Lead Carpenter — Theatrical Fabrication & Site Install

Showman Fabricators, Inc.; Fairfield, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision coverage

Annuity

Pension per CBA

Paid holidays

Paid sick time

Paid personal time

Vacation bonus

Job summary

Showman Fabricators, Inc. in California seeks a lead fabricator with 5-7 years of lead experience to supervise crews and coordinate on-site installation.

You will drive pre-production reviews, ensure quality and adherence to schedules, and guide teams across multiple crafts. As a senior crafts professional, you will review technical drawings, manage 5–15 crew members, and coordinate shipping and site deployment under a union framework with IATSE Local 21.

Qualifications

• Lead Experience: 5-7 years (Required).

Responsibilities

• Attend 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

Theatrical fabrication familiarity

MS Office

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

AutoCAD

Adobe

Google Suite

Slack

Job description

Showman Fabricators, Inc. in California seeks a lead fabricator with 5-7 years of lead experience to supervise crews and coordinate on-site installation.

You will drive pre-production reviews, ensure quality and adherence to schedules, and guide teams across multiple crafts. As a senior crafts professional, you will review technical drawings, manage 5–15 crew members, and coordinate shipping and site deployment under a union framework with IATSE Local 21.