General Maintenance Event Staff - Phoenix Raceway

NASCAR; Avondale (AZ); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

NASCAR Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, AZ is seeking a Facilities Operations team member to support event preparation, track rentals, and on-site activities.

You will operate heavy equipment, coordinate with vendors, perform maintenance, and help keep the venue safe and welcoming during race weekends and year-round events. This role requires physical endurance, the ability to work outdoors in extreme temperatures, and a commitment to teamwork and quality.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• Valid driver's license and ability to pass driving record check.
• Willingness to work in varied weather and physical conditions.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain track facility equipment.
• Manage track vendors and contractors.
• Perform general facility maintenance and repairs.
• Hang and dismantle signage and banners.
• Paint surfaces and repair structures.

Skills

Equipment operation

Vendor coordination

Signage installation

Grounds maintenance

Ladders & scaffolding

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Backhoe

Forklift

Tractor

Water truck

Job description

Home to NASCAR’s Championship Weekend, Phoenix Raceway has been the premier motorsports venue in the Southwest since 1964 and hosts two NASCAR race weekends each year. In March, the Shriners Children’s 500 NASCAR Weekend kicks off the race season at Phoenix Raceway, featuring the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series and ARCA Menards Series. In November, champions will be crowned in the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and ARCA Menards Series West. Phoenix Raceway also hosts a variety of events throughout the year, including corporate meetings and conferences, charity events, holiday events, sport and endurance competitions, driving schools and Segway tours.

Position Description

Perform a variety of duties necessary to maintain all aspects of the track facility with special emphasis on event preparation, track rentals and on-site activities.

Responsibilities/Duties/Functions/Tasks

• Operate equipment of all types (tractor, dirt compactor, backhoe, water truck, power/hand tools, fork lift, dump truck sweeper) as directed by Manager of Facility Operations and maintain equipment as necessary to meet goals and objectives of facility.
• Communicate, manage, and work directly with track vendors and contractors.
• Operate equipment of all types as directed by Manager of Facility Operations, and maintain equipment as necessary to meet goals and objectives of facility.
• Hang and dismantle signage, banners, etc., as needed.
• Dig ditches with shovel, trencher and or backhoe.
• Maintain landscaped areas as required to achieve desired results in overall appearance of facility.
• Clean grounds, including but not limited to, removal of trash and litter, year-round.
• Repair tools, water lines, fences, gates, walls, walkways, buildings and perform necessary general maintenance as directed by Manager of Facility Operations.
• Paint track wall, fences, concrete barriers, grounds and buildings utilizing ladders, lifts and scaffolding as directed by Manager of Facility Operations.
• Positive interaction with other facilities staff to ensure the best case scenario for accomplishing respective tasks.

Performance

• Willingness to accept direction in diverse circumstances and the ability to adapt manual skill level to a variety of work areas and see a job through to completion in a satisfactory manner with little supervision.

Qualifications

• Minimum age 18 years old.
• High School Graduate/GED
• Valid Driver’s License
• Successfully pass a driving record check. (Preferred, not required)

Work Conditions/Physical Requirements

• Work performed in environments with a wide range of temperature and weather conditions (extreme heat/cold).
• Work requires extended periods of standing and walking.
• Frequently lifting and carrying objects up to 25 lbs. and occasionally up to 50 lbs.
• Climbing (extension ladders, stairs, and ramps, in and out of ditches).

We are a company unlike any other. We want you to bring your experience, skills and passion to our close-knit, high-energy environment in which our employees thrive and where you can prosper. We know the key to our success is our employees and we offer highly competitive salaries, a solid benefits package focused on wellness, and opportunities for you to grow and develop both personally and professionally. It won’t take you long to find out that you are on the right track here at NASCAR!

NASCAR is committed to fostering a diverse work environment where all employees feel valued and empowered. NASCAR is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO). We seek to attract and retain the best qualified people available. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any basis that is protected by applicable law except where a bona fide occupational qualification exists.

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