Rigging Installation Lead - Flyhouse : Job Details

Looking for the opportunity to design custom mechanical solutions? Looking for a job that will allow you to work on creative projects, gain hands-on experience, build unique equipment, and collaborate with a diverse team? A Rigging Installation Lead position at The Chicago Flyhouse, Inc., may be right for you!

A career at Flyhouse is more than just a job. It's an opportunity to work on some of the most well-known structures and facilities in the country. You will be part of a team creating innovative solutions alongside like-minded project managers, engineers, safety technicians, and rigging experts to address technical, mechanical, and aesthetic design constraints. Working at Flyhouse is a career like no other. We are looking for the next candidate to complement our growing crew and bring their own intrinsic motivation to the table.

Often, Flyhouse can customize a job to best fit a potential employee's background and career aspirations. If you're looking for a position with adaptability, please apply!

Location

Chicago, IL

Compensation

• Eligible for Overtime pay
• Flexible Paid Time OFF
• Travel Bump Pay
• Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance options
• 401(k) savings plan with company matching program available
• Eligible for year-end bonus based upon overall job performance
• Paid Training and education advancement opportunities

Responsibilities may include

• Lead crews of technicians for small and large installation projects
• Installation of:
  • Counterweight Systems
  • Custom Motorized Rigging
  • Automated Drapery
  • Acoustic absorption for arenas
  • Unusual Rigging Solutions
• Work with our project management team to ensure a successful and safe installation that meets project timeline and goals.
• Work with our custom fabrication shop to ensure all components can arrive and be installed in an efficient manner.
• Work with our Automation department to ensure that all motorized and custom electronics are prepared and installed per design.
• Multitask and manage several project installation needs at one time.
• Notate drawings as needed, based on findings during installation.
• Perform project site visits and attend project-specific meetings. Interface and communicate with general contractors, architects, theater consultants, facility staff, clients, and any other stakeholders.
• Facilitate the preparation of project-specific packlists, in conjunction with the project manager.
• Facilitate material procurement and tracking for projects as required.
• Work in-house with our mechanical and automation departments to fabricate, plan, and pack projects as needed.

Physical Demands

• Must be able to travel on an airplane and work both internationally and domestically.
• Must be willing and able to travel and work on cruise ship vessels when required.
• Must be able to operate out of our Chicago, IL headquarters primarily, and other locations as needed.
• May need to work off hours to accommodate client's needs.

Incredible opportunity to work in a niche area of the automation world, allowing you to see your work develop into a fully-functioning product in a short timeline, while constantly challenging your knowledge to create new and reliable solutions. Flyhouse offers the benefits of a big corporation without the big corporation mindset.

Flyhouse is a specialty rigging contractor supplying services to the theatre, entertainment, arena, cruise ship, retail, museum, and specialty industries around the world.

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