Maintenance Grounds Technician - Missouri State Fair

Job Location: Sedalia, MO

Salary: $41,194.39

Why You’ll Love This Position

The Missouri State Fair is one of the oldest in the nation and continues to be the state's largest agricultural and tourism event located in Sedalia, Missouri. The State Fair provides a setting for Missouri's producers, agricultural leaders and farm families to increase awareness of our state's strong agricultural heritage. The facility also hosts hundreds of events on a year-round basis. We are currently looking for a Maintenance/Grounds Worker to join the off-season events team to help with our yearly events in addition to the annual Missouri State Fair.

The salary indicated represents the current regular pay rate for this position. If the individual selected is eligible for a pay differential (e.g., Years of Service), it will be added to total compensation on their paycheck. A pay differential does not raise base pay.

• Assist with the setup, teardown, transportation, janitorial, and maintenance of all events hosted at the Missouri State Fairgrounds.
• Assist carpenters, plumbers, electricians, and other higher-level event staff.
• Operate equipment that includes but is not limited to forklift, skid steer, small tractors, floor scrubbers, and other types of heavy machinery.
• Operation of basic hand tools and small equipment such as mowers, trimmers, weed eaters and all-terrain vehicles.
• Be in regular contact with customers and provide excellent customer service.
• Ability to work weekends and flexible schedule as required.
• Other duties as assigned
  
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• At least one (1) or more years of relevant experience
• Valid MO Driver’s License
  
  

Other Qualifications:

• Dependable and hardworking individual
• Ability to work weekends and flexible hours (including evenings) as needed for events.
• Ability to work outside in all weather conditions and ability to lift, bend, stoop and reach as job requires.
  
  

Lack of post‐secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant.

Benefits

• 3 weeks paid vacation AND 3 weeks paid sick leave
• 13 paid holidays per year
• Insurance: health (medical, dental, vision) and free life insurance
• Retirement: including an employer match on savings plan
• Up to 6 weeks paid parental leave for birth or adoption
• And several additional resources including the SELF program (formerly EAP), discount websites, and healthy living incentives!
  
  

The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here.

Notice to Applicants: The Missouri Department Agriculture is unable to sponsor applicants in their application for work visas through INS. If you have questions, please contact Human Resources.

hr@mda.mo.gov