Service Technician (Water Department)

Nestled in the scenic Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, Woodloch Resort encompasses an award-winning family resort (Woodloch Pines), championship golf course (Woodloch Springs) and a luxury destination spa (The Lodge at Woodloch).

Owned and operated with pride by the Kiesendahl family since 1958, the concept of family is truly at the core of Woodloch and is key to its longtime success. Woodloch Pines was voted by TripAdvisor as the number one family resort in the United States and remains committed to its original mission to “treat all guests as if they were company in their own homes.” Staff members are no exception to this rule.
Employees work hard and are passionate about what they do and why they do it. Staff can attest to feeling as though they are as much a part of the fun of being on vacation as the guests. With our unique activity program, abundant amenities, and outstanding nightly entertainment, your family, friends, and co-workers are guaranteed to be engaged, energized, and enthusiastic!

GENERAL PURPOSE OF JOB

To maintain all the pools filtration systems and water balance, assist pool & sports complex manager in opening & closing pools, as well as helping maintain the appearance of the sports complex.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Responsible for filtration maintenance, water chemistry, chemical additions, daily pool readings, general preventive maintenance of pool equipment

• Assist Complex staff with general upkeep and maintenance protocols at both Woodloch Pines and Woodloch Springs complexes.

• An independent, detail oriented, organized person with good communication skills.

• Someone eager to take the initiative to troubleshoot problems, assess them, and then take corrective actions to resolve the issue.

• Helping with lake, dock, boat operations at our waterfront.

ESSENTIAL QUALITIES

• Willing to be trained, then to train others on all of our filtration systems and aspects of Water operation, both out front and behind the scenes

• Water chemistry, plumbing, and electrical experience a plus

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This job requires no supervisory responsibilities.

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.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or GED-no experience needed.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organizations.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one- or two-step instructions. Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

No certifications required –we will train all aspects of the position. Valid drivers license is required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

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 stand, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk or hear, and taste or smell. They must sometimes walk to perform the essential functions of this job.

The employee must have the ability to lift or exert force up to 75-100 pounds. It is also helpful to meet the following vision requirements; close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less), distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more), color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors), peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point), depth perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships), and ability to adjust focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus).

It is helpful to meet these physical demands to perform the essential functions of this job; vacuuming & brushing pools, moving lounge furniture, carrying towel bags, watching water, adding chemicals, and cleaning weight room. Occasional running and lifting may be involved in essential functions as well as constant climbing stairs and walking in sand.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

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.

Working at this job, the employee encounters the following conditions; wet or humid conditions (non-weather), fumes or airborne particles, outdoor weather conditions, and extreme heat (non-weather). They rarely (but sometimes) experience; working near moving mechanical parts, working in high, precarious places, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in this work environment is moderate.

Culture:

Woodloch takes pride in having exceptional staff with a great work culture in a beautiful setting (lake side!)

We promote teamwork and cooperation

We celebrate our staff with appreciation/holiday parties

Career development and advancement

Benefits:

Medical, Dental, and Vision for Full Time, Part Time and Seasonal employees

Company-paid Life insurance for Full-Time employees

Short Term Disabilities plans, Life and Pet insurance

401k with employer match

529 College Savings Plan

Generous Paid Time Off package, Paid Sick & Paid FMLA

Flexible & Dependent Care Saving Account (FSA)

Complimentary birthday dollars

Employee Crisis Fund/ Benevolent Fund

Complimentary Day Passes

Free use of many facilities, sports complex discounts, golf discounts, wellness programs

Dozens of local employee retail discounts

**Full benefit details will be disclosed during new employee orientation**