Custodian - The Remarkables

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NZSki is recruiting a Custodian for The Remarkables, full-time on-site in Kawarau Falls. This hands-on role keeps facilities pristine in the alpine environment, with day and night shifts from June and a rotating roster. You’ll clean bathrooms and carpets, manage waste and recycling, assist with snow clearing and safety signage, and support other departments. They want physically fit, reliable team players with a positive attitude, good communication, and the ability to work autonomously. Training is provided; prior cleaning experience helps. Emphasize resilience, teamwork, safety, and a love of the mountains and flexibility. Benefits include season passes, wellbeing support, meals, and staff discounts.

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Are you fuelled by a passion for the outdoors? Is there something indescribable that draws you to the mountains? Let’s chat. Joining our crew is more than just working at a ski field - it’s a lifestyle, seasonal work is a rollercoaster but it’s one that creates lasting memories that you’ll talk about for a lifetime
Our NZSki community has been growing since 1947 and continues to offer the best experience for our crew, locals, and guests alike. Everyone at Coronet Peak, The Remarkables and Mt Hutt cares for the mountains and shares a passion for snowsports and the surrounding regions. Our success is due to our awesome customer service, first-class facilities, majestic scenery, and wild terrain.


About the Role

As a Custodian, your purpose is to ensure our base facilities are cleaned and maintained to the highest possible standards. This is a hands-on role involving physical work in an alpine environment, suited to someone with a strong work ethic, positive attitude and team mindset.

This role commences June 4th and operates across both day and night shifts to ensure full cleaning of facilities after guest departure.

Roster Indicator: Generally consecutive shifts (2 day, 2 night) followed by 3 days off. The third day off is considered a ‘flex’ day – so we can always cover shifts if the daily operation or team requires.

This shift pattern can vary in school holidays/as the operational need arises to 5 shifts on and 2 days off. Day shifts 8:30am – 5pm / Night shifts 4:00pm – 12:00am (please allow 45min of travel commute time either side of shifts)

The mixed roster has its advantage for those wanting to go riding and enjoy the mountain during the day before night shifts. The Custodian team have some of the highest lift lap stats of any staff!

Key Responsibilities

Cleaning & Presentation

• Maintain staff and public bathrooms to high standards. Ensure all supplies are stocked and toilets, floors and sinks remain clean for our guests. Hourly bathroom checks and cleaning required.

• Ensure Food & Beverage and office carpeted areas are clean and vacuumed to a high standard nightly

• Empty rubbish regularly and maintain clean, tidy deck and outdoor areas at all times

• Clean windows, mirrors and internal surfaces as necessary

• Operate night shift cleaning equipment including industrial “street cleaner”, wet vacs and vacuums

Waste & Sustainability

• Sort recycling and glass daily in line with NZSki sustainability commitments

• Monitor all public facing bins throughout the day, especially during peak lunch periods to ensure timely emptying

• Help Food and Beverage when required on rubbish sorting stations


• Compact cardboard into bales using the baler

• Operate rubbish compactor safely

• Monitor food compost bins and removal off site

Snow & Safety Management

• Shovel snow and clear entry points, decks and public areas

• Apply salt and grit to minimise slip hazards

• Deploy signage and barriers to manage slip/trip risks and snow clearing operations

• Monitor public areas to ensure they remain safe and well presented

• Report Health & Safety concerns to Admin for maintenance follow-up

General Duties & Support

• Stock and maintain the indoor and outdoor fireplaces and firewood supplies

• Cut kindling and manage wood storage and stock

• Communicate effectively with Admin team (HOD, Team Leader, Admin Assistants, Hosts and Custodians)

• Use two-way radio clearly and confidently

• Assist other departments during busy periods (e.g. F&B bussing, rental boot fitting)

• Work both independently and as part of a team


About You

• Positive attitude with strong team communication skills

• Physically fit and capable of manual work (snow shovelling, moving bins, stacking wood)

• Responsible, reliable and comfortable working under pressure


• Comfortable operating machinery and cleaning equipment (training provided)

• Previous cleaning experience advantageous

• Can work autonomously and independently while supporting the wider team

• Proactive and willing to assist across departments

• Team player is an active and collaborative member of the Admin department inside and outside of work

• Comfortable working in an alpine environment and varied weather conditions

• Understanding that work hours are weather dependent

If you bring resilience, initiative, a positive attitude and a strong team spirit — and don’t mind rolling up your sleeves — we’d love to hear from you.


As Kaitiaki of the mountains we have an enduring commitment to our environment, people, and communities to ensure they benefit from our presence and as proud supporters of Winter Pride we’ve pledged to continue to provide a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion.
A few other reasons to join our Coronet Peak, The Remarkables and Mt Hutt crew:
• 3 Peak winter season pass (Full Time crew)
• Discounted day passes at other ski areas
• Transport to/from mountains.
• Fantastic wellbeing support for all staff
• Nutritional hot crew meals each day (Discounted)
• Discounts at many local eateries, bars, breweries and retail outlets
• Discounts on mountain
• Regularly organised social activities off mountain
• Cool recognition programmes with prizes
• Earn and learn – free ski lessons (Full Time crew)