Ice Rink/Grounds Maintainer

Job Description

Job Description

Rink Operator & Grounds Maintainer

Position Summary
The Loomis Chaffee School seeks an experienced Rink Operator & Ice Maintenance Technician to oversee rink operations, ice maintenance, athletic support, and seasonal grounds activities. The primary responsibility is operation and maintenance of Savage Johnson Rink. 

Rink Operations & Ice Maintenance (Primary Responsibility)

· Oversee daily rink operations and management.

· Maintain high-quality ice through resurfacing, edging, flooding, leveling, and dry shaving.

· Operate and maintain Mammoth Ice Maintenance equipment safely.

· Perform seasonal rink startup, ice installation, painting, and shutdown.

· Coordinate facility usage for practices, games, rentals, and events.

· Sharpen skates and maintain sharpening equipment.

· Maintain locker rooms, lobby, boards, glass, and spectator areas.

· Maintain hockey goals, nets, glass, boards, benches, scoreboards, timing systems, and dasher board equipment.

· Inspect and repair equipment as needed.

· Recommend capital improvements

Athletic Facilities & Event Support

· Assist with athletic facility setup and breakdown practice/game and seasonal set ups and breakdowns.

· Support equipment management and event operations.

· Provide venue preparation and readiness support.

· Foster a welcoming, professional, and customer-focused environment.

· Build positive relationships with students, faculty, coaches, visiting teams, alumni, officials, and community users.

· Address facility concerns in a timely and professional manner.

Grounds & Campus Support (Secondary Responsibility)

· Perform mowing, trimming, weeding, raking, and general grounds work.

· Assist with athletic field maintenance and landscaping.

· Support snow and ice removal operations.

· Assist other Physical Plant departments as needed.

Qualifications

· Valid driver license.

· Experience with rink operations and ice maintenance preferred.

· Strong interpersonal, communication and organizational skills.

· Dependability, flexibility, and professionalism.

· Commitment to student-athlete experience and safety.

· CPR, AED, and First Aid certification (or willingness to obtain).

· Availability to work evening and weekends during the hockey season, as well as flexibility to support special events, tournaments, camps, and school programming throughout the year.

 

 

Physical Requirements

· Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.

· Ability to stand, walk, climb ladders, and work in cold environments for extended periods.

· Ability to operate machinery and maintenance equipment safely.

 

Full time position that offers competitive salary and benefit package including but not limited to medical/dental/vision/life insurance/disability insurance/retirement/wellness and generous vacation, sick and holiday time.

\nCompany Description

The Loomis Chaffee School is a renowned New England boarding school located on a 300-acre campus in Windsor, Connecticut. Chartered in 1874 by five siblings whose children all died tragically and who then selflessly determined to found a school as a gift to the children of others, Loomis provides our students with the best education — an education in which excellence in teaching and learning is shaped by the why, as much as the what, and every member of the community shares a commitment to the best self and the common good.

Company Description

The Loomis Chaffee School is a renowned New England boarding school located on a 300-acre campus in Windsor, Connecticut. Chartered in 1874 by five siblings whose children all died tragically and who then selflessly determined to found a school as a gift to the children of others, Loomis provides our students with the best education — an education in which excellence in teaching and learning is shaped by the why, as much as the what, and every member of the community shares a commitment to the best self and the common good.