Operations Coordinator | Part-Time | Ford Idaho Center

Oak View Group:

Oak View Group (OVG) is the global leader in premium live entertainment infrastructure and services, with a platform spanning venue development and end-to-end capabilities across venue management, hospitality, and sponsorship sales. Founded in 2015, the company serves a collection of seven world-class owned venues and a client roster of the most iconic arenas, stadiums, convention centers, music festivals, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions, spanning four continents. 

Position Summary:

The Operations Coordinator supports the day-to-day operations and event setup of the arena. This position assists with general labor tasks, including event setup and teardown, facility maintenance, and showing care to ensure the venue is safe, clean, and event-ready. The Operations Coordinator works closely with the Operations Manager, Supervisors, and other event staff to execute a variety of configurations for concerts, sporting events, trade shows, and community functions.

 

This role pays an hourly rate of $16.00 - $17.00.

 

Benefits for Part-Time roles: 401(k) Savings Plan and 401(k) matching.

 

This position will remain open until December 4, 2026.

About the Venue:

The Ford Idaho Center features a variety of flexible spaces to host events of all types and sizes. The Ford Idaho Center is a unique combination of three venues under one complex: Ford Idaho Center Arena, Ford Idaho Sports Center, and Ford Idaho Horse Park. The complex is flexible to meet the needs of events of all types and sizes. It is well-suited for conventions, meetings, tradeshows, sporting, social, and entertainment events.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinates the operation of all event changeovers, i.e., basketball floor, stage risers, chairs, and signs.
• Performs routine moderate tasks, maintaining the livestock arena, exercise arena, stall barn, facility floors, chairs, staging, risers, and other inventory as needed.
• Coordinates housekeeping services for the facilities.
• Assign work activities, monitor work flow, and identify and resolve common operational issues.
• Maintain an accurate record-keeping system for the hazardous materials communication program.
• Interacting with clients, serving their needs within the confines of state and local laws, providing physical facility needs, and performing custodial duties.
• Performs moderate to difficult set-ups in livestock facilities and works around some livestock.
• Performs operation of machinery, including forklifts, skid steers, tractors, and pickup trucks.
• Review and coordinate the changeover work plan, facility maintenance, and operations

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• Possess superior interpersonal and strong communication skills.
• Ability to function in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment; handle multiple tasks at one time; and meet deadlines.
• Must be self-motivated with strong coordination abilities and organizational skills.
• Working knowledge of operational equipment, including but not limited to the following: forklifts, pallet jacks, scrubbers, floor buffers, mechanical lifting devices, staging, retractable seating risers, and basketball floors.
• Ability to follow detailed instruction and interpret AutoCAD drawings and blueprints.
• Candidates must be able to follow orders explicitly, be capable of working as part of a team, and be able to work well with other individuals.
• Work a flexible schedule including early mornings, days, evenings, overnight, weekends, holidays, extended (long) workdays, and extended numbers of days.
• Forklift certification is preferred.

Strengthened by our Differences. United to Make a Difference:

At OVG, we understand that to continue positively disrupting the sports and live entertainment industry, we need a diverse team to help us do it. We also believe that inclusivity drives innovation, strengthens our people, improves our service, and raises our excellence. Our success is rooted in creating environments that reflect and celebrate the diverse communities in which we operate and serve, and this is the reason we are committed to amplifying voices from all different backgrounds.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Oak View Group is committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis (“protected class”) including, but not limited to veteran status, uniform service member status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law.