Temporary Event Jobs in Minnesota (NOW HIRING)

Salary: $25.58 - $35.86 Hourly
Location : Civic/Event Center - One Civic Center Plaza, Mankato, MN
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 202600041
Department: Civic Center
Division: 6498513 Civic Center Operations
Opening Date: 05/20/2026
Closing Date: 6/3/2026 11:59 PM Central
Description
The 2026 starting rate of pay is $25.58 - $28.07 per hour with advancement to $35.86 per hour.
Grade: STA1 FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Safety Sensitive Position: No
Supervisor Title: Facilities Operations Supervisor - Civic Center
Minimum Qualifications of Education and Experience:

• Demonstrated experience in event operations management, logistics and planning, and/or facility maintenance.
• A High School Diploma or GED equivalency.
• Must possess a valid driver's license and be able to drive in the state of Minnesota.

OR

• Any satisfactory equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the job proficiently may be substituted for the above requirements.

Nature of Work:
Under the direct supervision of the Facilities Operations Supervisor - Civic Center, the responsibilities of the Event Operations Specialist include, but are not limited to, event set up and tear down, event logistics planning, facility maintenance and facility cleaning at the Mayo Clinic Event Center and Vetter Stone Amphitheater. This position will help hire, train and oversee the contracted labor working as the event operations crews.
About Us:
Our employees are committed to working in an environment that fosters the core values of the City of Mankato - positive attitude, accountability, respect, teamwork, and integrity. We care about making a positive difference in the lives of others. Our work is challenging and has purpose. We listen and engage with each other and our community. We are empowered and trusted to make good decisions that align with the public service principles and core values. Our organization is committed to investing and developing each other. We will recognize and celebrate our collective achievements and individual accomplishments.
We take pride in investing in our employees. Our team enjoys a supportive work environment that encourages not only success for the community we serve, but for you as well. Come grow your career with us!
Duties / Responsibilities
Primary Essential Work Functions:

• Assist sales/events staff with event planning logistics and execution of events.
• Assist with hospitality, operational and security staff, pre-event, event day and post event to ensure client & facility maintain objectives while adjusting to additional needs and requests.
• Serve as facility representative for operations related activities including equipment load in, set up, and tear down, ice rink/arena turnovers.
• Assist in hiring temporary event staff, provide training, instruction, guidance, and oversight of all contracted labor working as event operations.
• Schedule event operational staffing for all scheduled events and facility projects, ensuring staffing levels are adequate to complete required jobs and tasks.
• Maintain inventory of equipment and supplies required to continually maintain facility and event requirements.
• Performs and ensures preventative maintenance with operational and facilities service area on facility equipment and fixtures.
• Provide a safe and secure environment on event and non-event days, ensuring facility integrity (locked doors and access points), staff, client, & patron safety and recognizing when additional support; Public Safety, EMT or Contracted Security is required.
• Responds to facility and equipment requiring maintenance and housekeeping ensuring facility and equipment is in good working order.
• Monitor and work within facility budget to ensure expenditures are justifiable and warranted.

Communicates With:

• Internally - Event Center staff, contracted staff, other City staff/departments
• Externally - vendors, clients, OSHA/regularity, and safety agencies

Supervision:

• Contracted Event Staff

Other Work Functions:

• Performs physical and mental demands and work environment requirements for this position.
• Attendance during regularly scheduled work hours and outside regular hours as necessary.
• Effective and respectful communication and interactions with other employees, supervisors, individuals from other organizations, and community customers.
• Performs other related work as assigned or apparent.

The above is a general listing of job duties. Essential and non-essential functions may vary by individual position. Reasonable accommodations may be available for both essential and non-essential job duties.
Qualifications / Conditions of Employment
Conditions of Employment:

• Must possess a valid Minnesota Class D driver's license and be able to drive.
• Must successfully complete a physical examination and background check.
• Must obtain a forklift certification within three (3) months of start date.
• Must meet expectations of the work functions and knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position.
• Must comply with organizational and departmental policies.
• Must comply with data practices policies and standards relative to not public data. Any access to not public data should be strictly limited to accessing the data that are necessary to fulfill the employment responsibility. While data are being accessed, incumbent should take reasonable measures to ensure the not public data are not accessed by individuals without a work reason. Once the work reason to access the data is reasonably finished the not public data must be properly stored according to city policy and the Minnesota Statutes.

Hours of Work
This position will work abbreviated normal office hours, plus night, holiday, and weekend hours. This position is responsible for event preparation, presentation, and move out periods. Continuous hours of work may be varied and long as events and productions determine working hours.
City of Mankato
2026 BENEFITS OVERVIEW
For Regular Full-Time Employees
The City of Mankato provides a comprehensive, balanced, and competitive benefits package as part of your total compensation. The City's benefits programs address both the immediate needs that you and your family may have, such as medical coverage or flexible spending accounts, and your long-term needs, such as retirement savings. The following outline of City-offered benefits serves as an overview and does not provide all provisions, limitations, and exclusions. If there is a contradiction between this and the official plan documents, the plan documents will prevail.
EMPLOYER PROVIDED BENEFITS:
Paid Vacation:
Vacation accruals, utilization, and payouts vary within each collective bargaining agreement and/or employee handbook. The following is the general overview of the vacation benefit:

• Vacation hours may be accrued to a maximum of 50 days or 400 hours.
• Hours are accrued incrementally each pay period.
• Vacation hours may be taken in 30-minute increments.
• Unused balance carries over year to year.

Years of Service - Vacation Days Per Year
0 - 5 years - 10 days
6 - 10 years - 15 days
11 - 14 years - 17 days
15 -20 years - 20 days
21 years - 21 days
22 years - 22 days
23 years - 23 days
24 years - 24 days
25 years - 25 days
26 years - 26 days
27 years - 27 days
28 years - 28 days
29 years - 29 days
30+ years - 30 days
Paid Sick Leave:
Employees earn 8 hours of sick leave per month.
11 Paid Holidays and 1 Floating Holiday:
All regular full-time employees of the City, except those who are governed by a union contract or different holiday policy, receive the following paid holidays:
1. New Year's Day
2. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
3. Presidents Day
4. Memorial Day
5. Juneteenth
6. Independence Day
7. Labor Day
8. Veterans Day
9. Thanksgiving Day
10. Friday After Thanksgiving Day
11. Christmas Day
12. Floating Holiday
Health Insurance Coverage Through Blue Cross/Blue Shield of MN:

• Health insurance plans to choose from: $5,000 HDHP with an HSA, $3,400 HDHP with an HSA, $500 CMM, $100 CMM/Traditional Plan
• Single Coverage
  • The City will contribute 95% of the premium for the IRS Minimum Embedded Deductible Plan.
  • The City will contribute 100% of the premium for the alternative High-Deductible plan.
  • For all other single coverage plan options, the City will contribute at the same premium rate as the IRS minimum embedded deductible plan.
• Dependent Coverage (Employee + Spouse, Employee + Children, or Family)

• • The City will contribute 90% of the premium of each High-Deductible Plan option. All other plan options the City will contribute at the same premium rate as the IRS minimum embedded deductible plan.
• Employee Responsibility
  • Employees are responsible for paying the remaining percentage of premiums, which will be deducted through payroll, on a bi-weekly basis.
• City contributions for union members will follow negotiated contract language.

Employer and employee contributions for non-union employees are shown below. Please note that union employee health insurance benefits may vary by contract.
NICE Healthcare (Free to all full-time employees):
NICE Healthcare is an integrated primary care clinic - meaning NICE offers almost all of the services of a traditional primary care clinic and then some. And better yet, NICE brings that care to your home, office, or wherever you happen to be.
Offers employees and their household members an amazing healthcare benefit with no out-of-pocket fees. Below are the comprehensive primary care services that NICE offers:

• Same-Day Chat and Video Visits
• In-Home Visits with 35 Free Labs and Physical Tests
• 550+ Free Medications Can Be Prescribed by Our Clinicians
• Free Virtual Physical Therapy
• Free Virtual Mental Health Therapy
• Free In-Home X-rays and EKG Services

Minnesota Paid Family Medical Leave
Minnesota Paid Family Medical Leave is a benefit for employees to be able to have paid time off (with partial wage replacement) and job protection for employees who need to take leave for certain medical or family-care reasons. This is a State required benefit for all employers in the State of Minnesota. Premium contributions for this benefit will be at a shared cost to the City and the employee. Premium rates for 2026 are .78% of gross earnings. This will be split 50/50. Employees will see a .39% of gross wages after tax deduction.
Term Life Insurance:
The City provides a term life insurance policy at no cost to the employee. (Face value is 125% of employee's base salary up to a maximum of face value of $50,000).
Retirement - PERA (Public Employees Retirement Association)
1. Must participate as directed by Minnesota Statutes.
2. Employer and employee contribution rates vary depending on position.
3. May obtain refund of employee contribution on termination of service.
2026 Employer/Employee PERA Contribution Rates - Effective January 1, 2026
Contributions are calculated on gross bi-weekly salary each pay period.
Coordinated Plan
Employer: 7.5%
Employee 6.5%
Police and Fire Plan
Employer: 17.7%
Employee 11.8%
OPTIONAL VOLUNTARY BENEFITS AVAILABLE:
The following benefits are available on an elective basis at the employee's choice:
Deferred Compensation Plans (457)
Plans available through Mission Square Retirement, Nationwide Retirement Solutions, and MN State Deferred Compensation Plan.
Health Care and Day Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Computer Purchase Program
0% interest for up to 3 years (max. $3,500) to purchase a home computer
Voluntary Payroll Deductions Available for:

• Dental Insurance - Coverage through MetLife - 100% employee cost
• Vision Insurance - Coverage through MetLife - 100% employee cost
• YMCA membership at corporate rates
• Savings Bonds
• Various voluntary group life and disability plans.
• AFLAC

Credit Union Membership - Eligible for membership

• MN Valley Federal Credit Union
• Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union

Vacation Purchase Program
Employees may purchase additional vacation time (limits apply).
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
In Addition:
The City of Mankato is a qualifying employer of the Student Loan Forgiveness Program.
Questions regarding benefit information can be directed to Human Resources at 507-387-8664.
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