About the Columbia Fireflies: The Columbia Fireflies are a part of Hardball Capital which also owns the Chattanooga Lookouts (AA Cincinnati Reds Affiliate) and the Fort Wayne TinCaps (A San Diego Padres Affiliate) The Fireflies began play in the spring of 2016 at Segra Park, in Columbia, South Carolina. The Fireflies are the Single A, Kansas City Royals affiliate of the Carolina League whose season begins in April and concludes at the end of August.
Program Description: The Fireflies internship position(s) will be open to college students and recent college graduates. Interns will be required to work all home games and regular non-game day office hours. Members of the Internship Program will be exposed to all facets of a Minor League Baseball organization and will gain practical, in-depth experience from one of the positions listed below. Hardball Capital believes in hiring from within; many of our current full-time staff members began as interns with one of our clubs. All internships will be provided with a monthly stipend of $1,000.
Responsibilities Include:
- Assist in all aspects of food and beverage operations for all baseball games and special events (non-baseball games) at Segra Park
- Assist the Food and Beverage management in all aspects of day-to-day operations
- Assist in managing seasonal employees
- Schedule Game Day employees and assisting with payroll
- Communicate effectively with guests, all levels of management and co-workers
- Maintain the proper care of equipment
- Ability to operate, troubleshoot and train other employees on point-of-sale systems
- Assist with stocking and preparing concession stands and food carts for all games
- Help maintain cleanliness of stands to meet health code regulations
- Help control inventory, food costs and labor costs
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to walk, reach, stand, bend and stoop for long periods of time; climb stairs as needed
- Assist with daily office operations
- Other duties as assigned
Other Duties:
- Assist in mascot appearances throughout the Midlands
- Required to participate in stadium pre-season preparation/cleanup which may include weekends.
- Assist in putting the tarp on the field and taking it off (this will happen during the day, at night or early morning depending on the situation).
Food and Beverage internships will have 3 concentrations:
- Commissary- This position services the whole park in a back of house, food and beverage capacity. This intern is repsponisable for managing a small team, inventory, and stocking of the park.
- Concessions Operations- This is a face paced, large volume position. This concentration will assist in the function of our 4 concession stands and approximately 20 carts. With the largest number of staff and moving parts, this individual needs to be invested in teaching and training, able to jump in where needed in a fast-food type setting, and the ability to make sound decisions rapidly.
-Premium Hospitality- Our club level are Columbia Fireflies fine dining experience, and the premium hospitality internship is in the face of the operation. This is the service of our club lounge, 16 suites and our Broad River Balcony. The position requires the ability to be calm and collected when facing an issue, high customer service skills, bartending experience, and the ability to direct seasoned staff to make the best dining experience possible.
If the right candidates are found, opportunity and experience in all three concentrations is the goal of our food and beverage department.
*All staff members and interns are to lead by example and set a high standard for Game Day employees (i.e., wearing proper work attire, great customer service, no foul language, etc.) *
Requirements
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word and Excel)
- Positive Attitude
- Ability to work in team setting or individually (both will occur)
- Good Organizational Skills
- Good Time Management Skills
- Ability to lift 50 lbs
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.
