Are you ready to lead a dynamic team while ensuring the safe and smooth operation of world-class rides and attractions at LEGOLAND Florida? As a Ride Technician Team Leader, you’ll play an essential role in maintaining the magic for our guests. This is a hands-on leadership position, where you’ll spend 75% of your time in the field and 25% guiding your team to success.

Key Responsibilities:

• Safety First: Prioritize the safety of guests and fellow team members, ensuring all operations meet ASTM standards and local regulations.
• Team Leadership: Supervise a team of ride technicians, offering guidance and training on preventive maintenance and emergency repairs.
• Maintenance & Repairs: Remove, install, test, and repair electromechanical equipment across rides, attractions, and park facilities.
• Scheduled Maintenance: Lead the team in coordinating and executing scheduled preventative maintenance (PPM) to ensure continuous safe ride operations.
• Compliance: Ensure all work is in compliance with safety guidelines, including ASTM, NEC, state, and local codes.
• Equipment & Tools: Maintain tools and equipment, ensuring everything is in clean and working order. Operate machinery like drills, grinders, and saws when needed.
• Emergency Response: Act quickly and efficiently during emergency calls, ensuring ride safety for all guests and Model Citizens.
• Continuous Learning: Stay up-to-date on emerging techniques and technologies to improve maintenance and repair processes.
• Guest Focus: Provide excellent customer service, creating a safe and enjoyable experience for all park visitors.
• Mentorship & Training:Responsible for leading a team of ride technicians of different skillsets to coordinate scheduled planned preventative maintenance (PPM) tasks to deliver the safe operation of rides and attractions.

About You:

You’re a team player who thrives in a fast-paced environment. You possess strong technical expertise in electromechanical systems, electrical troubleshooting, and PLC systems (VFD experience preferred). Your leadership will guide your team in both routine maintenance and unexpected repairs, always putting safety first.

Additional Qualifications:

• General electrical experience, including troubleshooting and repair of both American and international equipment.
• Ability to remain calm and efficient in emergency situations.
• Friendly and professional demeanor that enhances the guest experience.
• Willingness to work flexible hours and respond to urgent maintenance needs.
• Experience with VFDs and PLCs (preferred, but not required).

We’re looking for a skilled Ride Technician Team Leader with a strong technical background and a passion for safety. The ideal candidate will have:

• 4+ years of hands-on experience in installing, maintaining, and servicing electromechanical equipment as a technician or engineer.
• Deep understanding of troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining rides and attractions, using the latest industry tools and techniques.
• Expertise in hardware identification, precision tools, and equipment maintenance, including the ability to:
• Read micrometers and calipers
• Use torque wrenches
• Strong knowledge of electromechanical systems, including:
• Preventative maintenance best practices
• Hydraulic and pneumatic control systems (e.g., linear actuators, solenoids)
• High-volume submersible and turbine water pumps
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints for rides, attractions, and buildings.
• Familiarity with different types of lubricants and their applications.
• Basic proficiency in evaluating reports to support maintenance planning and decision-making.

If you’re detail-oriented, safety-conscious, and ready to lead a team in a fast-paced theme park environment, we’d love to hear from you!

Health & Safety:

Employees are responsible for the safety of themselves, their colleagues, and guests (where appropriate), in line with the Group Policy (HS001) and the law. In particular, they must ensure that they follow safe working procedures for all work activities that they undertake, and they must not use any tools or equipment for which they have not been trained.  Where incidents do occur, they must ensure that they are reported to their line manager and must cooperate with any investigation as appropriate.

Managers/supervisors are responsible for all aspects of Health, Safety & Security within their team, in line with the Group Policy (HS001). In particular, they must ensure that risk assessments have been carried out, that safe working procedures are in place for all work activities and that all employees in their teams are aware of the Group Health, Safety and Security Policy and their obligations under it. They must ensure that safe working practices are monitored, and that risk assessments and procedures are reviewed regularly. Where incidents do occur, they must ensure that they are investigated appropriately and that where necessary, corrective action is taken to ensure that such incidents are not repeated.

About the benefits:
Medical, vision, dental, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, a range of voluntary benefits,401(k) matching plan offering, paid time off, share program opportunities, bonus profit sharing program, tuition assistance, free entry to all of our Merlin attractions which also extends to family and friends, free unlimited usage of the local transit system, and much more. Furthermore, you will enjoy continuous support and opportunities to branch out and develop your career within LEGOLAND and Merlin Entertainments plc.

What you'll get...

In addition to a fun and friendly environment, you will also find competitive salary free entry to LEGOLAND Florida Resort (which also extends to family and friends) 30% discount on LEGOLAND Florida Resort food, beverage and retail products, tuition assistance, free unlimited usage of the local transit system

Furthermore, you will enjoy continuous support and opportunities to branch out and develop your career within LEGOLAND and Merlin Entertainments!

About Merlin Entertainments 

LEGOLAND Florida Resort is part of Merlin Entertainments. A business built on fun, Merlin is a global leader in location based, family entertainment. As Europe's Number 1 and the world's second-largest visitor attraction operator, Merlin now operates over 100 attractions, 15 hotels, and 6 holiday villages in 24 countries and across 4 continents.  Our aim is to deliver unique, memorable, and rewarding experiences to millions of visitors across our growing estate of the best-known names in global leisure.