Freelance Drag Racing Pit Crew Jobs in Portland, OR

GENERAL PURPOSE OF JOB: To provide our customers with an outstanding racing experience by maintaining our racing karts at the highest possible standard. To ensure that all mechanics perform their duties safely and thoroughly.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Ensure that all mechanics perform their duties safely and thoroughly

· Perform opening track and kart repairs and performance checks

· Maintain kart performance throughout the day

· Maintain track and facility appearance and functionality

· Keep accurate documentation of repairs, parts inventory, and special projects

· Responsibly maintain supply of tools and machinery

· Respond to emergency situations as they arise

· Ensure that the pit, kart shop and track areas remain clean and safe

· Assist the track crew with track operations in limited situations

· Perform specific facility cleaning and maintenance duties as assigned by management

· Perform closing duties to secure the pit and track and prepare for the following day’s operation

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Ability to deal with and solve practical problems involving concrete variables in standardized situations. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, and percentages.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

This job has special vision requirements.

· Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less)

· Distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more)

· Color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors)

· Peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point)

· Depth perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships)

Specific job duties that require the physical demands selected above:

· Manipulating the position and orientation of racing karts and race track barriers

· Utilizing manual dexterity to operate mechanic tools and manipulate racing kart parts

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Work is performed predominantly in an indoor environment that is exposed through openings in the building to the outdoors. The work environment of this job typically has a moderate level of noise

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

This is a supervisory position. It is the responsibility of the Head Mechanic to ensure that all aspects of kart and facility maintenance are performed correctly. It is the Head Mechanic who is held accountable for all lapses in kart maintenance. This position is responsible for between 2 and 4 mechanic personnel.