Summer Internship - Rides Technician
SEASONAL POSITION
At SeaWorld, we're passionate about caring for animals. In fact, we've already rescued over 40,000 animals (and counting!). And we can save you from being stuck in just another job. Join us and help bring joy, excitement, and lasting memories to people from around the world. We're seeking enthusiastic, dedicated, and hard-working individuals to become our Ambassadors. Join us and play an important part on our incredible team!
The Timeframe for This Internship is: May 12, 2025 - August 8, 2025
What you get to do:
- Attend seminars held by various departments within the park, including Culinary Operations, Design & Engineering, Entertainment, Finance, Human Resources, Marketing, Merchandise, and Park Operations as well as visiting Professors.
- Park tours with members of your leadership team
- Planned meeting sessions with members of the park’s leadership team
- Complete a Team project where groups of Interns will work on a real-world business case and present their findings and recommendations directly to Senior Leadership.
- Interns will have the experience of front-line involvement, overseeing a team of employees and providing guidance and direction to their team as they interact with thousands of guests daily
What it takes to Succeed:
- Must be currently pursuing a college degree
- Commit to working through the 2025 peak operating season (mid May– mid August)
- Flexible availability (schedules include nights, weekend and holidays). Must be able to work on Tuesday's.
- Excellent human relations and communication skills
- Previous leadership or theme park experience is a plus
Daily Responsibilities:
- Learn and assist in green tagging procedures on an assigned ride while upholding department safety standards, including test riding and inspections
- Learn to inspect, diagnose and repair park assigned ride including water craft, slides, nets, and moving walks.
- Follow all safety policies and procedures, including lock out tag out, personal protective equipment, ride safety requirements and fall protection
- Complete all required documentation pertaining to assigned ride
- Communicate any ride related questions/concerns to leadership
- Maintain proficiency in all manufacturing manuals related to assigned ride
- Maintain department standards performance in terms of attendance, performance, acceptance of assignments, and strict adherence to all safety policies and requirements
- Attend development classes, seminars and tours pre-determined, during course of internship program
- Perform cleaning duties such as sweeping, moping, trash removal and care of tools on a daily basis
- Provide exceptional service to guests and team members
- Perform other duties as assigned
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. This is not an all-encompassing list and additional duties may be assigned based on business needs. 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.
The perks of the position: Ambassadors will enjoy a fun, fast-paced environment, and great teammates, as well as:
- FREE park admission
- Discounts on park admission tickets and passes for family and friends
- Park discounts on food, merchandise, etc.
- Scholarship opportunities
- Exclusive employee events and giveaways
EEO Employer:
SEAWORLD PARKS & ENTERTAINMENT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. ALL APPLICANTS WILL BE CONSIDERED WITHOUT REGARD TO AGE, RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, PREGNANCY, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, DISABILITY OR COVERED VETERAN STATUS.