Assistant Director, Engineering

Pay: $80000 per year - $80000 per year

At Great Wolf, the Assistant Director of Engineering supervises maintenance operations and physical condition of the facility to ensure the highest quality standards of guest satisfaction within the allotted budget.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

1. Meets maintenance operational standards by contributing maintenance information to strategic plans and review; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolving problems.
2. Evaluates functionality and reliability of facility systems and associated equipment by conferring with operating departments; identifying problems and requirements.
3. Maintains function and reliability of facility systems and associated equipment by implementing a preventive maintenance program; operating and testing systems and equipment; restoring, repairing, rebuilding, or replacing faulty or inoperative components and parts.
4. Improves function and reliability of facility systems and associated equipment by studying performance results; identifying, recommending, and implementing changes, expansions, and additions.
5. Performs supervisory responsibilities by selecting, training, scheduling, coaching, and counseling with disciplinary measures, as necessary.
6. Evaluates performance of the team and recommends compensation actions.
7. Maintains a safe and healthy work environment by following standards and procedures; complying with legal codes and regulations.
8. Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities and staying up to date with the industry.
9. Accomplishes maintenance and organization mission by completing related results as needed.

Basic Qualifications & Skills

1. Associate's degree or equivalent experience.
2. 5+ years experience with hands-on equipment maintenance; must include experience with solving electronics failures, using such tools as test clips for device packages along with grabbers, SMD tweezers, probes, and insertion/extraction tools.
3. 3+ years experience supervising work for a team of technically skilled individuals.

Desired Qualifications & Traits

1. Plumbing License, Certified Pool & Spa (CPO) License, Aquatic Facility Operator (AFO) Certified.
2. Previous experience in a leadership role in a resort/waterpark setting.
3. Able to develop, implement, and monitor programs that adhere to all appropriate regulations, including: Ergonomics, Emergency Response, Injury and Illness Prevention, and Hazard Communications.
4. Excellent people management skills including resolving conflict, coaching and developing others, promoting teamwork, and performance management.

Physical Requirements

1. Able to lift up to 15 lbs.
2. Able to bend, stretch, and twist.
3. Able to sit or stand for long periods of time.
4. Able to climb multiple flights of stairs on a daily basis and walk frequently.