Arena Event Setup

This role offers both full-time and part-time opportunities, starting at $13.96 per hour, with an increase to $15.85 per hour upon completion of training. This position plays a crucial role in ensuring a positive experience for our guests.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Do you thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment? Are you passionate about live events and ready to be part of the action? Join the Arena Operations team at Akins Ford Arena are responsible for performing routine duties associated with the day-to-day activities of the Operations Department in the Arena.

What You'll Do:

• Bring Events to Life: Work with an energetic team to convert the arena for a wide variety of events, including hockey, concerts, basketball, and unique experiences like ice and dirt events!
• Prepare the Arena for Show Time: Assist in setting up and organizing the space, ensuring every event is ready to impress.
• Move and Set Up Equipment: From tables and stages to barricades and exhibition materials, you'll handle, lift, and arrange the essential elements that make each event unforgettable.
• Operate Machinery: Use equipment such as forklifts, scissor lifts, and pallet jacks to help with conversions and setup - no two days are the same!
• Maintain Our Space: Keep equipment storage areas and hallways tidy and organized, presenting a professional image to everyone who visits.
• Work with Safety in Mind: Prioritize safety as you take on new tasks and challenges, supporting our team and our guests.
• Be a Hospitality Champion: Partner with the entire Akins Ford Arena team to make every guest feel welcome and appreciated.

What We're Looking For:

• Team Players with a Positive Attitude: You're ready to roll up your sleeves and work together to get the job done.
• Reliable and Flexible Schedules: Events happen at all hours, and you'll enjoy a schedule that includes late nights, early mornings, weekends, and some holidays.
• Can lift a minimum of 50 pounds.

The candidate who is selected for this position will have to successfully pass a drug screening and a criminal background check.

The Classic Center's EOE Statement

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended by the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), and consistent with this policy, The Classic Center makes reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless such accommodations would cause the employer an undue hardship. The ADA defines a disabled person as an individual who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.

The Classic Center provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, and local law, including, but not necessarily limited to, race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age (40 or older), disability, and genetic information. The Classic Center is committed to maintaining a work environment that is free of inappropriate or unlawful conduct. In keeping with this commitment, The Classic Center will not tolerate harassment, discrimination, or the unlawful treatment of employees or applicants. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.