Summer Shuttle Driver

Skiers and boarders will depart Coronet Peak, and that’s when our mountain bikers and hikers arrive. We aim to give them the best experience on our mountain!

Our NZSki community has been growing since 1947 and continues to offer the best experience for our crew, locals, and guests alike. Everyone at Coronet Peak, The Remarkables and Mt Hutt cares for the mountains and shares a passion for snowsports and the surrounding regions. Our success is due to our awesome customer service, first-class facilities, majestic scenery, and wild terrain.

This is a guest service role which will require you to greet your passengers at various locations in around our ski fields and transport them in a safe, friendly and informative manner to and from the base building and various pickup stops below Coronet Peak

About the role  

• The Shuttle Drivers are responsible for transporting our guests from pickup points to the base area, and staff to and from work.
• Their duties include; Driving in a manner to maximise fuel efficiency and guest comfort.
• Safe and courteous driving practices at all times.
• Loading all mountain bikes for the guests to a safe and secure standard.
• Adherence to schedules/timetables.
• Respond to weather and road conditions.
• Deliver friendly and engaging service to all guests of NZSki.
• Proper management of customer complaints and queries.
• Clear, concise & timely two-way radio communications.
• Learning both Indoor and Outdoor Operations, as you may be obliged to work in these departments as and when is necessary

About You 

• To perform in this role effectively, you will need to exceed our guests expectations with personable hosting and professional driving standards  
• This job can often be physically demanding and requires a reasonable level of fitness  
• Willing to assist in other departments and take on additional duties as required  
• An understanding that employment is subject to the vagaries of the weather and the hours of work cannot be guaranteed 
• The ideal applicant would be an active mountain biker and have an interest in developing new skills as our team members will be working across several tasks.
• This role requires a high level of energy, excellent teamwork skills, the ability to quickly build rapport with all guests and staff, and outstanding health and safety awareness. 

Skills and Qualifications 

• At least a valid NZ driver's class 1 licence. A Passenger endorsement must be obtained prior to commencement of employment. If you do not currently have a NZ licence, please contact us for further information. 

Further Information

• This role will commence in early December and run until April 2025

As Kaitiaki of the mountains we have an enduring commitment to our environment, people, and communities to ensure they benefit from our presence and as proud supporters of Winter Pride we’ve pledged to continue to provide a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion.

Uniform for all roles is provided (just bring your own base layers)

A few other reasons to join our Coronet Peak Summer Crew:  

• Summer MTB Season Pass (Full Time crew)
• Discounted day passes at other MTB areas
• Transport to/from mountains
• Staff meals each day (Discounted)
• Discounts at many local eateries, bars, breweries and retail outlets
• Discounts on mountain
• Regularly organised social activities off mountain
• Cool recognition programmes with prizes