State Fair Worker, NS (Events-Equipment Operator)
NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets · Syracuse, NY · 1 mo ago
On-siteManufacturingFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Use only sections that have real content.
We need to parse the posting.
Key info:
- Position: State Fair Workers (maintenance activities, operate equipment)
- Duties: set up and transport furniture/equipment (tables, chairs, picnic benches, barricades); maintain outdoors (shovel snow, spread ice-melt, leaf blowers, clear barn stalls); act as point of contact for event promoters; operate equipment (list: Skid Steers, Front-End Loaders, Tractors with multiple drag attachments, Street sweepers, Tele-handlers, Various sized Ariel Lifts, Scissors Lift, Ride on Floor Scrubber, Walk-behind Scrubber, Rollers). Also 24/7 operation, multiple shifts.
- Qualifications: Minimum qualifications: one year experience operating one or more of the equipment noted; physical ability to perform light/medium/heavy labor; valid NYS driver's license appropriate for vehicle type.
- Benefits: inexpensive health insurance options, free dental and vision coverage, NYS Pension Plan membership, generous paid time off; within first year: 5 days personal time, 13 vacation days, 13 sick days, 13 paid holidays; eligibility for Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF).
- Schedule: Full-time, temporary opportunities with multiple shifts: 1st shift 5:00 AM - 1:30 PM; 2nd shift 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM; 3rd shift 1:00 PM - 9:30 PM; shifts may include weekends.
- Pay: Not mentioned. So we should NOT create Pay section.
- About the role: Could be a short prose summarizing role. The posting includes description: "The New York State Department Of Agriculture And Markets Is Seeking Several State Fair Workers To Perform Maintenance Activities And Operate Various Equipment As Part Of Their Events Staff At The Great New York State Fair! These Event Staff Positions Are Part Of a 24/7 Operation, Ensuring The Maintenance Of Event Facilities On The New York State Fairgrounds." That's about the role.
We need to avoid repeating job title as heading. So we can have
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Use only sections that have real content.
We need to parse the posting.
Key info:
- Position: State Fair Workers (maintenance activities, operate equipment)
- Duties: set up and transport furniture/equipment (tables, chairs, picnic benches, barricades); maintain outdoors (shovel snow, spread ice-melt, leaf blowers, clear barn stalls); act as point of contact for event promoters; operate equipment (list: Skid Steers, Front-End Loaders, Tractors with multiple drag attachments, Street sweepers, Tele-handlers, Various sized Ariel Lifts, Scissors Lift, Ride on Floor Scrubber, Walk-behind Scrubber, Rollers). Also 24/7 operation, multiple shifts.
- Qualifications: Minimum qualifications: one year experience operating one or more of the equipment noted; physical ability to perform light/medium/heavy labor; valid NYS driver's license appropriate for vehicle type.
- Benefits: inexpensive health insurance options, free dental and vision coverage, NYS Pension Plan membership, generous paid time off; within first year: 5 days personal time, 13 vacation days, 13 sick days, 13 paid holidays; eligibility for Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF).
- Schedule: Full-time, temporary opportunities with multiple shifts: 1st shift 5:00 AM - 1:30 PM; 2nd shift 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM; 3rd shift 1:00 PM - 9:30 PM; shifts may include weekends.
- Pay: Not mentioned. So we should NOT create Pay section.
- About the role: Could be a short prose summarizing role. The posting includes description: "The New York State Department Of Agriculture And Markets Is Seeking Several State Fair Workers To Perform Maintenance Activities And Operate Various Equipment As Part Of Their Events Staff At The Great New York State Fair! These Event Staff Positions Are Part Of a 24/7 Operation, Ensuring The Maintenance Of Event Facilities On The New York State Fairgrounds." That's about the role.
We need to avoid repeating job title as heading. So we can have About the role
with prose.
Responsibilities: list of duties.
Requirements/Qualifications: Could combine? The spec says we can have sections like Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. We have qualifications (minimum qualifications). Could put under Qualifications
. Could also have Requirements
but we should avoid duplication. Probably just Qualifications.
Skills: maybe not needed.
Benefits: we have benefits.
Schedule: we have shift info.
Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Benefits, Schedule.
We need to use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. For prose use
.
We must preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all details: equipment list, shift times, benefits specifics, etc.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO, etc. Not present.
We must not repeat job title as heading.
We must not put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings (none present).
We must not create Pay section.
We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We need to output only HTML fragment.
Let's craft.
First, About the role: combine sentences.
Maybe:
The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets is seeking State Fair Workers to perform maintenance activities and operate various equipment as part of the events staff at the Great New York State Fair. These positions are part of a 24/7 operation ensuring the maintenance of event facilities on the New York State Fairgrounds.
That's fine.
Responsibilities: list bullet points.
- Set up and transport furniture and equipment, such as tables, chairs, picnic benches, and barricades in preparation for special events and meetings.
- Maintain the outdoors by shoveling snow, spreading ice‑melt on walkways, using leaf blowers, and clearing barn stalls post‑events.
- Act as a direct point of contact for event promoters, catering to various event‑related needs as they arise.
- Operate equipment including skid steers, front‑end loaders, tractors with multiple drag attachments, street sweepers, tele‑handlers, various sized aerial lifts, scissor lifts, ride‑on floor scrubbers, walk‑behind scrubbers, and rollers.
Make sure to preserve exact equipment list as in posting: "Skid Steers Front-End Loaders Tractors with multiple drag attachments Street sweepers Tele-handlers Various sized Ariel Lifts Scissors Lift Ride on Floor Scrubber Walk-behind Scrubber Rollers". We'll format as list items maybe combine.
Qualifications: list bullet points.
- Minimum of one year of experience operating one or more of the equipment listed above.
- Physical ability to perform light, medium, or heavy physical labor.
- Valid New York State driver's license appropriate for the type of vehicle to be operated (when required to operate motor vehicles).
We could also include the motivational prose about mission etc. That is under "Minimum Qualifications" but seems like fluff. The spec says preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. The motivational prose about "Harvest your potential..." is part of the posting but is it substantive? It's more fluff but still part of the posting. Should we include? It's under "Minimum Qualifications" heading but it's basically promotional text. The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." It doesn't say to remove fluff, only to remove boilerplate like cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The motivational text is not boilerplate; it's part of the posting. Should we keep it? It might be considered "substantive"? It's not a requirement but it's descriptive. The spec says "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." It doesn't forbid including motivational prose. However, we already have About the role section which could capture that. The motivational text repeats some of the mission. It might be considered duplicated? Not exactly duplicate but similar. Safer to include it in About the role or maybe as a separate paragraph under About the role. We can incorporate it into About the role prose.
Thus About the role could include both the operational description and the mission statement.
Let's craft About the role paragraph: combine:
"The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets is seeking State Fair Workers to perform maintenance activities and operate various equipment as part of the events staff at the Great New York State Fair. These positions are part of a 24/7 operation ensuring the maintenance of event facilities on the New York State Fairgrounds. As part of the team, you’ll support the mission to create an educational hub for agriculture and commerce, deliver quality entertainment and learning, and champion the promotion and marketing of New York's agri‑business, contributing to economic growth, job creation, and revenue generation."
That captures the motivational text.
Now Benefits: list bullet points.
- Inexpensive health insurance options
- Free dental and vision coverage
- NYS Pension Plan membership
- Generous paid time off: within the first year, 5 days of personal time, 13 vacation days, 13 sick days, and 13 paid holidays
- Eligibility to participate in the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) after 120 qualifying monthly payments while working full‑time for the NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets or another eligible employer.
Schedule: list bullet points.
- Full‑time, temporary opportunities with multiple shifts:
- 1st shift: 5:00 AM – 1:30 PM
- 2nd shift: 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
- 3rd shift: 1:00 PM – 9:30 PM
- Shifts may include weekends.
We need to use - for any list. For schedule we could have a
with - containing the shift details. Could also have nested list but spec didn't forbid. Simpler: each shift as separate
- . Also include the full-time temporary note as a
- maybe.
We'll produce:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- Set up and transport furniture and equipment, such as tables, chairs, picnic benches, and barricades in preparation for special events and meetings.
- Maintain the outdoors by shoveling snow, spreading ice‑melt on walkways, using leaf blowers, and clearing barn stalls post‑events.
- Act as a direct point of contact for event promoters, catering to various event‑related needs as they arise.
- Operate equipment including skid steers, front‑end loaders, tractors with multiple drag attachments, street sweepers, tele‑handlers, various sized aerial lifts, scissor lifts, ride‑on floor scrubbers, walk‑behind scrubbers, and rollers.
Qualifications
- Minimum of one year of experience operating one or more of the equipment listed above.
- Physical ability to perform light, medium, or heavy physical labor.
- Valid New York State driver's license appropriate for the type of vehicle to be operated (when required to operate motor vehicles).
Benefits
- Inexpensive health insurance options
- Free dental and vision coverage
- NYS Pension Plan membership
- Generous paid time off: within the first year, 5 days of personal time, 13 vacation days, 13 sick days, and 13 paid holidays
- Eligibility to participate in the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) after 120 qualifying monthly payments while working full‑time for the NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets or another eligible employer
Schedule
- Full‑time, temporary opportunities
- 1st shift: 5:00 AM – 1:30 PM
- 2nd shift: 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
- 3rd shift: 1:00 PM – 9:30 PM
- Shifts may include weekends
Check for any missing info: The posting also mentions "These are labor-class, CSEA-represented positions conveniently located at the New York State Fairgrounds at 581 State Fair Boulevard, Syracuse, New York. We offer a professional and comfortable working environment with ample free parking." That's substantive info about location and work environment. Should we include? It's not covered in sections. Could add to About the role or maybe a separate section like "Work Environment" but not in allowed headings list. Allowed headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We could fold location and parking into About the role prose. Also mention CSEA-represented, labor-class. That's substantive. Let's incorporate.
Update About the role paragraph to include location, CSEA-represented, professional environment, free parking.
Thus:
The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets is seeking State Fair Workers to perform maintenance activities and operate various equipment as part of the events staff at the Great New York State Fair. These labor‑class, CSEA‑represented
. We must preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all details: equipment list, shift times, benefits specifics, etc. We must not include boilerplate like EEO, etc. Not present. We must not repeat job title as heading. We must not put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings (none present). We must not create Pay section. We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. We need to output only HTML fragment. Let's craft. First, About the role: combine sentences. Maybe:
The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets is seeking State Fair Workers to perform maintenance activities and operate various equipment as part of the events staff at the Great New York State Fair. These positions are part of a 24/7 operation ensuring the maintenance of event facilities on the New York State Fairgrounds.
That's fine. Responsibilities: list bullet points. - Set up and transport furniture and equipment, such as tables, chairs, picnic benches, and barricades in preparation for special events and meetings. - Maintain the outdoors by shoveling snow, spreading ice‑melt on walkways, using leaf blowers, and clearing barn stalls post‑events. - Act as a direct point of contact for event promoters, catering to various event‑related needs as they arise. - Operate equipment including skid steers, front‑end loaders, tractors with multiple drag attachments, street sweepers, tele‑handlers, various sized aerial lifts, scissor lifts, ride‑on floor scrubbers, walk‑behind scrubbers, and rollers. Make sure to preserve exact equipment list as in posting: "Skid Steers Front-End Loaders Tractors with multiple drag attachments Street sweepers Tele-handlers Various sized Ariel Lifts Scissors Lift Ride on Floor Scrubber Walk-behind Scrubber Rollers". We'll format as list items maybe combine. Qualifications: list bullet points. - Minimum of one year of experience operating one or more of the equipment listed above. - Physical ability to perform light, medium, or heavy physical labor. - Valid New York State driver's license appropriate for the type of vehicle to be operated (when required to operate motor vehicles). We could also include the motivational prose about mission etc. That is under "Minimum Qualifications" but seems like fluff. The spec says preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. The motivational prose about "Harvest your potential..." is part of the posting but is it substantive? It's more fluff but still part of the posting. Should we include? It's under "Minimum Qualifications" heading but it's basically promotional text. The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." It doesn't say to remove fluff, only to remove boilerplate like cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The motivational text is not boilerplate; it's part of the posting. Should we keep it? It might be considered "substantive"? It's not a requirement but it's descriptive. The spec says "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." It doesn't forbid including motivational prose. However, we already have About the role section which could capture that. The motivational text repeats some of the mission. It might be considered duplicated? Not exactly duplicate but similar. Safer to include it in About the role or maybe as a separate paragraph under About the role. We can incorporate it into About the role prose. Thus About the role could include both the operational description and the mission statement. Let's craft About the role paragraph: combine: "The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets is seeking State Fair Workers to perform maintenance activities and operate various equipment as part of the events staff at the Great New York State Fair. These positions are part of a 24/7 operation ensuring the maintenance of event facilities on the New York State Fairgrounds. As part of the team, you’ll support the mission to create an educational hub for agriculture and commerce, deliver quality entertainment and learning, and champion the promotion and marketing of New York's agri‑business, contributing to economic growth, job creation, and revenue generation." That captures the motivational text. Now Benefits: list bullet points. - Inexpensive health insurance options - Free dental and vision coverage - NYS Pension Plan membership - Generous paid time off: within the first year, 5 days of personal time, 13 vacation days, 13 sick days, and 13 paid holidays - Eligibility to participate in the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) after 120 qualifying monthly payments while working full‑time for the NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets or another eligible employer. Schedule: list bullet points. - Full‑time, temporary opportunities with multiple shifts: - 1st shift: 5:00 AM – 1:30 PM - 2nd shift: 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM - 3rd shift: 1:00 PM – 9:30 PM - Shifts may include weekends. We need to use- for any list. For schedule we could have a
- with
- containing the shift details. Could also have nested list but spec didn't forbid. Simpler: each shift as separate
- . Also include the full-time temporary note as a
- maybe.
We'll produce:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- Set up and transport furniture and equipment, such as tables, chairs, picnic benches, and barricades in preparation for special events and meetings.
- Maintain the outdoors by shoveling snow, spreading ice‑melt on walkways, using leaf blowers, and clearing barn stalls post‑events.
- Act as a direct point of contact for event promoters, catering to various event‑related needs as they arise.
- Operate equipment including skid steers, front‑end loaders, tractors with multiple drag attachments, street sweepers, tele‑handlers, various sized aerial lifts, scissor lifts, ride‑on floor scrubbers, walk‑behind scrubbers, and rollers.
Qualifications
- Minimum of one year of experience operating one or more of the equipment listed above.
- Physical ability to perform light, medium, or heavy physical labor.
- Valid New York State driver's license appropriate for the type of vehicle to be operated (when required to operate motor vehicles).
Benefits
- Inexpensive health insurance options
- Free dental and vision coverage
- NYS Pension Plan membership
- Generous paid time off: within the first year, 5 days of personal time, 13 vacation days, 13 sick days, and 13 paid holidays
- Eligibility to participate in the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) after 120 qualifying monthly payments while working full‑time for the NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets or another eligible employer
Schedule
- Full‑time, temporary opportunities
- 1st shift: 5:00 AM – 1:30 PM
- 2nd shift: 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
- 3rd shift: 1:00 PM – 9:30 PM
- Shifts may include weekends
The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets is seeking State Fair Workers to perform maintenance activities and operate various equipment as part of the events staff at the Great New York State Fair. These labor‑class, CSEA‑represented