Lift Operations - Winter 23/24

Lift Operations: As a Lift Operator at our resort, you'll play a pivotal role in elevating our guest experience. With a focus on safety and efficiency, you'll ensure every guest enjoys a seamless journey, from boarding our state-of-the-art aerial or surface lifts to their exciting descent. Join us in creating unforgettable mountain memories for our visitors!

Why Alyeska?

Alyeska Resort is an incredible place and Girdwood is a friendly, lively town where residents value both outdoor adventure and community spirit. Alyeska Resort offers the type of atmosphere where our employees are able to work hard and play hard, and are encouraged to share their enthusiasm with our guests.

Offering year-round and seasonal opportunities, working at Alyeska Resort is both rewarding and exhilarating. Whether you are a seasoned hospitality or ski resort professional, or just starting out with an avid interest in ski area management or travel tourism, we invite you to review current career opportunities and check back often as we are always seeking great talent.

Alyeska Resort offers many exciting career opportunities, beautiful surroundings and exciting employee benefits including:

• Vision, Dental, and Medical Insurance for regular full-time employees
  • Paid holiday and paid time off (Vacation and Personal)
  • Free Season Pass for employees and qualified dependents
  • Roth 401(k) and 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
  • Discounts for rooms at The Hotel Alyeska and affiliate hotels
  • Discounts in Resort restaurants, shops, and Nordic Spa

Family, Quality, Winning, Industry and Honesty: Our people realize that relationships rooted in trust, honesty, respect and gratitude are essential to all. We never get a chance to make a second first impression. Success is planning the details. We are focused and committed to doing what we say and accepting feedback as a gift.

Role qualifications:  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 Position responsibilities:
• Guest Assistance: Safely guide guests during their chairlift embarkation and disembarkation.
• Operational Setup & Closure: Efficiently establish and dismantle lift perimeters and mazes at the start and conclusion of each day.
• Zone Maintenance: Proactively maintain the integrity of loading and unloading zones through shoveling, chipping, and raking.
• Guest Relations: Deliver exceptional customer service in every interaction, ensuring guests feel valued and heard.
• Vigilance & Reporting: Stay alert to any potential issues, promptly communicating with your operator.
• Resort Ambassador: Knowledgeably inform riders about the resort's amenities and highlights of the local area.
• Ticket Verification: Assist guests at the RFID gates, ensuring all riders have valid access credentials.
• Miscellaneous Tasks: Undertake additional responsibilities as and when required. 

Essential skills and experience:

• Minimum 18 years of age.
• Ability to work flexible schedules such as evenings and weekends.
• Must be reliable and dependable.
• Able to work outside and in inclement weather on a continual basis.
• Possess excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work with all kinds of people, sometimes in stressful situations.

Physical demands and work environment:  The physical demands and work environment characteristics 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.

• Physical demands:  Ability to lift up to 50 lbs., bend, stoop, walk, push or pull heavy equipment and stand for extended periods of time.

• Work Environment:  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to high, precarious places and inclement weather conditions. 

Alyeska Resort is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace. All resort employees must possess current documentation showing they are eligible for employment in the United States. Alyeska Resort accepts applications for currently available positions only, and does not accept applications for “general employment.” Preference may be given to local candidates, as relocation may not be available.