun, Overland Park , Rides Mechanic, Other , Kansas City, Kansas
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