Event Set-Up Technician
The Florida State Fair Authority
- Tampa, FL
- Permanent
- Full-time
As an Event Set-Up Technician, you'll be an essential part of our event operations team, responsible for the physical setup and breakdown of event spaces across our fairgrounds. This includes staging, tables, chairs, signage, pipe and drape, and other event infrastructure. The ideal candidate is dependable, detail-oriented, and thrives in a fast-paced, hands-on environment. Your work will help ensure a seamless and safe experience for all guests, vendors, and participants.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: * Facilitate the setting up of stages and chairs.
- Support a clean and orderly environment by emptying trash containers, picking up trash, pressure washing bleachers, etc.
- Provide support at indoor and outdoor show sites involving load-in, show run, and load-out.
- Prep and post event review for shows and events through strong efforts while working in a warehouse environment.
- Ensure efficient processes and quality of work for the maintenance of bathroom cleaning, window washing, picking up trash, dusting, sweeping, mopping, and vacuuming.
- Assist with equipment maintenance and repair
- Support work at elevated levels of five feet or higher using man lifts, ladders or catwalks.
- Facilitate the operation of automatic and manual company vehicles up to 26-foot non-CDL box trucks.
- Ensure a high level of compliance to safety policies and department protocols are followed and enforced.
- Read and interpret work orders or receive verbal instructions to determine work assignments, materials, or equipment needs.
- Record numbers of units handled or moved, using daily production sheets or work tickets.
- Drive operational excellence by managing the moving of freight, stock, or other materials to and from storage or production areas also including loading docks, delivery vehicles, or containers, by hand or using trucks, tractors, or other equipment.
- Facilitate the maintenance of equipment storage areas to ensure that inventory is protected (load, unload, stack containers, materials, products)
- Additional duties as needed.
- Ability to take direction from management and clients as well as work as part of a team in an event production situation
- Ability to operate small equipment such as a forklift, loader, scissor lift, high reach and floor scrubber
- Ability to use power tools
- Strong customer and communication service skills
- Must maintain a polished appearance during events while working with public
- Must be able to work nights and weekends on short notice.