Lead Carpenter/Supervisor

Lead Carpenter

Industry: Entertainment Specialty Fabricators for TV, Theater, Live Events

Fairfield NJ

Audience Serviced: High-end retail displays, museum exhibits, and public art installations.

Job Duties:

ShowFab is looking for organized and highly motivated Project Lead to shepherd projects through the production process.

• Attending pre-production meetings with Project Management and Technical Design to determine the best technical approach.
• Attend production meetings to review progress, schedules and budgets.
• Review Technical drawings upon release for production.
• Supervise crews of between 5 and 15 craftspeople and delegate responsibilities on a daily basis.
• Perform quality control to ensure units are of proper fit and finish.
• Coordinate with department heads to ensure efficient movement of units per project schedule.
• Facilitate the assembly of units/sets to ensure a successful site installation.
• Prepare units for shipping to site and communicate shipping needs to warehouse team to ensure items arrive onsite
• Supervise the installation of units/sets on location as needed.

Skills:

• Highly Motivated, Reliable, Ability to work under pressure, Great Communicator
• Familiarity with Theatrical Fabrication process and Materials
• MS Office, Google Suite, Adobe, AutoCad, Slack
• Highly experienced craftsperson with a multitude of disciplines across a variety of materials and techniques.

Salary:

• From $38.00-$44.00 per hour
• This is a union position that will work under a Collective Bargaining Agreement with IATSE Local 21. Union membership is not required as a prerequisite for employment. However, employees will have the opportunity to join the union following the start of their employment.

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Annuity, Pension per CBA, Paid holidays, Paid Sick & Personal time, Vacation Bonus

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Overtime
• Weekend availability

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

• Lead Experience: 5-7 years

Work Location: In person

Physical Requirements:

· Seeing and hearing: Read documents, 75-100 %

· Communicate in person. 100%

· Standing and walking. 0-80 %

· Climbing, stooping, squatting, and kneeling. 0-80 %

· Dexterity: utilizing hand Dolly / Hand Cart 0-80%

· Lift more than 50-80 pounds. 80-100 %

· Ability to walk frequently throughout the 100 sq. ft. warehouse.

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Pay: $38.00 - $44.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Confirm you understand this is a union position that will work under a Collective Bargaining Agreement. Union membership is not required as a prerequisite for employment.
• Confirm you understand that the role creates the projects on-site (in Fairfield NJ) and over sees the set up / installation off-site (clients location) with the support of fellow co-workers, independent contractors and key stake holders.
• Name the employer were you also had to interface with the (end user) Client...name that company.
• Confirm you are comfortable with posted compensation as $38.00 - $44.00 per hourly.
• Confirm that the employment location is Fairfield New Jersey
• Can you read / interpret Technical drawings
• How many, if any craftspeople (co-workers) did you support?
• How many years (full time) have you personally worked in Carpentry / Woodcraft / Cabinetmaking / Woodworking?
• Are you currently employed full-time, part-time, or self-employed?
• Which of the following can use: MS Office, Google Suite, Adobe, AutoCad
• Name the company (from your resume) where you had specialty fabrication projects i.e. High-end retail displays, museum exhibits, and public art installations.
• Confirm you understand this position requires the ability to stand, walk, use warehouse manual material handling equipment and lift heavy parts (80-100 lbs.) during the shift for about 80% of your shift.

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $38 - $44