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Discover a place where wonder, adventure and relaxation meet. Gateway Canyons Resort & Spa rests on 180 acres in the red rock canyons of western Colorado. 72 room luxury Resort with amenities that include lodging, dining, UTV and Jeep tours, horseback riding, & full service spa.
Our peak season runs from March through the end of November. Candidates should be accomplished riders, love speaking with people from a variety of backgrounds, and be ready and willing to pitch in with all ranch maintenance necessary to keep our small ranch running smoothly.
- Manage and care for a herd of 20 horses as well as 5 donkeys, 4 sheep and 3 goats.
- Conduct thorough daily examinations of each horse, addressing any health or behavioral concerns
- Perform routine equine care duties, including picking hooves, grooming and administering basic treatment as needed
- Handle communication with farriers, vets, feed delivery and anything horse related.
- Assist on trail rides as a wrangler as needed
- Utilize expertise in equine behavior to train horses and correct bad habits effectively.
- Training and scheduling of staff.
- Assist in developing and implementation of equine activities; evaluates programming, suggesting modifications.
- Assist in scheduling events.
- Works with team members in a variety of ways to assist with research, operations, security and educational programs.
- Ranch up-keep: cleanliness and maintenance of all areas, including fencing, corals, stables.
- Responsible for reporting any issues with facilities, equipment, livestock and operations in general to Resort Management.
- Responsible for the purchase and quality of all horses in the string.
- Anticipate guests’ needs, respond promptly and acknowledge all guests, however busy and at any time of day.
- Always maintain positive guest relations.
- Resolve guest complaints, ensuring guest satisfaction.
- Monitor and maintain cleanliness, sanitation and organization of assigned work areas.
- Able and willing to perform other tasks to maintain productive and successful work environment; complete and submit necessary paperwork, read posted notices on bulletin board; attend meetings and trainings.
- Create and adhere to an annual budget based off forecasted room nights and business needs.
- Willing to help in other areas of the resort as part of the management team when needed.
Salaried position $57,000-$65,000/year
Benefits include:
- Medical, Dental, Vision & Life benefits
- 401k Participation
- Incentive bonus plan
- Associate Cafeteria
- Economical on-site Resort housing
Noble House Hotels & Resorts are proud to encourage and support an environment where everyone can be a successful team member (come as they are) as their true authentic self. We are an equal opportunity workplace and employer that does not discriminate based on race, color, disability, gender/sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, veteran status, or any other protected status. We are committed to building a team (rooted in family) and a workplace where we are all able to be successful based solely on our individual qualifications, experience, abilities and job performance.
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