Valid Commercial Driver's License REQUIRED
About Us:
The Ohio Expo Center is one of the most dynamic and unique event venues in the Midwest. It occupies 360 acres in the heart of Columbus – just north of downtown, minutes from Port Columbus International Airport, shopping and hotels – and at the crossroads of two major north-south and east-west interstates, it is located within a half-day drive for half the nation’s population.
With more than one million square feet of event space under roof, on-site parking for 14,000 vehicles, seating for 20,000 people and ties for 2,000 cattle, the Ohio Expo Center is one of the most flexible and accommodating sites available.
OUR CULTURE:
The Ohio Expositions Commission provides a unique career opportunity that blends public service, a family atmosphere, a focus on maintaining a year-round event facility, and producing a world-class State Fair each year. We strive to maintain an inclusive workplace and begin by being an equal opportunity employer. Our success is measured by the success of our events, which means that our partnerships with event holders and vendors, as well as our focus on the visitor experience, are at the heart of everything we do.
OUR VISION:
To establish the Ohio Expo Center as a year-round destination event facility, and the Ohio State Fair as the premier event of its kind in the nation.
OUR MISSION:
To work every day to ensure that the Ohio Expo Center provides a first-class, customer-focused experience for event holders, visitors, and vendors. To program a State Fair that features the best of Ohio and attracts the broadest range of Ohioans while centering our core focus around Ohio's traditions of agriculture and natural resources.
OUR CORE VALUES:
Innovative leadership, Customer focus, Promoting the best of Ohio, Partnering for success.
24 mos. exp. in automotive repair & maintenance of variety of vehicles or equipment. The final applicant accepted for this position will be required to submit to urinalysis prior to appointment to test for illegal drug use. An applicant with a positive test result will not be offered employment, per Section 3719.01 & 3719.41 of Ohio revised code. Valid commercial driver's license required.
-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above may be substituted for the experience required, but not for the mandated licensure.
Performs preventative maintenance and service on cars, trucks, tractors, mowers, weed eaters, sweepers, scrubbers, emergency generators and other motorized equipment owned by the Ohio Expositions Commission (e.g., tunes gas and/or diesel engines, checks for damage, adjusts parts, changes fluids and filters, checks condition of belts and chains, adjusts and/or replaces when necessary). Repairs, rebuilds or replaces major parts (carburetors, alternators, water pumps, fuel pumps, brakes, exhaust systems). Repairs ties, adjusts valves, performs body repair work, replaces shocks, replaces snow-plow blades and other items on equipment owned by the agency. Maintains records of repairs and maintenance, orders and/or picks up parts, operates welding torches, chop saws, drill presses, gas and electric welders and all equipment that receives service.
Assists in the set-up, clean up and removal or programs and events. Acts as the maintenance contact for events as assigned to help with the needs of the event, including hauling materials, setting up and removing events. Sweeps, mops, scrubs, washes windows as needed for events. Closes and secures buildings at close of the event each day. Keeps records of requests from the event, damages from events, head counts, stall counts and meter readings when needed. Removes snow and ice from parking lots and walks. Spreads salt and calcium on parking lots and walks to melt snow and ice.