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Welcome! Thank you for your interest in employment with Okeechobee County Board of County Commissioners.

Below you will find a list of available employment opportunities. Although resumes are accepted, an Okeechobee County Employment Application must be completed and submitted either electronically or in person to:

Email: careers@okeechobeecountyfl.gov (for your protection, please redact confidential information when transmitting electronically, i.e. social security number)

Address: Okeechobee County Historic Courthouse, Human Resources - Room 103, 304 NW 2nd Street Okeechobee, FL 34972

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Satisfactory pre-employment background check is required for all positions.

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Okeechobee County Clerk, Jerald D. Bryant
Property Appraiser, Mickey Bandi
Sheriff, Noel Stephen
Supervisor of Elections, Melissa Arnold
Tax Collector, Celeste Watford

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Event Operations Technician (On-Call)

Type:Part Time
Salary/Pay Rate:$15.98/hr
Posted Date:03/03/2021 1:00 PM

Event Operations Technician - On-call - Agri-Civic Center

Performs the mechanical building and grounds maintenance of the Okeechobee County Agri-Civic Center/Fairgrounds, requiring both skilled and semi-skilled day to day related tasks. Event related, called in as needed. Work is performed under the general supervision of the Agri-Civic Center Manager.

Responsibilities:

Event set-up, including but not limited to: staging, seating, lighting, sound, floor, prep, etc.
Preparation of arena competition footing, horse barn, RV site and ancillary areas for varied equestrian sports, livestock shows, concerts, promotions, rentals and community events.
Performs routine electrical/plumbing repairs, light carpentry, seating system maintenance, custodial services, event cleaning and related houseman duties.
Preventative maintenance on arena panels, gates, chutes and barn stalls.
Equipment operator, i.e. front end loaders, fork lifts, tractors, box blades, Kiser drag system and lifts.
Performs minor servicing on vehicles and small engine repair.
Work schedule will adjust to accommodate evening, weekends, holiday event bookings and point of distribution disaster services.
Duties include early morning openings, late night closing of venue facilities used by clients.
Turns on/off venue lights and power in electrical vault or parking lot.
Turns on/off water as needed for client use.
Supervises custodian and/or clean-up crews; install/dismantle labor for pre and post event service needs.
Assists in event operating areas as needed.

Requirements:

High School Diploma – MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH APPLICATION.
Valid Florida Driver's License

Position is subject to Drug Screening.

Employment Application

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