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The Washington State Fair Event Center is hiring an experienced Plumber to maintain the plumbing systems of the Event Center campus and other properties owned by the organization. Other duties as assigned, which may be outside the above scope of work to support the organization’s goals and objectives.
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The Washington State Fair Event Center is hiring a Facility Rental & Event Manager to lead the strategy, sales pipeline, calendar governance, and execution of all facility rental events and shows across the Event Center year-round. This role manages a small, high performing team that sells venue space and delivers seamless events end to end—actively prospecting, contracting, building event plans, and coordinating logistics with internal departments and external producers. The position also stewards departmental policies and procedures, oversees budget planning and performance for Facility Rentals, Box Office Operations, and assigned Signature Event departments, and ensures that every event is safe, compliant, guest centric, and financially successful.
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The Washington State Fair Event Center (WSFEC) is hiring an Executive Department and Safety Services Manager to lead the Executive Department in administrative support for the CEO, Board of Directors (Board) and other C-Suite of as needed. As the primary administrator for the Executive department, the position ensures responsibilities are met including Board meetings and events, Shareholders, legal and insurance, and Fair and Signature events departments. The Executive Department and Safety Services Manager administers safety-related services and emergency management systems to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to and recover from incidents. Additionally, the role provides support for five annual self-produced signature events (State Fair, Spring Fair, The Taste Northwest, Holiday Magic and Oktoberfest Northwest).
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About The Fair
Located in the shadow of Mt. Rainier, the Washington State Fair Events Center features a campus-like setting for year ‘round use. Trade shows, conventions, workshops and special functions are ideal events housed in this state-of-the-art Puyallup, Washington venue. The 165-acre setting offers ample parking for attendees, easy freeway access, and stress-free logistics for event promoters. The events center is a private-nonprofit organization.
The Washington State Fair is the largest fair in the state and in the Pacific Northwest, and one of the biggest in the world. The 20-day fair starts the Friday of Labor Day (closed Tuesdays), and welcomes more than a million guests who enjoy top-name entertainment, animals and agriculture, feature exhibits, booths, the arts, food and rides. The Fair started in 1900, and offers the tradition of the past, while celebrating the future. Each April, the 7-day Washington State Spring Fair is held, featuring animals, agriculture, booths, free entertainment, food and rides. The Spring Fair started in 1990, and is the perfect celebration of spring.
In addition to the fairs, the event center produces Oktoberfest Northwest in October and Holiday Magic in December. Oktoberfest Northwest is the largest Munich-style celebration at a venue in the state and features three days of great food, drinks, entertainment and activities for all ages. Holiday Magic is a festive winter experience filled with lighted displays, ice skating, live nativity animals, festive food and drinks, rides, a night market a more!
In July 2022, The Taste Northwest had its inaugural year at the Washington State Event Center. Formerly, The Taste of Tacoma, a popular food and entertainment event since 1986, it has found a new home. The three-day extravaganza welcomes a diverse array of restaurants, food trucks, music and other activities for all ages.