Winter Lights Fire Pit Attendant - Outdoor Safety

University of North Carolina System; Asheville (NC); Hybrid; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

The North Carolina Arboretum is seeking a Fire Pit Attendant to support the Winter Lights event. The role focuses on building, tending, monitoring, and extinguishing live fires safely in outdoor pits, while ensuring guest safety and comfort in a winter outdoor setting.

This is a part-time, outdoor position with shifts from 5:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., up to 30 hours per week, running November 12 through January 3.

Qualifications

• Applicants must be at least 18 years old.
• Comfortable working around live fires and outdoors in winter conditions.
• Training and operating procedures provided prior to the event.

Responsibilities

• Build, tend, monitor, and safely extinguish fires in outdoor pits.
• Maintain safe fire levels throughout the event.
• Add and manage firewood per procedures.
• Know location and use of fire safety equipment at each pit.
• Monitor guest activity and keep safe distances from flames.
• Keep pits and surrounding areas clean and orderly.
• Watch weather, wind, and site conditions affecting safety.
• Circulate through areas and stay alert to changes.
• Provide courteous help and basic event information to guests.
• Check in with volunteers and Winter Lights team members.
• Respond to unsafe behavior, spills, obstructions, or hazards.
• Communicate concerns promptly to leadership, security, or EMS.
• Follow all fire-safety, event-safety, and emergency procedures.
• Performs other event-operations duties as assigned.

Skills

Safety-minded

Public safety

Winter outdoors

Education

High school diploma (preferred)

Job description

The North Carolina Arboretum is seeking a Fire Pit Attendant to support the Winter Lights event. The role focuses on building, tending, monitoring, and extinguishing live fires safely in outdoor pits, while ensuring guest safety and comfort in a winter outdoor setting.

This is a part-time, outdoor position with shifts from 5:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., up to 30 hours per week, running November 12 through January 3.