Maintenance Helper

Job duties

Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.

Assist mechanic: manually sand, prep, maintain, assemble, inspect, dismantle, clean & lubricate carnival equipment.

Requirements

Must pass post-hire drug and background check paid by employer. Must be able to lift 50 pounds.

Hours, schedule, and days vary widely.
Typically, Mon-Fri, 8am 4:30pm.
Often 35-40 hours per week. Overtime not expected.

Work needs (i.e., hours, days, schedule, location, and work positions) vary.

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.

Job requirements

Post-employment, reasonable suspicion, drug testing and background checks may be required by employer at no cost to the worker.

The job requires the applicant to
be qualified, authorized, ready, willing, able, and available to perform during the entire employment at the designated worksites under adverse weather;
satisfy our verification standards or testing;
enter into and comply with any employment contract and housing lease;
follow workplace, grievance, and housing rules. The grievance procedure requires workers to report any threats to or failure to satisfy working terms and conditions; and
meet job performance standards.

Work outside in all weather.

The job requires the applicant to obtain and show proof of all necessary government authorizations to work this job, such as an H-2B worker visa for foreign workers. Any H-2B worker visa will be issued by the United States consulate in the home country, and after which the applicant will be regarded as recruited at that time and place.

Must cooperate with and complete job application and interview, and any supplied information must be truthful and complete.

Must comply with grooming requirements and dress code.

Must be willing to work up to 7 days/week.

Subject to discharge for cause.

Benefits and conditions

Other work sites

• Firebaugh, CA · Oct 4, 2026 – Apr 1, 2027
• Coalinga, CA · Oct 4, 2026 – Apr 1, 2027
• Santa Nella, CA · Oct 4, 2026 – Apr 1, 2027