Carnival Worker

Job description

Perform a variety of attending duties at amusement. Sell and collect tickets/fees, assist patrons; erect, take down, operate/attend amusement booths and maintain equipment; operate rides and games; make change; sell and serve food. Provide assistance to patrons entering or exiting amusement rides. Maintain inventories of equipment, storing/retrieving items and assembling/disassembling equipment as necessary. Monitor activities to ensure adherence to rules and safety procedures. Prepare food such as corn dogs, french fries, hot dogs, oreos, twinkies, funnel cakes, lemonade, cotton candy, popcorn, snow cones, caramel/candy apples. Set up - stock/clean and ready for service, tear down - pack up stock and close down booth, heavy lifting and physically mobile, operate amusement rides, games and concession booths.

Hours, schedule and days vary - typically working a 9-hour shift between between 5:00am – 11:00pm (sample shift time: 5am-2pm, 1 hour unpaid break); 35 - 48 hrs/wk., extra hours may be required or available, may include weekends and holidays. Work needs (i.e., hours, days, schedule, location, and work positions) vary.

Pay varies based on location of each worksite, $9.83 - $11.21 an hour. In Ohio, an overtime premium will be paid when required by Federal, State, or local law, including at time-and-a-half after 40 hours per workweek. In Pennsylvania, no overtime premium will be paid as it is not required under Federal, State, or local law. Generally, when overtime is available it will be paid at $15.59 - $16.82 per hour based on locality the work is performed and the base rate of pay offered per hour.

Travel required and provided to work in Columbiana, Cuyahoga, Portage, Seneca, Richland and Lorain OH. Clarion PA Travel provided to all events as per itinerary. Must commute from home at prior worksite to next worksite. Optional transportation to worksites provided at no cost to the worker. Work is performed outside in all weather.

Employer will provide workers at no charge all tools, supplies and equipment required to perform job. On the job training provided.

Special Requirements

The job requires that the applicant be qualified, ready, willing, able, and available to perform during the entire employment at the designated worksites under adverse weather; to enter into and comply with employment contracts; to follow workplace rules; and to meet job performance standards. Must comply with grooming requirements and dress code. Subject to discharge for cause. Must be willing to work up to 7 days/wk. Post-employment criminal background check and post-employment/post-injury or incident and reasonable suspicion drug test required, paid by employer and applied equally to all workers, U.S. and foreign/H-2B. Applicants must cooperate with and complete job application and interview truthfully.

Work needs subject to industry practice and are not guaranteed per day, per week, per schedule, per location or per worker, e.g., rainouts, brief periods without scheduled events, event dates and hours set by agreement with sponsor and subject to change (based upon adverse weather, hours of operation, day of the week, attendance, size of the event, school schedules, amount of equipment in operation, staffing, etc.), and unforeseen cancellations. In the event of approved, overlapping events, work needs may cause workers to be adjusted.