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Job Description: On-Site Event Captain (Furniture)
Lead the Crew: Supervise, motivate, and direct delivery drivers and setup helpers during loading, unloading, installation, and breakdown.
Quality Control: Inspect furniture upon arrival and after setup to ensure everything is in pristine, showroom-ready condition (free of dust, smudges, or damage).
Time Management: Keep the team on a strict schedule to ensure setups are completed well before the event doors open.
Primary Point of Contact: Act as the primary, professional on-site liaison for event planners, production managers, and venue staff.
Problem Resolution: Address any last-minute layout changes, venue constraints, or client requests with a calm, solution-oriented attitude.
Precision Placement: Read and interpret floor plans, CAD drawings, and design renderings to place furniture exactly as planned.
Inventory Oversight: Verify all items on the manifest are present during delivery and successfully retrieved during the late-night strike/breakdown.
On-the-Fly Styling: Make minor styling adjustments on-site to ensure the setup looks balanced, polished, and visually stunning.
Ensure the team follows proper lifting, carrying, and loading protocols to prevent injury and avoid damaging the venue or rental assets.
Handle on-site touch-ups (polishing, steaming, minor fabric cleaning) as needed.
Experience: 2+ years of experience in event logistics, high-end furniture rental, moving services, or hospitality/event production.
Leadership: Proven experience managing a team and handling high-pressure, fast-paced environments.
Communication: Exceptional interpersonal skills; able to communicate clearly with both the setup crew and high-profile clients.
Technical Skills: Ability to read spatial floor plans and layouts.
Physical Stamina: Ability to lift, push, and pull heavy furniture (50+ lbs) and stand/walk for extended periods.
Flexibility: Willingness to work non-traditional hours, including early mornings, late nights, weekends, and holidays based on event schedules.
Driving (Optional but highly preferred): A valid driver's license and clean driving record to operate 16ft–26ft box trucks if necessary.
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High-end event furniture rental and luxury home staging services.
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