JOB DESCRIPTION

JobTitle:Event Security

Department:Security

ReportsTo:Manager, Event Security

Status:Part-Time, Non-Exempt

**This position is expected to last the duration of the Major League Baseball Season, approximately through September 2024**

Apply now for the Mariners 2024 Event Staff Team!

At the Seattle Mariners, you will find a diverse, passionate, innovative team of people who work to live our mission every day. We play in an iconic ballpark – T-Mobile Field – in one of the most beautiful, vibrant, and dynamic cities in the world.

We are looking for candidates with exceptional customer service skills to work the season at T-Mobile Park in an exciting and inclusive working environment. T- Mobile Park will host 81 Mariners games in 2024 and a variety of concerts and special events. We offer a fun, flexible, part time schedule, and you will have the opportunity to discuss your availability commitment with the hiring team.

Event Staff Team Members enjoy free ORCA Cards, 30% Employee Discount, Meal Discount, Complimentary Tickets and Subsidized Parking & Free Shuttle Service.

PrimaryObjective:Provide a safe environment for guests, participants and employees, while contribute to provide exceptional experiences for all by diligently, respectfully and efficiently conducting security duties.

Essential Functions:

• Enforce all T-Mobile Park Security Department policies and procedures in a proactive and professional manner.
• Resolves concerns, provides information and directions to guests, clients, vendors, staff and visitors in a prompt and courteous way.
• Elevates questions and concerns to supervisor promptly.
• Assists with emergencies, including but not limited to injuries, alarms and evacuations.
• Ensures that staff and event credentials are worn and visible at all times.
• Performs access control functions, ensuring only proper credentials are allowed to access restricted areas.
• Utilizes electronic devices to verify credential validity.
• Identifies and reports hazards and safety concerns.
• Completed incident reports as required.
• Ensures that exit doors are not used as entrances and/or improperly opened during events.
• Stand in assigned area to complete security screenings, bag checks, or metal detector monitoring for duration of baseball game or event and until released by a supervisor.
• Assist in security setup including setting up tables, stanchions, barricades and walk-through metal detectors. This requires moving up to 30 lbsoccasionally
• Bend, stretch, push and/or pull up to 10 lbs repeatedly to check bags and move bags through security screening.
• Stand, walk, and occasionally walk up and down stairs in order to complete job assignments.
• Use functional near vision to closely review contents of bags to ensure no prohibited items are being brought into the ballpark.
• Use security wand to efficiently screen individual guests as needed.
• Use functional near vision to closely review badges and credentials of authorized personnel to control and monitor access to restricted back-of-house areas in and around the ballpark.
• Promptly and effectively communicate all safety and security concerns seen in and around the ballpark using two-way radio. Must also be able to hear and comprehend two-way radio communication to monitor or address security concerns in assigned area.
• Performs all other security duties as assigned.
• Attend all mandatory Team Member meetings and training.

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or GED preferred. Equivalent, relevant work experience may be considered in lieu of formal education if approved by management.
• Previous experience in a customer-focused environment preferred.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.

Competencies, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA’s):

• Ability to follow written and/or oral instructions.
• Strong customer focus; treats all guests with respect and courtesy.
• Effective verbal communication skills; clear, respectful, and appropriate communication to all guests. Must be able to work fluently in English; bi-lingual skills are a plus.
• Ability to work as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be dependable and reliable to report to work on-time when scheduled.
• Must be able to work alone and in a team.
• Must be able to work 15 calendar days per month.

Physical Activities and Working Conditions (for the Essential Functions):

• Outdoor work environment, subject to fluctuation in temperatures, exposure to the sun and elements.
• Must be able to work afternoon, evening and night games or events, prior to opening of facility to the public and/or through closing of the facility.
• Must stand in place or have limited movement on concrete for duration of event.
• Must be able to bend, stretch, push and/or pull up to 10 lbs. frequently and move up to 30 lbs. occasionally.
• Must have functional near and far vision.
• Must be able to use communication tools such as two-way radios.
• Must be able to use electronic scanning devices such as magnetometers, handheld metal detection wands and handheld credential scanners.

The Mariners are committed to providing competitive pay, perks, and benefits packages for our valued Team Members.

The anticipated starting pay for this seasonal role is $22.00 per hour.

All perks are subject to eligibility requirements and availability and may be modified or amended from time to time.

This information is being provided in accordance with the Washington State Equal Pay and Opportunity Act