Receiving Barn Worker- Full Time (Harrah's Hoosier Park)

Maintains racing receiving barns.

DIRECTLY SUPERVISES: None

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Proficient in English verbal and written.
• Less than high school education; or up to one-month related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must have an outgoing, energetic, and enthusiastic attitude. Must be comfortable initiating conversations and a fun environment for guests.
• Flexible to work various shifts, weekends, and holidays if applicable.
• Ability to lift and/ or move up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to bend, stoop, twist, reach, and kneel repetitively.
• Specific vision abilities such as close, distance, color, depth and ability to adjust focus.
• Ascend and descend stairs and maintain equilibrium for an extended period.
• Must be able to work from a standing position and/or walking motion for extended period.
• Ability to read limited numbers of two- and three- syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers. Able to print and speak simple sentences.
• Ability to speak effectively before a group of customers or employees.
• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Able to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume and distance.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Promote a positive influence in the company and company sponsored events. Maintain a professional work environment with management and staff.
• 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 accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Must be able to be exposed to outside weather conditions.  Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a license from the Indiana Horse Racing Commission.

• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Supervises the stabling of horses in the receiving barn which ships into train or race.
• Assure that each horse has a clean stall.  Requires the removal of hay or shavings and manure to a wheel barrel and then transporting wheel barrel to manure bins.
• Keeps area clean and free of trash.  Includes raking of shed row and exterior of building as well as removal of trash, weeds, grass, etc.
• When asked, will clean other stable barns/stalls prior to arrival of trainers shipping in to be stabled at Hoosier Park.
• Produces reports that show where each horse is too stable while in the receiving barn.
• Reports on any unsafe conditions.
• Will abide by all safety requirements as outlined in the Safety Manual or as required by individual departments and/or job functions.
• Other duties as assigned.