Rigging Manager - Live Event Production

Bigger Hammer Production Services

JOB DESCRIPTION

Title: Rigging Manager - Live Event Production

Reports to: President

FLSA: Exempt

POSITION SUMMARY

Responsible for all aspects of company’s rigging department. Including client relations, scheduling, training and development and field safety evaluations.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES for Rigging Manager - Live Event Production

• Participates in safety committee meetings and updates IIPP.
• Ensures compliance with health and safety regulations including CAL OSHA, OSHA and others.
• Participates as instructor for rigging training programs.
• Assists in recruiting and developing rigging workforce evaluating both internal and external candidates.
• Ensures compliance with equipment safety inspection programs.
• Works in the field on job sites and maintains office hours. Approximately 50/50.
• Always adheres to safety standards for rigging equipment and uses safe working methods.
• Ensures the safe setup, use and maintenance of rigging equipment used for events.
• Hangs rigging points, calculates and calls bridles, ties knots.
• Hangs soft goods and hard set pieces.
• Operates rigging equipment during load-in, show and load-out.
• Performs basic troubleshooting and maintenance of equipment.
• Unloads trucks and moves gear to set up location in accordance with instructions.
• Strikes equipment upon completion of event, packs equipment cases and loads trucks.
• Conducts business development activities to generate sales and enhance client relationships.
• Creates scale drawings and rigging plots.
• Able to act as Head Fly in a theatrical counterweight setting.
• Conducts field evaluations.
• Performs other related duties as required.

The above listing of duties and responsibilities are not intended to be all-inclusive but rather to serve as a description of the range of duties and general nature of the position. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Excellent understanding of, and adherence to, safety requirements.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills, good judgment.
• Strong leadership and management skills including ability to think strategically.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Effective trainer of safe working practices for live event production.
• Strong understanding of safe working loads, safety factors and rigging principles.
• Familiarity with equipment such as forklifts, scissor lifts, and boom lifts. Ability to train and evaluate others.
• Computer proficiency including understanding of Microsoft Office, AutoCAD/Vectorworks, effective use of Internet.
• Ability to organize, prioritize and exhibit creative problem solving skills.
• Effective interpersonal communication skills, ability to manage and serve the needs of employees, clients and vendors.
• Ability to work with frequent interruptions while maintaining strong attention to detail and flexibility.
• Ability to work in fast paced, changing environment, prioritize responsibilities and meet deadlines
• Must be available to respond on short notice.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Communications or related area preferred
• 5 years technical experience in live event production
• Experience in training and/or supervising live event production staff preferred
• ETCP Entertainment Electrician Certification or ability to obtain with minimum 6000 hours documented theatrical and/or arena rigging work experience
• OSHA authorized Construction or General Industry Outreach Trainer preferred
• Previous experience in event or production management highly desirable
• Must be able to successfully pass job related background check

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Work both in the field at job sites and in the office
• Requires the ability to stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crawl and sit for long periods of time
• Ability to use well-developed fine and gross motor skills and exhibit manual dexterity
• Ability to regularly lift, push, pull or otherwise move and position up to 75 pounds
• Specific vision capabilities include color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception
• Noise level in the work environment varies and can be loud
• Assignments may be out-of-doors, sometimes in remote locations, and subject to prevailing weather conditions

The knowledge, skills, abilities, physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $100,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Briefly describe your related experience.

Experience:

• related : 5 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• ETCP Certification (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Long Beach, CA 90805 (Required)

Work Location: In person