Facilities Supervisor

Starlight is Kansas City’s oldest and largest outdoor performing arts venue, stewarding a $20M+ annual budget and a year-round staff of 45+ full-time employees alongside hundreds of seasonal team members and volunteers. As a civic treasure and cultural destination, Starlight presents Broadway musicals, concerts, special events and community programming that collectively reach hundreds of thousands of guests each year through approximately 100 events annually.

Role purpose: The Facilities Supervisor is responsible for overseeing and supporting all physical operations and maintenance of the venue, ensuring consistent functionality and cleanliness for daily and event-based operations.

Required Accountabilities & Deliverables:

• Embraces Starlight’s mission, vision, and values.

• Supervise full-time maintenance, custodial and seasonal facilities teams.

• Assist in interviewing, hiring, training and conducting performance evaluations.

• Oversee preventative, routine, and unscheduled maintenance.

• Manage all event changeovers, set-ups, and other event-based needs.

• Adhere to standard procedures for maintaining the facility and upkeep of venue and all associated assets.

• Manage all daily venue and event housekeeping.

• Coordinate and/or conduct all facility inspections, waste and recycling collection, separation, and removal.

• Coordinate and supervise outside contractors.

• Order and document supplies, material and equipment procurement.

• Adhere to all organizational safety policies and procedures while performing within OSHA guidelines.

• Manage the automated controls and work orders systems

• Maintain the maintenance shop and storage areas in a clean, orderly, safe, and secure fashion.

• Manages overall snow removal within the boundaries of the venue.

The above listing is not all-inclusive; other duties may be assigned to meet the evolving needs of the organization.

Preferred Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of management principles and best practices.

• Exhibit excellent critical thinking, problem-solving, and organizational skills.

• Working knowledge of the operation of equipment such as forklifts, pallet jacks, tools, fire hydrants, power washers, fountains, plumbing, electrical, building automated controls, floor scrubbers, etc.

• Awareness of safety/risk management procedures.

Preferred Education and/or Work Experience:

• BA/BS Degree or equivalent work experience of 3 – 5 years of facility/operations management.

• Knowledge of and ability to work on HVAC, plumbing, and electrical.

Other Working Conditions:

• Ability to lift and carry a minimum of 50 lbs.

• Ability to crawl, crouch, balance, stoop, kneel, or stand for long periods.

• Ability to use ladders up to 30 ft. and work comfortably at heights exceeding 25 ft.

• Able to work outdoors in all weather conditions.

This role is an indoor and outdoor job with a varying workweek schedule of 40+ hours per week, but these hours may vary depending on weather, events, holidays, and other factors.

Come join an organization that offers the following three-tier benefits package:

Starlight Physical Wellness

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance paid by employer

Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

Awarded Silver level certification from KC Chamber of Commerce for 2025 Healthy KC Workplace Wellness

Starlight Emotional Wellness

Paid Time Off (up to 10 days in first year)

Paid Holidays (including Thanksgiving, winter holiday (Dec. 25-Jan. 1) and 5 floating holidays of your choice)

Employee Assistance Program

Personal Leave of Absence up to 4 weeks

Starlight Financial Wellness

401(k) Retirement Savings Program

Life Insurance

Family Leave up to 4 weeks at 100% pay

125 Cafeteria Plan

Starlight Theatre Association is an Equal Employment Opportunity organization. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.

Starlight supports an environment that values and respects the experiences and contributions of its employees, volunteers, partners and community members. We encourage and welcome applicants of groups that are historically underrepresented in the American theatre industry.

For more information about our accessible workplace, including disability accommodations for the application process and beyond, please email [email protected].

Starlight Theatre Association of Kansas City, Inc. is a 501(c) (3) not-for-profit organization with a mission to connect our community through live arts experiences that entertain, inspire, and engage.