Rigging Installation Lead

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!

Is this the next step in your career Find out if you are the right candidate by reading through the complete overview below.

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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