Conversion Crew

Job Title: Part-Time Conversion Crew

Department: Changeover Crew

Reports To: Maintenance Manager

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Employment Type: Part-Time

Location: War Memorial Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale. FL

Job Summary:

Responsible for performing work as needed to Set-up, maintain, convert and prepare for events at FTL War Memorial.

Essential Functions:

• Conversion (back and forth) from professional Hockey Arena to large scale Concert/ Event venue.
• Set-up seating arrangements and supporting furniture for concerts, hockey games, dinners, parties, and banquets.
• Set-up signage, banners, and other conversion responsibilities from one event or game to another.
• Installation, repair, and removal of venue parts and seating.
• Respond to requests from management, vendors, guests, event, and team representatives to move furniture, boxes, and equipment.
• Satisfy requests from vendors, guests, team, and event representatives to relocate materials and equipment on event day and during events.
• Set-up and breakdown barricades, tables, chairs, risers, and stages around the venue.
• Distribute Panthers “giveaways” to each arena entrance.
• Build and disassemble “risers” and stages for concerts and other events.
• Store, retrieve, and re-arrange various items in our storage areas for all departments.
• General outdoor labor included.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma/GED
• The ability to understand instructions from supervisor(s) and arena management.
• Work weekends, nights, overnights, holidays
• Ability to climb, crawl, kneel, squat, bend and extend arms or legs fully.
• Ability to operate forklift and warehouse equipment (Not required but preferred)

Work Environment:

This position works in an arena where the noise level is generally high, crowd traffic is heavy, temperatures are variable – often cold; lights are bright or dark with occasional exposure to flashing lights and pyrotechnics.

Physical Demands:

Balancing - Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling and walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces.

Stooping - Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.

Kneeling - Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.

Crouching - Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.

Reaching - Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.

Standing - Particularly for sustained periods of time.

Walking - Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.

Pushing - Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.

Pulling - Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.

Lifting - Raising objects up to 65 pounds from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position.

Grasping - Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.

Talking - Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.

Hearing - Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.

Repetitive motion - Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

This is a non-exempt, part-time position. Must be able to work traditional hours in addition to nights, weekends and occasional holidays as needed.

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