Cedar Point will hold open interviews Friday night, Feb. 25 and Saturday, Feb. 26 for summer jobs at the Sandusky, Ohio, amusement park/resort.

The park has more than 4,500 job openings for this summer’s operating season.

The interviews will be held from 5-8PM on Friday and 11AM-4PM Saturday. Interviews will be held at the park’s Breakers Express Hotel, located at 1201 Cedar Point Drive, Sandusky. Open interviews are also planned for Friday and Saturday, March 18-19.

Prior to attending the interviews, all applicants need to complete an online application. To apply, visitwww.cedarpoint.com/jobs.

Available positions include ride operator, food service attendant and merchandise and game associate.

Overall, more than 50 different job classifications are available. Other positions include admission employee, lifeguard, marina dockhand, parking/toll attendant and room attendant. Many of the jobs will qualify for college credit for an internship at many schools including Hospitality Management, Culinary Arts, Recreation, Marketing, Communications, Finance, Human Resources and more. 

Cedar Point offers positions starting at $7.40 per hour. Employees under the age of 16 will earn $7.25 per hour. Other employee benefits include low-cost housing for employees who are at least 18 years old and live more than 30 miles from the park, on-site employee cafeteria, free uniform exchange, recreation center and extensive employee activity program.

Cedar Point employees can also enjoy free admission to Cedar Point, the Soak City waterpark and the park’s sandy beach.

Cedar Point will be open daily May 14 through Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 5. The park will then reopen for weekend operations through Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011.

Cedar Point has been named the “Best Amusement Park in the World” for 13 consecutive years.

New this summer will be WindSeeker, a 301-foot-tall swing ride that will spin riders nearly 30 stories above the above the ground in open two-person swings.

For more information about jobs at Cedar Point, call 1.800.668.JOBS (5627) or visit cedarpoint.com .