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Belmont Maintenance (Laborers)

  • Belmont Park (Elmont), New York
  • Facilities/Maintenance
  • Regular Full Time

Title: Belmont Maintenance (Laborers)

Employee Status: Regular Full Time

Work From Home Option: Not Applicable

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Job Overview:

Full-time opportunities exist for individuals with some general labor, maintenance or landscaping experience to work in NYRA’s maintenance department at Aqueduct Racetrack or Belmont Park. Standard work shift is 40 hours, 8 AM to 5:30 PM, work days may vary. Availability to work overtime required. Union benefits provided after the successful completion of a 90-day probationary period. Qualified candidates must have a valid Driver’s License, be 18 years of age or older and have the ability obtain a NY Gaming Commission License before employment. Must be able to work at either location. Duties include mowing, raking, general barn work/clean up, grandstand and building set up for events and other duties. A valid driver’s license is required as the individual will drive NYRA utility vehicles to cover the 400 plus acre facility.

Essential Functions:

* Mowing
* Raking
* General Barn Work
* Clean up of grandstand and building
* Set up for events and other duties

Qualifications:

* Valid Driver's License
* Ability to work in all types of weather
* NYS Gaming Commission License

Summary of Physical Requirements and Work Environment:

This is a physical job and requires working outdoors in all types of weather.

Pay Range / Salary: $17.91 per hour

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Winning the Race at NYRA:

Value Each Other: You are united with your teammates in delivering the best experience to all of NYRA’s employees, vendors, guests and horsemen.

Achieve Excellence: You possess a lively and keen interest in what you do; and display excitement and eagerness in doing your job well. You are passionate about NYRA and your role here; and seek additional responsibilities and opportunities that support organizational goals and stretch personal capabilities.

Self-management: You prioritize plans and schedules effectively; and allocate resources to meet objectives by specified target dates. You value time and work effectively and efficiently; and are able to balance changing priorities. You display role-model behavior at all times, keeping in mind that what say and do reflects on our team and on NYRA.

Effective Communications: You get to the point quickly and succinctly and make complicated concepts clear to others. You are an exceptional listener, even in stressful situations, and display an acute sense of the right thing to say in various scenarios.

About Us:

With a lineage of nearly 150 years, The New York Racing Association (NYRA) serves as the cornerstone of New York State's thoroughbred industry at three major tracks (Aqueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park, and Saratoga Race Course). The industry contributes more than $3 billion annually to its urban, suburban, and rural economy. NYRA also offers a variety of exciting career opportunities – on and off the track. From Finance to Facilities, Turf to Technology, in all departments we are stewards of our sport. Join our talented team of professionals.

NYRA is committed to equal employment opportunity and to compliance with federal, state, and local anti - discrimination laws. NYRA values diversity and complies with New York State and New York City law, which prohibits discrimination and harassment against any employee, applicant for employment, or intern based on race, age, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, gender identity / expression and transgender status), national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including predisposing genetic characteristics), age (18-years-of-age & up), veteran status, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, familial status, caregiver status, partnership status, unemployment status, certain arrest or conviction records and domestic or sexual violence victim status. NYRA does not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on an employee’s membership in one or more of these protected categories, an employee’s known relationship or association with a member of one or more of these protected categories, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. 

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The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) holds the exclusive franchise to conduct thoroughbred racing at Aqueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park and Saratoga Race Course. NYRA tracks are the cornerstone of New York State’s horse racing industry, which is responsible for 19,000 jobs and more than $3 billion in annual economic impact.