Shuttle Driver

Essential Job Responsibilities/Duties/Tasks include the following; other duties may be assigned:

• Responsible for start up, maintenance, and shutdown of equipment.
• Operate busses for guest and employee shuttles.
• Complete maintenance logs and checklists.
• Perform daily checks/maintenance (greasing) of vehicles and notify supervisor/mechanics of problems beyond your skill set.
• Effectively communicate with other employees both in person and via telephone/two-way radio.

Skills and Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

Required:

• Willingness to work as a team with mechanics/supervisor to ensure proper and safe operation/maintenance of vehicles.
• Strong interpersonal skills enabling effective communication with co-workers, supervisors, and managers.
• Ability to evaluate rapidly changing conditions in machine, weather, and environment.
• Ability to work at night and a varied schedule including weekends/holidays.

Experience/Education

Required:

•  Current Montana driver license.

Preferred:

• Previous experience working in harsh outdoor conditions.
• Experience operating heavy equipment and/or grooming.
• Experience operating a snowmobile.
• Knowledge of general mechanics.
• Knowledge of the ski industry.

Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, talk, see, hear and smell.  The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects tools or controls.  Must be capable of walking or standing 10% or more of a normal 8-hour work shift.  Must be capable of sitting 90% of normal 8 hour work shift. Must be capable of occasionally lifting and pushing or pulling 50 lbs or more, and frequently lifting, pushing or pulling, and carrying up to 50 lbs.  Must be capable of occasional climbing movements, walking on uneven terrain and walking on snow and ice.  Must be able to bend, kneel, reach, and crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include night vision, close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perceptions and the ability to adjust focus. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes, caustic chemicals, and explosives. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Equipment Used:  

• Heavy equipment
• Shovel
• Telephone
• Two-way radio
• Snowmobile
• ATV
• 4WD Vehicle

Working Conditions: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works in an enclosed vehicle, and occasional harsh outside weather conditions. The employee occasionally is exposed to risk of avalanches. The employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts and in high, precarious places. They will frequently be exposed to vibration. They will be occasionally be exposed to extreme cold and wet conditions, fumes or airborne particles, and risk of electric shock.