Event Technician

About the role

This individual will help perform duties associated with the provision of general labor, janitorial and customer service as it pertains to Special Events within the City of Gulfport.

Responsibilities

• Provides general labor in setting up for special events, to include setting up chairs, tables, barricades, staging equipment and other items as assigned.
• Uses hand and power tools incidental to assigned tasks.
• Cleans up and provides janitorial duties, such as garbage pick-up before and after events.
• Works in warehouse when not setting up for events.
• Performs carpentry work, painting and using hand tools.
• Operates city vehicle as assigned.
• Operates Fork Lift.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
• Ability to read, write, count and follow oral instructions.
• Ability to learn the use of hand and power tools incidental to assigned tasks.
• Ability to work on feet for eight (8) + hours a day.
• Physical Strength and agility sufficient to perform heavy manual labor for extended periods and at times under unfavorable weather conditions.
• Ability to organize and work independently to complete assigned tasks.
• Ability to make sound judgement.
• Ability to operate Fork Lift, license preferred.
• Ability to be punctual and work long hours.

Qualifications

• High School graduate or equivalent.
• Two (2) + years’ experience in either carpentry or painting trade.
• Fork Life Operation license preferred but not required.

Skills

• Ability to read, write, count and follow oral instructions.
• Ability to learn the use of hand and power tools incidental to assigned tasks.
• Ability to work on feet for eight (8) + hours a day.
• Physical Strength and agility sufficient to perform heavy manual labor for extended periods and at times under unfavorable weather conditions.
• Ability to organize and work independently to complete assigned tasks.
• Ability to make sound judgement.
• Ability to operate Fork Lift, license preferred.

Benefits

N/A

Pay

$15.83/hr

Schedule

Shifts and/or additional hours that will involve nights, days and weekends that may be in unfavorable weather.

On call as needed during event times.