Operations & Events Support Specialist (Set-up & Logistics)

Georgia Tech
United States, Georgia, Atlanta
Nov 04, 2024
Apply for Job Job ID 269340 Location Atlanta, Georgia Full/Part Time Regular/Temporary Regular Add to Favorite Jobs Email this Job About Us Overview Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers. About Georgia Tech Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school. Georgia Tech's Mission and Values Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do: Students are our top priority. We strive for excellence. We thrive on diversity. We celebrate collaboration. We champion innovation. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression. We nurture the wellbeing of our community. We act ethically. We are responsible stewards. Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact. Department Information Student and Campus Event Centers manage a group of buildings across campus that provide spaces for a variety of activities for students and visitors to enjoy including Exhibition Hall, Historic Academy of Medicine, John Lewis Student Center and Stamps Commons, The Pavilions, and West Village.We offer a variety of services, programs, and spaces to serve the Georgia Tech community. We are home to the Student Center Programs Council (SCPC), Tech Rec, Paper & Clay, the Graduate Student Lounge, Multicultural Programs Lounge, and the Reflection Space. Job Summary Serves as a first point of contact for visiting guests and clients while inside facility. Provide direction and participate in manage/coordinate the daily operations with of the John Lewis Student Center and Stamps Commons, Exhibition Hall, Pavilion, Historic Academy of Medicine, and West Village Dining Commons. Responsible for ensuring the management of event activities in all spaces, including AV. This position will interact on a consistent basis with co-workers, other Facilities staff, departmental personnel, faculty, students, clients, and guests. This position typically will advise and counsel: students, faculty, and staff. This position will supervise: N/A. Responsibilities Job Duty 1 - Ensure that customer requests for equipment and room set-ups are met in a timely manner. This includes event set-ups, equipment needs, and audio/video assistance. Job Duty 2 - Assist facility leadership with executing emergency response within the facility in the event of emergency. Job Duty 3 - Lead and motivate a team of students in the absence of Operations and Events management. Job Duty 4 - Operate a motor vehicle to move furniture and equipment. Perform maintenance and minor repairs of equipment. Job Duty 5 - Place furniture and equipment onto assistive equipment (hand truck, forklift, etc.) and transfer to moving van, truck or within building. Unload at new location. Job Duty 6 - Deliver, set-up and breakdown tables, chairs, stages, audio-visual equipment, and other needed equipment for use in campus events. Job Duty 7 - Interact with and provide exceptional customer service to guests. Job Duty 8 - Perform other duties as assigned Required Qualifications Educational Requirements High school diploma, GED Certificate or Vocational School Diploma Other Required Qualifications Valid Georgia Drivers License Requires the ability to lift up to 50 pounds and stand for extended periods. Incumbent is the first contact for the guest services managers and emergency personnel beyond office hours as the facility is open 24/7. Required Experience One to two years of job related experience Preferred Qualifications Preferred Educational Qualifications Associate's Degree Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities SKILLS This job requires working knowledge and skills in staging processes and sequences, motor vehicle operation, use of hand tools and assembly skills; setting up audio/ video equipment, such as projectors, computers, audio systems, etc. Experience working with students ina leadership capacity. Attention to detail and excellent customer service skills. USG Core Values The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct. Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653. Equal Employment Opportunity The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract. More information on these policies can be found here: https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/c2714 Board of Regents Policy Manual \| University System of Georgia (usg.edu). Other Information This is not a supervisory position. This position does not have any financial responsibilities. This position will be required to drive. This role is not considered a position of trust. This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card). This position will not travel. This position does not require security clearance. Job Grade: C2 Salary: $18.65 hourly ($38,792 annually) + full benefits/ holidays Location: Atlanta, GA 30332 Background Check Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit Georgia Tech's Pre-Employment Screening Policy for more information.