Associate Rigger - Foxwoods Resort Casino

Seize the chance to become part of Encore, the world’s largest rigging services company, with over 1,000 locations spanning North America, the UK, Europe, the Middle East, and beyond. As a key player in our team, you’ll help uphold Encore's position as the premier global provider of event rigging services. You'll be the expert on rigging within your venue, directly contributing to a department that generates over $200 million in revenue and drives our continued growth. This is your opportunity to shape the future of the industry with a leader at the forefront of innovation and excellence.

Position Overview

The Associate Rigger is responsible for performing rigging activities in a Hospitality or convention center environment while upholding safety and quality standards per all trade, Encore/property guidelines and SOP’s. This position reports to the Rigging Manager.

Key Job Responsibilities

Rigging

• Gather and organize all rigging tools and equipment per event needs.

• Provide ground rigging support to teams building points from lifts by staging motors and equipment under rig points, handing up motor chain, tools and equipment and spotting lift movements.

• Establish hang-point, connect hoist and attachments to permanent rigging points, connect GAC Flex spanset attachments to truss, connect/run and dress motor cables, run cable picks, ensure safety of scenic elements to hang-points and proper use of all truss protection equipment, inspect all cabling tie-offs.

• Final safety checks.

Safety

• Verify all elements are securely fastened and checked for safety.

• Follow all manufacturer’s recommendations and local conditions when using personnel lifts.

• Learn and implement Encore Rigging and Safety SOP’s.

• Provide ongoing visual inspection of all hardware in use including truss, motors, lighting, sound, projection, and personnel lifts.

• Escalate any problems with hardware to supervisor.

Job Qualifications

• 0-1 years of exposure to rigging and technical production

• High school diploma or equivalent

• Successful completion of Rigging 300 (1-day in person class)

• Lift Certification

• Ability to work comfortably at heights exceeding 15ft.

Competencies

Deliver World Class Service

• Hospitality

• Ownership

Do The Right Thing

• Instills Trust

• Safety Conscious

Drive Results

• Action Oriented

See The Big Picture

• Tech Savvy

Value People

• Communicates Effectively

For more information on our Competency Group, refer to the Competency Based Talent Management page on Encore Connect by searching for the title or copy & pasting this URL Link (https://psav.sharepoint.com/sites/HR/SitePages/Competency-Supported-Talent-Management.aspx). 

Work Environment

Hotel

Work is performed in a hotel/convention center environment with moderate exposure to outdoor temperatures and to dirt, sand and/or dust. The working conditions will vary between moderately quiet to noisy volumes. Team members will use high-end audio-visual equipment and electrical components and will be exposed to heights via lifts and ladders. Team members may be asked to work in multiple hotel locations. Working times will include irregular hours and on-call status including days, evenings, weekends, and holidays. Team members must adhere to appearance guidelines as defined by Encore based on an individual hotel or a representation of hotels in that city or area.

The above information on this description is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job.  While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.

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