Job Details

At Dollywood Parks & Resorts, we create memories worth repeating. We do this every day across all properties, all located in the Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee. Ask anyone who has visited Dollywood Parks & Resorts and they will tell you this place is different. It's not a difference that you can touch or see - it's a difference you can feel. We are seeking a Package Pickup person who will embody the heart and soul of our mission of creating memories worth repeating while bringing families closer together and caring deeply about our brand. This person also brings a spirit of fun, authenticity, collaboration, creativity and genuine hospitality to the lives of our guests.

We want to work alongside someone who acts as an extension of our mission, values, and culture. This individual is driven to create meaningful experiences for our hosts, guests, and community while ensuring the success and profitability of our unique offerings. They also bring fun, authenticity, collaboration, creativity, and genuine hospitality to their life and work. We seek an individual who can bring the vision of the resorts to life. The right Package Pickup checklist will include equal parts curious learner, innovator, administrator, detail driver, mentor, and motivator.

This role exists to provide service to encourage merchandise spending and convenience by providing package pickup from each merchandise and festival booth locations: delivering to the Emporium (Exit Store) for our guests to pick up on their way out and/or providing package delivery service to Resort trolley for Dream More Resort and Heart Song Resort.

Additionally, the ideal candidate will be able display and live out Lead with Love qualities, strongly rooted in the Dollywood Company culture, by being patient, kind, trusting, unselfish, truthful, forgiving, dedicated and accountable.

Summary of Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Assist in the maintenance and daily operation of the shop, package pickup carts, by performing cleaning and daily inspections of the package pick up carts
• Provide service to guest, and Hosts by providing them with great customer service
• Represent Dollywood in a positive manner by being friendly and courteous to guests
• Maintain dependable work attendance and flexibility with assigned work schedules including any required overtime, evenings, weekends and holidays
• Accommodate changes in work assignments and locations
• Get along with guests and co-workers while exhibiting a positive and personable disposition

• Must be 16 years of age
• Basic Math skills
• Understand basic calculator and comprehend instructions and retain information
• Must successfully complete post-employment offer background check

• Able to make a friendly impression when speaking to or corresponding with guests, vendors, and other employees
• Must reflect Dollywood's image by being genuinely friendly and caring and by taking pride in work
• Must be self-motivated and disciplined
• Must be able to prioritize and complete work assignments on a timely basis
• Must maintain strict confidentiality and judgment regarding privileged information
• Must be committed to continuous improvement
• Must maintain a professional appearance with good personal hygiene
• Must promote and support a "team" work environment by cooperating and helping co-workers
• Must be productive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Must maintain dependable work attendance and flexibility with assigned work schedules including any required overtime, evenings, weekends and holidays
• Must be sensitive to the needs of our Guests and feel empowered to act to meet their needs within company guidelines
• Must be able to utilize effective communication, problem solving, conflict management and interpersonal skills
• Must show appreciation of others
• Able to get along with other employees to work out problems and resolve conflicts
• Able to comprehend instructions and retain information
• Able to perform duties consistent with creating a safe and secure environment for hosts and guests
• Able to be flexible to handle frequent changes in priorities
• Able to add, subtract, multiply and divide with accuracy
• Able to communicate effectively using standard English grammar and punctuation
• Able to tolerate various temperatures while working indoors and outdoors
• Able to meet the physical demands of the job
• Able to hear, see and speak
• Able to speak, read and write English
• Able to smile and make eye contact to make a friendly impression when greeting guest, vendors and other employees
• Must have manual dexterity necessary to complete all job duties
• Follow all safety guidelines for the operation of the electric dolly
• Able to sit and/or stand for long/short periods
• Able to walk long distances for long periods of time. All different terrains, (hills, slopes)
• Able to lift and carry up to a minimum of 50 lbs
• Operate Manual and electric dollies
• Must be able to stoop, bend, high level of manual dexterity for operating small tools, walking on uneven ground, pulling, pushing, etc.
• Able to maintain good personal hygiene
• Able to get along with other employees to work out problems and resolve conflicts
• Able to comprehend instructions and retain information
• Able to maintain dependable work attendance and flexibility with assigned work schedules including any required overtime, evenings, weekends and holidays
• Able to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Able to handle frequent changes in priorities, and able to multi-task
• Able to prioritize tasks and complete assignments on time
• Able to work outdoors