Helper – Maintenance Worker

Work description

Our family has been in the Carnival Business all our lives, providing entertainment, rides, games and concessions on a seasonal basis. This company was founded in 1896, and incorporated in 1984. We have a seasonal need for mobile workers for our carnival business from mid-January through mid-November each year. When we are working and traveling from location to location, we can handle regular cleaning and maintenance of the units, but deep cleaning, taking everything apart, cleaning and disinfecting in areas that are not accessible when the equipment is in the stand, within light fixtures, etc., can only be done when the units are parked for the winter. During the Winter, when the weather does not permit that we are open and operating at fairs and festivals, we have a great deal of maintenance to perform on our equipment prior to the opening of the next season. I typically have been able to handle this work in the past, with other family members pitching in. However, we are no longer able to handle this without hiring employees. We do not have any year-round, full-time Helpers Maintenance workers performing duties at our Winter Quarters facility, so this slightly less than seven-month need for Helpers Maintenance workers would be considered temporary, seasonal, full-time, recurrent on an annual basis and predictable. Based upon the number and size of our attractions that we will need to work on, we will need a total of twenty (20) Helpers Maintenance workers for the period of October 1, 2026, through April 1, 2027. To calculate the number of workers required to perform the jobs that need to be done during winter quarters we are providing a list of our attractions and the number of workers needed to service, repair, and refurbish all the equipment. Dutch Wheel 02 Workers required to service/repair/refurbish Full Tilt 02 Workers required to service/repair/refurbish Dizzy Dragons 02 Workers required to service/repair/refurbish Arctic Blast 02 Workers required to service/repair/refurbish Fire Chief 02 Workers required to service/repair/refurbish Typhoon 02 Workers required to service/repair/refurbish Living Quarter Unit 1 04 Workers required to service/repair/refurbish Living Quarter Unit 2 04 Workers required to service/repair/refurbish Our listing of the units that need to be worked on from October 1, 2026, through April 1, 2027, is as follows, with the units being put into service as soon as possible after undergoing review, repair, and renovation. RIDE / UNIT MAN HOURS Dutch Wheel 3,760 Full Tilt 2,740 Dizzy Dragons 2,780 Arctic Blast 3,220 Fire Chief 1,640 Typhoon 840 Living Quarter Unit #1 700 Living Quarter Unit #2 700 Total Number of Man Hours 16,380 Number of Hours in Workday 7 Workdays (October 1st to April 1st) 117 Number of workers required 20 Based upon the number and size of our rides and living quarters that we will need to work on, the estimated number of man hours to work on each unit, the number of workhours/workdays between October 1st, and April 1st, we will need a total of twenty (20) Helpers Maintenance workers to full fill the refurbishment of the equipment listed above. To provide more details about these duties: RIDE/UNIT DUTIES Dutch Wheel Rebuild Paint Finish Full Tilt Refurbish Dizzy Dragon Refurbish Arctic Blast Rebuild Paint Finish Fire Chief Refurbish Typhoon Repairs Refurbish Living Quarter 1 Repairs Living Quarter 2 Repairs This TLC certification request is for twenty (20) Helpers Maintenance workers for the period of October 1, 2026, through April 1, 2027. FY26 we filed with your department and were certified for twenty (20) Helpers Maintenance workers for the period of October 1, 2025, through April 1, 2026, certificate H-400-25184-151512. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT