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Summertime Rentals and South Arm Marina 

is seeking 

 

Marina & Watersports Specialist(s)

Marina Operations Assistant Manager

Marina Operations Agent

Marina Handyperson​​​

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About Summertime Rentals and the South Arm Marina

We are a very busy watersports rental business and growing marina located on Lake Charlevoix’s beautiful South Arm.  We have been in operation as a rental business since 2003 and expanded into our new South Arm Marina facility as of 2021.  Our focus has always been about boating and watersports!  South Arm Marina is your local Bennington dealer and offers sales, service, storage, gas dock, small ship store, and dry slip valet service. We operate with a crew of approximately 15 people and while it can get very busy at times, there’s nothing like working on the water and being surrounded by the boating/watersports atmosphere of Lake Charlevoix.  

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Awesome jobs for watersports, boating, and marina enthusiasts!

Thank you for your interest and look forward to hearing from you!

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MARINA & WATERSPORTS SPECIALIST

 

Basic Job Description

Marina & Watersports Specialists are the frontline of the summer’s busy marina and boat rental season.  This position will perform and serve many functions including but not limited to customer service, gas dock, retail store, boat detailing and cleaning, and boat, jet-ski, water trampoline, kayak, and paddleboard rental operations. Other opportunities and duties will depend on one’s skillsets and motivation. This position requires someone that enjoys the marine and boating environment, has a positive attitude and great work ethic, and gets along well with others.  It is a fun, fast-paced environment!

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General Job Details/Requirements: 

  • Positive attitude, very detail oriented, creative thinking.

  • Enjoys watersports, boating, and spending the summer outdoors.

  • This position has a lot of variety in scope of work and great for someone that enjoy boats, watersports, the marina environment, and being active.

  • Self-motivated - Ability to see what needs to be done on your own with little supervision once trained.

  • Enjoys working with people and providing great customer service – you'll get to meet all sorts of people from all over.

  • Ability to become comfortable providing thorough and detailed instruction of equipment (boats, jetskis, kayaks, paddle boards, tubes, waterskis, etc) in front of groups.

  • Must be or become very comfortable operating, maneuvering, and docking boats and Waverunners.

  • Vacuums, cleans, and details boats.

  • General yardwork/gardening – mowing, weeding, watering

  • Retail sales of watersports and boating equipment and accessories.

  • Gas Dock & Dock Hand - fueling boats, assisting customers.

  • Delivery of paddleboards, water trampolines, kayaks, and more.

  • Not afraid to swim, get wet, and install water trampolines, floats, etc.

  • Good driving record and must be at least 16 years of age.

  • Must possess or willing to acquire Michigan Boater’s Safety Certificate.  Classes are available with local sheriff’s department or can be done online.

  • Must be able to lift 50lbs and doesn’t mind some occasional physically strenuous activity.

  • Other duties not listed but these are the basics. We like to utilize people's strengths and partake in the various aspects they enjoy.

  • Company logo shirts provided.  Usual apparel is T-shirt, shorts and sandals/watershoes/tennis shoes.  We work outside!

  • We have fun too!  We swim and jump in the water during breaks and to cool off. Yes, we have a giant water trampoline out front for fun!

 

Position requires someone who enjoys being active.   Schedule is based on customer demand but it is very busy from mid June through August.   Our rental season is Memorial weekend through Labor Day weekend and Late April/May through October/early November with other marine activities.  Some seasonal flexibility for school or college schedule.  

 

Ideal candidates would be able to work multiple seasons with potential for growth in pay and responsibility.  The position offers good pay, overtime, tips, and an end of season bonus. It’s a great seasonal job with much of our staff coming back year after year!  

 

TO APPLY: Please email a resume, any references, and a brief description about yourself and how this position is a good fit for you to: info@summertime-rentals.com.  Please put "Summer Employment 2026" in the subject line. 

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Marina Operations Assistant Manager

 

Basic Job Description

The Marina Operations Assistant Manager performs many key functions within our marina and rental operations.  This position will play an important role in the logistics of boats in and out of storage and service, seasonal marina setup and takedown, and rentals throughout the busy peak summer season.  Other opportunities and duties will depend on one’s skillsets but could involve sales, service, advertising/social media content creation, and more. This position requires someone that enjoys the marine and boating environment, has a positive attitude and great work ethic, and gets along well with others.  It is a fun, fast-paced environment!

 

Core Responsibilities

Daily Operations:

  • Supports the owner and key staff in daily rental and marina operations including gas dock, retail store, facility management including marina dock, opening/closing, transporting boats by land or water, operating a tractor and forklift, detailing/cleaning boats and equipment.  This position will play a large part in our rental operations including boat, jet-ski, water trampoline and paddlesports rentals.

Customer Relations:  

  • Assisting marina and rental customers as needed, providing high quality customer service with attention to detail, resolving customer requests/issues, prioritizing and scheduling as needed.

Administrative Tasks: 

  • Assist with recordkeeping, inventory tracking, pickup/delivery scheduling, placing orders and more.

Staff Leadership: 

  • Ability to supervise and train summer season staff, and be a team player.

 

Requirements

  • It is very important to us that we get the best person for the job and so there is some flexibility for the right candidate depending on their circumstance, needs, and desires.  We can train those that are motivated, willing, and teachable.  We want you to grow with us as we grow!

Candidate Qualities:

  • High attention to detail and follow through, self-motivated and a self-starter, positive attitude, good communication skills and organization, ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment, great customer service skills, basic computer skills and enjoys being and working outside.   This is an active and at times physically demanding job with lots of variety. 

  • Boating experience and knowledge is a huge plus

  • Basic computer skills

  • Ability to lift 50-75lbs

  • Comfortable in and around water, competent swimmer

Other duties/skill sets that are very desirable (not inclusive).

  • Sales – retail sales of boat, dock, watersports/marine goods, etc

  • Service – light mechanical duties

  • Graphic Design – artwork, apparel, print/advertising materials

  • Social Media – video, photography, ads

  • Handyperson – several various marina building related projects

 

General Season/Schedule Overview

  • Our season is approximately April through November but may extend and vary based on weather and needs.  

  • April through mid-June we are busy preparing our storage customer boats for the summer, as well as setting up for the rental/boating season.  

  • Mid to late June through late August the rental season is extremely busy.

  • Early September through October and into November, the rental season slows down and we ramp up for the boat storage/service and marina “pack-up” season.  

  • From approximately Memorial Weekend through Labor Day weekend we are open 7 days a week 9am-6:30. Candidate should expect to work 5 days a week, sometimes 6, during this “peak” time. Outside of these dates, we operate mostly on a Monday through Friday 9am-5pm schedule.  Throughout the winter there may be some flexible/as needed part-time hours and may change as our business grows. 

 

Compensation

  • Competitive hourly position plus overtime, bonuses, one week paid vacation/sick time, and tips.  We offer a 3% company match SIMPLE IRA after year one.  Starting hourly rate based on experience, ability, and work ethic.

 

TO APPLY: Please email a resume, any references, and a description about yourself and how this position would be a good fit for you to: info@summertime-rentals.com.  Please put “Marina Operations Assistant Manager 2026” in the subject line.  We look forward to hearing from you!

 

 

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Marina Operations Agent

 

Basic Job Description

The Marina Operations Agent is a hands-on position within our marina, dealership, and rental operations.  This position will perform many daily operational hands-on duties and tasks including but not limited to the logistics of boats in and out of storage and service, seasonal marina setup and takedown, rentals throughout the busy peak summer season, gas dock and dry slip valet operations, assembly of various products we sell, and more.  Other opportunities and duties will depend on one’s skillsets but may involve roles in sales, service, and more. This position requires someone that enjoys the marine and boating environment, has a positive attitude and great work ethic, and gets along well with others.  It is a fun, fast-paced environment!

 

Core Responsibilities

Daily Operations:

  • Supports the owner and key staff in daily rental and marina operations including gas dock, retail store, transporting boats by land or water, operating a tractor and forklift, detailing/cleaning boats and equipment, assisting with new product setup and assembly.  This position will play a large part in our rental operations including boat, jet-ski, water trampoline and paddlesports rentals.  Other duties will include property upkeep and seasonal marina dock setup and removal as well as some floating dock installs.  Much of the work will be done outside and sometimes in the water.

Customer Relations:  

  • Assisting marina and rental customers as needed, providing high quality customer service with attention to detail.

Administrative Tasks: 

  • Assist with recordkeeping and documenting completed tasks.  

Staff Leadership: 

  • Ability to train others and be a team player.

 

Requirements

  • It is very important to us that we get the best person for the job and so there is some flexibility for the right candidate depending on their circumstance, needs, and desires.  We can train those that are motivated, willing, and teachable.  We want you to grow with us as we grow!

Candidate Qualities:

  • High attention to detail and follow through, self-motivated and a self-starter, positive attitude, good communication skills and organization, ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment, great customer service skills, basic computer skills and enjoys being and working outside.  This is an active and at times physically demanding job with lots of variety.  

  • Boating experience and knowledge is a huge plus

  • Basic computer skills

  • Ability to lift 50-75lbs

  • Comfortable in and around water, competent swimmer

 

General Season/Schedule Overview

  • Our season is approximately April through November but may extend and vary based on weather and needs. 

  • April through mid-June we are busy preparing our storage customer boats for the summer, as well as setting up for the rental/boating season.  

  • Mid to late June through late August the rental season is extremely busy.

  • Early September through October and into November, the rental season slows down and we ramp up for the boat storage/service and marina “pack-up” season.  

  • From approximately Memorial Weekend through Labor Day weekend we are open 7 days a week 9am-6:30. Candidate should expect to work 5 days a week, sometimes 6, during this “peak” time. Outside of these dates, we operate mostly on a Monday through Friday 9am-5pm schedule.  Throughout the winter there may be some flexible/as needed part-time hours and may change as our business grows. 

  • For the right person we may consider someone or an additional Marina Operations Agent on a part-time basis

 

Compensation

  • Competitive hourly position plus overtime, bonuses, 1-week paid vacation/sick time, and tips.  We offer a 3% company match SIMPLE IRA after year 1.  Starting hourly rate based on experience, ability, and work ethic.

 

TO APPLY: Please email a resume, any references, and a description about yourself and how this position would be a good fit for you to: info@summertime-rentals.com.  Please put “Marina Operations Agent 2026” in the subject line.  We look forward to hearing from you!

 

 

Marina Handyperson, Part-time

 

Basic Job Description

We are seeking a part-time Marina Handyperson for various jobs and projects at our growing marina located on the South Arm of Lake Charlevoix.  With a property and business like this, there are always various small and large fixes, improvements, upkeep and things to do. We are looking for someone that is a self-starter, has pride and detail in their work, and can handle tasks from start to finish within his or her own limits and capabilities. This position also encompasses offering a helping hand around the marina such as launching boats, operating a tractor, assisting customers, and much more.  This position requires someone that enjoys the marine and boating environment, has a positive attitude and great work ethic, and gets along well with others.  It is a fun environment!

 

Core Responsibilities

May include but not limited to:

  • Minor plumbing and electrical work and repair. If something is beyond scope or capabilities you can help facilitate. 

  • Carpentry – can you build things with wood, install a door, etc?

  • Dock or boat related minor hardware related repairs, setup, and assembly. Most of our work is with pontoon style boats and outboard motors.

  • General upkeep, yard work, and/or landscape

  • Operate a tractor, forklift, or truck to launch, haul out, or move a boat.  

 

Schedule and Compensation           

  • The schedule for this position is very flexible.  It is most important to us to find someone that is a good fit and therefore we can work around your schedule.  With that being said, some sort of level of commitment is necessary to perform the various tasks and duties.  We are open from April to November and an ideal person would come back year after year. 

  • This is an hourly position with the pay rate based on experience, abilities, and work ethic.

 

TO APPLY or INQUIRE: If able we would prefer that you send us an email with resume, any references, and a description about yourself and how this position would be a good fit for you to: info@summertime-rentals.com.  Please put “Marina Handyperson 2026” in the subject line. You may also call us at (231)547-7700.  We look forward to hearing from you!

 

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