Event Services Operations Staff (Laborer)

Are you ready to take part in fast paced events where no two days feel the same? The Department of Agriculture is seeking a hardworking Event Services Operations Staff to support a wide-range of events across the Farm Show Complex. This role keeps you involved in hands on work that helps each event run smoothly. Your dedicated efforts will help to create clean, organized, and welcoming spaces for our visitors. Apply today to become part of a team that values reliability and teamwork every day!

This position helps prepare, maintain, and restore facilities so events at the Farm Show Complex run smoothly and safely. As a Event Services Operations Staff, you will perform the following duties:

• Event Setup: Haul, place, and teardown tables, chairs, stages, gates, furniture, and other event equipment
• Facility Cleaning: Sweep, mop, scrub floors, and remove trash, manure, and debris from indoor and outdoor areas
• Livestock Assistance: Assemble, repair, clean, and dismantle stalls, pens, and cages while working safely around animals
• Grounds Care: Rake debris, remove branches, shovel snow, and keep complex entrances clean
• Custodial Work: Clean restrooms, wash windows, stock supplies, and maintain common areas
• Material Handling: Load and unload straw, hay, feed, scrap metal, and wood from trucks and trailers

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 2:30 PM to 11:00 PM, Thursday - Monday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• Free on-site parking.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• No previous experience or training required.

Additional Requirements:

• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Preferred Qualifications (not required):

• Experience working around animals and livestock
• Experience working in large-scale public events
• Experience operating power and hand tools.
• Ability to perform duties in environmental conditions including adverse weather and exposure to dirt, dust, and hay

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant's own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. *7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.