Ice Crew

Job Summary  

The Ice Operations Ice Crew team is responsible for maintaining safe, high-quality ice conditions and supporting all rink operations during hockey games and ice events. Team members perform pregame setup, on-ice maintenance during timeouts and intermissions, and postgame breakdown while ensuring equipment, benches, and game areas are prepared and maintained to professional standards. 

Essential duties & Responsibilities 

• Responsible for cleaning all glass around the ice rink  

• Assure all benches, including players, visiting team and penalty benches are clean and free of debris  

• Responsible to set up game area including laying mats for officials, setting out equipment such as cans for snow, shovels, squeegees, and scrappers  

• Set seating area for the ice crew, chairs, road cases  

• Assure Glass Cut Station is set properly, and all supplies and tools are present  

• Responsible to prepare ice for pregame skate by setting practice nets/swap with game nets after pre-game skate  

• Remove snow from ice during TV timeouts in a quick and efficient manner  

• Responsible to remove nets during intermission for the resurfacer, patch holes, squeegee goalie area and replace nets in a quick and efficient manner  

• Responsible to remove nets and clean- up of benches postgame   

• Break down seating area and Glass Cut Station, return tools and supplies post-game 

Qualifications 

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred. 

• Previous experience in ice rink operations, hockey, sports entertainment, or event operations is a preferred  

• Strong skating ability required 

• Effective communication skills  

• Good time management skills

• Excellent attention to detail  

• Ability to multitask and take direction well.  

• Ability to meet tight deadlines and work well under pressure  

• Ability to work in large crowds for an extended period of time  

Working Conditions 

• Ability to work efficiently and effectively in office and arena environment that can be exciting, loud and distracting  

• Ability to work extended hours including late nights, holidays, and weekends as needed  

• Ability to lift/carry/move up to 50lbs  

• Ability to work in cold/hot indoor and outdoor temperatures  

• Ability to use hands and fingers on office and mobile technology  

• Ability to work in areas that can become crowded with equipment and/or people  

• Ability to move comfortable throughout the arena with minimal accommodations  

• Ability to stand on feet for long periods of time, walk long distances and climb stairs.   

• Ability to work comfortable around special effects including, but not limited to: haze, strobe lights, lasers, etc  

• Must be able to walk up to 0.5 miles to and from designated employee parking areas, including in varying earther conditions and during high-traffic event times