Amusement & Recreation Attendant – Itinerant Carnival

Job description

*RFI Response
They will be serving- Cotton Candy Apples Popcorn Funnel Cakes Fried Oreos Sausage Hot Dogs Hamburgers Fries Some items are prepared in a deep fryer.

The worker would pour prepackaged frozen food choice into a fryer (similar to what someone would see at any other fast food establishment), when the timer goes off the basket raises itself automatically to drip the hot grease back into the fryer, then the worker when the second buzzer sounds, would pick up the basket with gloved hand, dump onto a tray, sprinkle with salt and/or seasonings, and place into the appropriate container (medium, large or family sized). Continual cleaning of the work area during the shift and at the end of the day. Puttin supplies into refrigeration – or discarding. Are part of the duties.

Fountain and bottled drinks. These workers would NOT be serving any alcoholic beverages. For a fountain drink, the worker would take the proper size cup in their hand, use and ice scoop to scoop ice into the cup (unless the patron ordered no ice), place the cup under the nozzle, press the cup against the lever and fill the cup. Take a lid from the lid supply and secure this on the top of the cup. From time to time, the worker would need to restock the cups, lids and ice from the appropriate storage area. If the machine runs out of syrup, the worker would need to locate in the storage area the proper flavor of prepackaged syrup, disconnect the empty syrup container, connect the full syrup container, and then discard the empty container. If there was an issue with the operation of the machine or the gas, notify a supervisor to have this taken care of. At the end or the day, carefully clean the fountain machine.

Bottled drinks, the worker would simply pull a bottle of the requested flavor/brand of bottled drink from the cooler. Provide the bottle with or without a cup/ice/lid as per the customers request to the server or directly to the customer, depending upon what position (front counter taking orders, etc., or back of the house preparing the orders) is filling that shift.

*Original
Perform a variety of duties at traveling carnival. Set up, tear-down, operate amusement rides, food concessions, and/or game concessions.

Details of tasks that may be involved in this position: May sell tickets & collect fees from customers; provide information about the facilities, rules and regulations; direct patrons to rides, seats or attractions; monitor activities to ensure adherence to rules and safety procedures; provide assistance to patrons entering or exiting amusement rides; clean rides, booths, facilities or grounds; inspect equipment to detect wear and damage and perform minor repairs, adjustments, or maintenance tasks, such as oiling parts; fasten safety devices for patrons, or provide them with directions for fastening devices; announce or describe amusement attractions to patrons to entice customers to games and/or other entertainment; and sell and serve refreshments to customers.

Special Requirements

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.