Seasonal Lead Carpenter, Scenic Fabrication

Milwaukee Rep; Milwaukee (WI); Vor Ort; USD 47.000 - 55.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Milwaukee Rep is seeking a Lead Carpenter to oversee shop-floor fabrication for productions, coordinating with the Technical Director and Scenic Charge Artist to ensure safety, accuracy, and on-schedule delivery.

The role leads a team of Carpenters and over-hire staff, manages workflow, assigns tasks, and handles installation and removal of scenic elements across venues; requires strong leadership and carpentry skills.

Qualifikationen

• Significant professional experience in theatrical scenic fabrication.
• Ability to lead crews, delegate work effectively, communicate priorities, and maintain productivity and quality under changing deadlines.
• Strong woodworking and metalworking fabrication skills; able to read mechanical drawings.
• Experience with CNC equipment and digital fabrication is preferred.
• Familiarity with safety procedures in the scene shop and production environments.

Aufgaben

• Assign and prioritize fabrication projects among scenic team; monitor workflow, progress and quality to ensure safe, accurate, on-time completion.
• Consult with Technical Director on fabrication methods that safely achieve the designer's vision.
• Read and interpret technical drawings and translate into fabrication plans and construction processes.
• Identify fabrication conflicts or material concerns and report to Technical Director promptly.
• Lead Carpenters and over-hire personnel during installation/removal of scenic elements across venues; coordinate load-ins and strikes.
• Track material usage and report needs to Technical Director; track carpentry hours for Union.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Project coordination

Reading drawings

Woodworking

Metalworking

Team leadership

Tools

CNC equipment

Woodworking tools

Jobbeschreibung

Milwaukee Rep is seeking a Lead Carpenter to oversee shop-floor fabrication for productions, coordinating with the Technical Director and Scenic Charge Artist to ensure safety, accuracy, and on-schedule delivery.

The role leads a team of Carpenters and over-hire staff, manages workflow, assigns tasks, and handles installation and removal of scenic elements across venues; requires strong leadership and carpentry skills.