Position: Amusement & Recreation Attendant - Food Concessions. Twelve temporary, seasonal, full-time positions are available from April 1, 2027 through November 10, 2027.
JOB DUTIES
Provide customer service at mobile food concession stands during fairs, festivals, and special events. Take customer orders, operate a point-of-sale system, process payments, make change, assemble and package orders, and serve food and beverages at the concession counter. Heat commercially prepared, ready-to-heat concession food products; no cooking from raw ingredients or recipes. Use concession equipment, including fryers, warming equipment, beverage dispensers, cotton candy machines, and point-of-sale systems. Restock food, beverages, condiments, and supplies and clean and sanitize concession service areas and equipment. Assist with incidental setup and takedown of concession stands before and after events. Workers may occasionally use company vehicles for personal and business transportation; driving is incidental and not a primary job duty. This position does not supervise other employees.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
No minimum education, prior training, or employment experience is required. On-the-job training will be provided. Post-employment random drug testing and background checks may be required, at no cost to the worker. Applicants must be qualified, ready, willing, able, and available to perform the work throughout the employment period at the designated worksites and follow workplace rules.
WORK SCHEDULE
35 regular paid hours per week, Wednesday through Sunday, 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., with a one-hour unpaid, duty-free meal break each day. The schedule includes seven paid hours per day on five days per week.
No overtime is expected. If overtime is worked, hours over 40 in a workweek will be paid at $22.50 per hour, or a higher rate if required by the applicable regular-rate calculation.
WAGES AND BENEFITS
The hourly wage is $15.00. The employer will pay any higher wage required by applicable law or the prevailing wage determination, including any controlling comparable-actual-wage requirement. Wages will be paid free and clear, subject only to deductions required by law.
The employer will use a single workweek as its standard for computing wages due. Wages will be paid weekly on Wednesdays. Workers will receive an itemized earnings statement on or before each payday.
The employer will make all payroll deductions required by law. No nonstatutory payroll deductions will be made.
Optional housing and local convenience transportation are available at no cost to the worker. Housing is provided when work assignments are too far for workers to reasonably commute daily to and from the employer's business location or rental housing. Uniforms are supplied by the employer.
Paid sick leave will be provided as required by applicable Michigan law. Merit increases or bonuses may be awarded at employer discretion, with consistent treatment of similarly situated U.S. and H-2B workers.
TRANSPORTATION AND TRAVEL
Work begins in Vicksburg, Michigan. Work is expected at mobile food concession stands during fairs, festivals, and special events in the Michigan locations covered by the PWD: Kalamazoo, Allegan, St. Joseph, Calhoun, Berrien, Van Buren, Barry, and Charlevoix counties. Travel between event worksites is required.
If housing is not onsite, the employer will provide daily transportation between housing and the worksite at no cost to the worker. Optional employer-provided transportation between event worksites is also available at no cost. Employer-provided transportation will meet applicable safety, licensing, and insurance requirements.
The employer will arrange and pay directly for inbound transportation and subsistence. If the worker completes 50 percent of the job-order employment period, excluding extensions, the employer will provide o
