This is an extremely important position at MBK Race Club and the club will provide training to suitable applicants, who's main focus is providing a very safe working environment for jockeys, work riders, trainers and horses at the tracks. Some of the duties are
(a) supervising the use of the training facilities and maintaining accurate records of usage;
(b) immediately reporting to the track manager or General Manager the following:
• any person using the facility who is not a registered trainer;
• horses believed not to be stabled at the club;
• any person believed to be 'breaking' or 'pretraining' horses at the club without approval;
• any serious breaches of the rules and regulations; or
• any person who is not registered as a stable hand or track rider in charge of a horse or assisting a trainer;
(c) ensuring the observance of the training track rules and regulations, with particular emphasis on occupational health and safety and ensuring observance of safe practices by trainers and track riders, including the wearing of protective clothing;
(d) ensuring that any necessary repairs and maintenance are reported to the track manager or general manager for action so that all areas are maintained in safe and proper condition at all times;
(e) physically inspecting all training tracks prior to the commencement of all training, to ensure such tracks are safe for the conduct of daily training. This includes the grass track for grass gallops/jump outs. Ensuring that appropriate rails and other practices and procedures are in place when 'reverse way of going' is implemented; and/or
(f) keeping accurate daily records of the number of trainers and horses using the training facilities and providing accurate records of grass track usage to the general manager for invoicing of track fees to trainers.
Please feel free to phone 02-65411699 and discuss the position and pay with General Manager Trevor Taylor.
