Blacksmith

Job Description summary:

Responsible for being available for blacksmith work during qualifiers and races.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:

• Provide excellent guest service to both internal and external guests.
• Actively supports the company culture of creating a fun and entertaining experience for internal and external guests.
• Responsible for tacking shoes on in the paddock during live and qualifying race events.
• Necessary per the NYSRWB so that lost or thrown shoes do not hold up the race program for an extended amount of time.
• All other duties as assigned.
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QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: 

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 preferred. Knowledge of being a blacksmith as well as harness racing knowledge.

            SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience as a blacksmith.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. 

REASONING ABILITY:

            Ability to apply commonsense reasoning to a variety of situations

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an Associate 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 Associate is regularly required to talk or hear.  The Associate is also regularly required to stand, walk, sit, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls.  The Associate is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, and to sit, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.   

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Must be able to bend down to tack shoes on horses in the outside paddock. Works with live animals.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an Associate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

            The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

            May be exposed to elements around horses outside.