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Amusement & Recreation Attendant & Driver – Carnival

Butler Amusements, Inc.

Yakima, WA

$18.38-$27.78 per hour

INACTIVE

Recruitment Information

Email address to Apply:
sally@butleramusements.com
Web address to Apply:
www.butleramusements.com

Job Description

Full Time:
Yes
Number of Workers Requested:
25
Job Duties:
Perform variety of attending duties at traveling carnival; set up, tear-down, operate amusement rides, food concessions, game concessions and/or novelty concessions. Drive vehicle(s) on the showgrounds for set-up and tear down and also drive vehicles from venue to venue on an itinerary. Driver: Approximately 2/3 of the workers hours would be spent performing the duties of amusement and recreation attendant as detailed below. Approximately 1/3 of the workers hours would be spent either driving/positioning vehicles on the carnival showgrounds during the set-up and tear-down process or driving vehicles from one venue to another. Vehicles include light and heavy duty. Amusement Rides set up & tear down: Mobile amusement rides are trailer mounted. A supervisor would position the trailer(s) at a specific location on the grounds, unhitch the power unit from the trailer, & move the power unit away from the ride. All of the pieces of the ride would travel on the same trailer(s) be located proximate to their position when the ride is in operation. Work would be performed by individual workers as members of a team, with some tasks being performed individually & some collectively. Restraints holding pieces of the ride while in transit would be released. Ride platform (if any) would be lowered & leveled. Track or railing (if any) would be positioned & connected. Sweeps, supports, bars, pins would be positioned & connected. Cars, Seats, Bench or Carriage (method of conveyance for this particular ride) where patron would stand or sit while on the ride would be positioned & connected. Fencing, signage, ticket collection boxes & illumination would be positioned. Teardown would simply be these duties being handled in the reverse order & items being stored & secured for transit to the next location. Food Concessions set up & tear down: Mobile food concessions are typically mounted in a trailer. A supervisor would position the trailer(s) at a specific location on the grounds, unhitch the power unit from the trailer. The awnings covering the windows during transit would be raised & secured. Items such as trash cans, screens, tables that may be positioned outside of the trailer but carried inside of the trailer during transit would be manually moved from inside the trailer to outside. Trailer would be cleaned, sanitized & stocked with supplies for the event. Any counters, guidance railings, signage, decorations would be positioned outside of the trailer. Condiment dispensers, napkin dispensers & trash containers would be set up outside of the trailer. Typically the fair or event maintains the tables & chairs for patrons, but is some instances the worker may set up a limited number of chairs & tables for patron use. Teardown would simply be these duties being handled in the reverse order & items being stored & secured for transit to the next location. Game Concessions: Mobile game concessions are typically mounted in a trailer. A supervisor would position the trailer(s) at a specific location on the grounds, unhitch the power unit from the trailer, & move the power unit away from the game concessions trailer. The awning that is closed during transit would be opened. Gaming items (air guns, water guns, darts, etc., as appropriate for the game) would be positioned. Plush toys and/or game appropriate prizes would be positioned / displayed. Signage, illumination, seating (if any), railings (if any), fencing (if any) would be positioned. Teardown would simply be these duties being handled in the reverse order & items being stored & secured for transit to the next location. To clarify the portion of the job duties that includes operate mobile food concessions stand: On a carnival midway, when there is a mobile food concessions, a stand is limited to selling only one or two specific items, such as cotton candy, popcorn, turkey legs, roasted corn, or other specialty foods The food is prepared in a production line, where an individual may only perform
Job Classification:
53-3032.00 - Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

The job/industry classification and description includes general information on the position from ONET/OES and the North American Industry Classification System. Please review Job Duties and Job Order for more information.

Job Requirements

Experience Required:
No
Special Requirements:
Must be in possession of a CDL Class A license (or foreign equivalent) valid for USA. Must be able to pass the US Department of Transportation Drug Screen and Physical. Post-employment random drug testing & background checks may be required, at no cost to the worker. The job requires the applicant to be qualified, ready, willing, able, & available to perform during the entire employment at the designated worksite; to enter into & comply with employment contract; to follow workplace rules; & to meet job performance standards.
Number of Hours Per Week:
40
Work Schedule (Start/End time):
1:00 P.M. - 10:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:
Butler Amusements, Inc.
Location:
Beaverton, OR 97008
Telephone Number:
+14082106653

Worksite

Address:
1301 Fair Avenue, Yakima, WA 98901

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:
H-400-21264-595805
Multiple Worksites:
Yes
Additional Wage Information:
Merit increases and/or bonuses may be awarded at employer discretion.
Date Posted:
9/29/2021

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