Careers at Oregon State Fair and Exposition Center

• Eligibility
  • Knowledge of the project area sufficient to ensure consistency between the project area, fair guidelines, judging and exhibition.
  • Willingness and ability to work cooperatively with others. To be team players and have good communication skills with both youth and adults.
  • Must be able to track and stay within allotted department budget.
  • Must not be an active exhibitor in their division in the youth fair.
• Job Summary
  • Attend superintendent meetings and livestock committee meetings.
  • Coordinate all activities of project area during fair week within the policies, rules, and guidelines established in the fair book.
  • Secure clerks and judges for the show.
  • Must be available during the year to answer questions from members and exhibitors.
• General Requirements/Basic Requirements
  • Superintendents need to be familiar with the project area as listed in the fair book.
  • The superintendent should be prepared for entry day by finding out the number of entries and planning accordingly.
  • Superintendents need to coordinate volunteers to complete work that needs to be completed in their barn and/or project area before, during, and after the fair.
  • Superintendents are responsible for the overall organization, coordination, and supervision of their project area, including developing consistency between projects areas objectives and fair exhibition and judging.
  • Submit all required paperwork on time.
  • Manage conflicts that arise in the project area and consult with Livestock Committee members when appropriate.
• Requirements for Livestock Superintendents
  • For project areas with a sale, superintendents will coordinate weigh-in (communication of the Superintendent and assistants need to ensure the proper weights are met and recorded).
  • As necessary, assist with auction and sale order.
  • Following the last weigh-in, you need to divide the exhibitors into weight class and showmanship classes and post them in the barn.
  • Showmanship classes may need to be broken, depending on the number of exhibitors, thus having multiple classes within a division. All breaks for showmanship must be made using birthdates.
  • If applicable, superintendents must find an announcer for all shows of their species. Qualified announcers should be familiar with how the show works and the requirements for the department. Superintendents should go over the names of the exhibitors with the announcer to ensure they are pronounced properly.
  • Superintendents will be provided ribbons and other recognition items from the fair office. Superintendents should have their ribbons and trophies organized before the show.
  • Superintendents have the authority to make decisions of what to do in case of a disagreement of where a pen/stall assignments, and questionable care of an animal by an exhibitor.
• Fair Judges and Clerks
  • Superintendents must contact judges and present all contact information the Agricultural Programs manager.
  • Arrive at least (1) hour prior to your event and have your judging area organized and prepared before the judge(s) arrive (trophies, ribbons, table covers, signs, tables, chairs, etc.).
  • Meet with the exhibitors at least 20 minutes prior to the show to explain what is expected and how the order will go.
  • Be sure judges sign the judging sheet after the show.
  • Be available at all times to ensure that judging is fair, efficient, and orderly.
  • Deliver judging sheets signed by the judge, trophy winner sheets and all other paperwork to the Livestock office after the show.

To apply, please e-mail your resume and cover letter to [email protected] with “Swine Superintendent” in the Subject Line of the Email. The Oregon State Fair may not be able to respond individually to each application received. Thank you for your interest in working with us!

1. Eligibility
   • Knowledge of the project area sufficient to ensure consistency between the project area, fair guidelines, judging and exhibition.
   • Willingness and ability to work cooperatively with others. To be team players and have good communication skills with both youth and adults.
   • Must be able to track and stay within allotted department budget.
   • Must not be an active exhibitor in their division in the youth fair.
2. Job Summary
   • Attend superintendent meetings and livestock committee meetings.
   • Coordinate all activities of project area during fair week within the policies, rules, and guidelines established in the fair book.
   • Secure clerks and judges for the show.
   • Must be available during the year to answer questions from members and exhibitors.
3. General Requirements/Basic Requirements
   • Superintendents need to be familiar with the project area as listed in the fair book.
   • The superintendent should be prepared for entry day by finding out the number of entries and planning accordingly.
   • Superintendents need to coordinate volunteers to complete work that needs to be completed in their barn and/or project area before, during, and after the fair.
   • Superintendents are responsible for the overall organization, coordination, and supervision of their project area, including developing consistency between projects areas objectives and fair exhibition and judging.
   • Submit all required paperwork on time.
   • Manage conflicts that arise in the project area and consult with Livestock Committee members when appropriate.
4. Requirements for Livestock Superintendents
   • For project areas with a sale, superintendents will coordinate weigh-in (communication of the Superintendent and assistants need to ensure the proper weights are met and recorded).
   • As necessary, assist with auction and sale order.
   • Following the last weigh-in, you need to divide the exhibitors into weight class and showmanship classes and post them in the barn.
   • Showmanship classes may need to be broken, depending on the number of exhibitors, thus having multiple classes within a division. All breaks for showmanship must be made using birthdates.
   • If applicable, superintendents must find an announcer for all shows of their species. Qualified announcers should be familiar with how the show works and the requirements for the department. Superintendents should go over the names of the exhibitors with the announcer to ensure they are pronounced properly.
   • Superintendents will be provided ribbons and other recognition items from the fair office. Superintendents should have their ribbons and trophies organized before the show.
   • Superintendents have the authority to make decisions of what to do in case of a disagreement of where a pen/stall assignments, and questionable care of an animal by an exhibitor.
5. Fair Judges and Clerks
   • Superintendents must contact judges and present all contact information the Agricultural Programs manager.
   • Arrive at least (1) hour prior to your event and have your judging area organized and prepared before the judge(s) arrive (trophies, ribbons, table covers, signs, tables, chairs, etc.).
   • Meet with the exhibitors at least 20 minutes prior to the show to explain what is expected and how the order will go.
   • Be sure judges sign the judging sheet after the show.
   • Be available at all times to ensure that judging is fair, efficient, and orderly.
   • Deliver judging sheets signed by the judge, trophy winner sheets and all other paperwork to the Livestock office after the show.

To apply, please e-mail your resume and cover letter to [email protected] with “Sheep Superintendent” in the Subject Line of the Email. The Oregon State Fair may not be able to respond individually to each application received. Thank you for your interest in working with us!