Each year, Brat Fest depends on volunteers, like you, to cover over 15,000 volunteer hours. All organizations will be paid $8.00 per volunteer hour worked.
Listed below are examples of job duties that are available at Brat Fest. Volunteers should be versatile and able to do any of the listed duties for a position. Shifts are 4 hours or less with bathroom breaks only. At the end of your shift, volunteers check out where they receive a voucher for a FREE Brat or Hot Dog, or Soda and Free Ice Cream.
It is imperative that all volunteers check-in 20 minutes prior to their shift in order to keep the flow moving during shift changes. When you check-in, you should be ready to work. Upon arrival, please report immediately to the Volunteer Check-In tent to sign in and receive your name tag and t-shirt.
EXPECTATIONS
- Minimum age for volunteers is 14, unless otherwise noted.
- Any personal purchases of food must be purchased through the cashiers by waiting in line like other customers. No back of the tent purchases are allowed.
- If, at any time, we find that we are not busy – volunteers are expected to help clean, remove garbage or complete any other tasks assigned by the Brat Fest Team.
- All volunteers must stay at their stations. If we find that we are so well staffed that we have too many volunteers, we will approach you and see if anyone wishes to go home. This decision is made solely by the BRATMAN.
- Closing shifts are responsible for clean up. If you work station is cleaned and okayed for shutdown, please report to the volunteer tent to help with other cleanup.
- Task reassignment. Brat Fest reserves the right to reassign tasks to any volunteer, cancel or shorten any shift depending on daily scheduling needs of the event, including but not limited to inclement weather, or lack of customer demand
VOLUNTEER DUTIES
Griller
This is a “Hot Job”! If you enjoy a fast-paced job, love grilling…this is the place for you! It does get very smoky so contact lenses could be a problem here. You will spend your time putting brats on the grill and turning them until they are cooked to perfection. You’ll definitely need to shower after this job!
Bag Opener
Opens plastic bags so that brat runners can put brats and dogs in the bags easily for customers. Keeps the lines moving.
Snipper
Snippers cut apart the brats and dogs so they can be grilled
Brat Grill Runner
Takes brats from the grills to be store hot, while keeping the grillers full of raw brats to cook.
Brat Runner
Keeps feeding hot brats and hot dogs to the wrapping stations for wrapping. No minimum physical fitness level required, only ability to carry hot pans of good eats.
Wrapper
Some volunteers will put brats and hot dogs in the buns while others will just wrap the food to go.
Cashier
Greets customers, takes orders, accepts payments and thanks customers for their support
Cashier Runner
Listens for orders from customers, puts them together and brings them to the customers.
Condiment Stocker
Maintains clean and full condiment stations.
Corn Roaster
Loads corn into corn roasters, remove and prepare corn for customers
Corn Cashier
Greets customers, takes orders, accepts payments and thanks customers for their support
Corn Runner and Wrapper
Listens for orders from customers, puts them together and brings them to the customers for pick-up and wrap as necessary.
Valet Driver
Assist with driving event goers and Brat Team duties on golf carts.
Sparkle Patrol
Empties trash cans, clean tables, retrieves water in 5 gallon buckets and assists customers as needed.
Brat Gear
This is the place for Sales Man Sam! You’ll spend your time helping customers pick out the perfect souvenir. Lots of folding and straightening.
Volunteer Check-In
Assists the volunteer coordinator by checking in other volunteers as they arrive. Helps hand out t-shirts, name tags and job assignments. Fast pace, must be able to write legibly.