Operations Event Staff|Part-time| Stormont Vail Events Center

Oakview Group•Topeka, KS

64d•$14 - $15•Onsite

About The Position

Oak View Group is the global leader in venue development, management, and premium hospitality services for the live event industry. Offering an unmatched, 360-degree solution set for a collection of world-class owned venues and a client roster that includes the most influential, highest attended arenas, convention centers, music festivals, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions on the planet. Position Summary Performs facility set-ups, tear-downs, clean-up and routine building maintenance as scheduled. Light to moderate building maintenance is included in these requirements This role will pay an hourly wage of $14.00 - $15.00. Benefits for PT roles: 401(k) savings plan and 401(k) matching. EVERGREEN ROLE: Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis; there is no application deadline. About the Venue This position is based at Stormont Vail Events Center. The 80-acre site in the center of Topeka now known as the Stormont Vail Events Center has a long history of use for activities related to agriculture, farming, exhibitions, education and entertainment. Stormont Vail Events Center is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena built in 1987 in Topeka, Kansas. Landon Arena, named for Kansas' elder statesman, governor Alfred M. Landon (1887-1987) was built 1987.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent is required.
Must possess basic communication skills to interact with show managers, vendors, and the general public and temporary and part-time help.
Must have basic mathematical skills to assist in expediting physical facility inventory setups for events.
Experience in operation of forklift, skid loader and boom lift or other equipment is preferred
Ability to listen and follow directions explicitly, be capable of working well as a part of a team as well as alone
May work in extreme heat or cold, and may work in dusty and enclosed environments. Irregular hours are required as dictated by events.
Must be physically capable of heavy lifting up to 50 pounds

Nice To Haves

Experience in operation of forklift, skid loader and boom lift or other equipment is preferred

Responsibilities

Performs routine to moderate tasks setting up facility inventory per instructions received from Operations Manager, Full Time
Operations staff, on event work orders
Assists with staffing events and interacts with clients in providing physical facility needs and custodial duties per event requirements
Performs routine to moderate tasks maintaining facility floors, staging, risers, chairs, dasher boards, sport turf and other event inventory as needed.
Performs moderate to difficult set-ups in livestock facilities and works around some livestock.
Performs clean-up tasks after events, including but not limited to: sweeping, mopping, cleaning restrooms, dressing rooms, showers, and other backstage areas