Snowmaking Supervisor
On-siteFlagstaff, Arizona, United States
Job Summary
Snowmaking Supervisor oversees and directs snowmaking crews during assigned shifts, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality snow production. Acts as acting Snowmaking Manager in the manager's absence, plans and coordinates with other departments, interprets weather data to adjust snowmaking strategy, operates both automated and manual snowmaking systems, and mentors snowmakers.Responsibilities include shift handoffs, equipment status communication, maintaining safety standards, planning seasonal production goals, and ensuring documentation and compliance with resort protocols. Requires strong leadership, problem-solving, and deep knowledge of fan-gun-based snowmaking systems, plus experience with training and mentoring staff and promoting efficient, safe mountain operations.
Required Qualifications
- ● Must be at least 18 years of age
- ● Valid driver's License with a clean driving record
- ● High School Diploma or equivalent
- ● 3–5 years of on-hill snowmaking experience with demonstrated competence
- ● 2–4 years of hands-on knowledge of pump operations, automated systems (SmartSnow 7 or
- equivalent), and associated snowmaking equipment
- ● Ability to ski or snowboard in all terrain types upon completion of an annual ski/snowboard
- evaluation
- ● Must pass written and driving tests for snowmobiles, ATVs, UTVs, tracked UTVs, and snowcats
- ● Intermediate to advanced mechanical aptitude with the ability to diagnose and troubleshoot minor
- and major equipment malfunctions
- ● Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, able to work effectively with
- snowmaking crews and other mountain operations departments
- ● Knowledge of environmental and energy-efficient snowmaking practices
- ● Ability to work 12-hour shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays; longer shifts may be
Desired Qualifications
- ● Prior supervisory or crew leadership experience
- ● Experience training or mentoring snowmaking staff
- ● Snowcat or heavy equipment operating experience
- ● Technical training or certifications in mountain operations or equipment maintenance
- ● CPR/First Aid certification
- Flashlights, radios, 1/2-ton pickup trucks, UTVs, tracked UTVs, snowmaking guns, snow hoses with
- couplers, wrenches, hammers, shovels, picks, digging bars, trailers, confined space rescue equipment, and
- other related industrial tools and supplies.
- ● The majority of the workday is spent outdoors at night in a mountain environment, in constantly
- changing weather conditions, including extreme cold, snow, and wetness. 25% of the time is
- spent sitting (riding in a tracked vehicle), 55% walking and hiking, and 20% standing. Must have
- the ability to hike for sustained periods of time at a high elevation and in inclement,
- unpredictable, and cold weather conditions at night
- ● Frequently bending, kneeling, handling, reaching, grasping, and performing repetitive motions
- like climbing, balancing, stooping, crouching, handling, operating controls, and feeling objects
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