Marquee Erector

Marquee Erector–£15.50-£18.60 Per Hour– Ellen’s Green, West Sussex with regular national travel required.

The Role

Do you thrive in hands-on roles where teamwork and attention to detail are key? Are you looking for a role that lets you travel, build and create memorable event experiences? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you.

We build temporary structures for prestigious clients across the UK and Europe and are looking to appoint a proactive Marquee Erector to our growing team.

This role involves working both on-site at events and in our warehouse to ensure the smooth build and deconstruction of our high-quality event structures. Whether you’re loading vehicles, assembling equipment, or ensuring Health & Safety standards are met, you will play a vital role in delivering exceptional results for our clients.

This is a full time, 40 hours per week position, with extended hours and weekend working (including bank holidays) to be expected, especially during our April – October peak-season.

If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you, apply today and take the first step in becoming part of the Chord team.

Key Responsibilities:

• To work as part of an experienced team with the Senior Foreman and other Marquee Erectors.
• To follow the Chord methodology and best practice when handling kit – we take our time, do not cut corners to avoid potential risk of injury and damage to equipment.
• To build and deconstruct our structures at designated site locations and ensure that all tasks are accurately carried out with due care and attention.
• To follow procedures (company and legislative) and Health & Safety rules while on site.
• To report any issues or concerns to the Foreman/Operations Manager - both on site and in the warehouse.
• To attend team briefings prior to any jobs commencing and debriefing meetings following every dismantle.
• To assist with loading all vehicles at the yard ready for departure for a job.
• To be on stand-by rota for live days.
• To assist in topping up materials/tools/stock in all vehicles at the end of each job.
• To take part in the cleaning of equipment when required.

The Company

Chord was born from a desire to offer something better to the market: quality materials, high service levels, beautiful design and highly functional products.

Founder John Hart, set up Chord in 2016 after working in the events industry for nearly 20 years. John recognised that clients were becoming more sophisticated with their event marketing and high-end brands wanted better quality and more customisable products than what was currently on the market.

The Person

• Full, clean driving licence and means of transportation.
• Proactive, self-starter.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal skills – to be able to work with everyone in the team, clients and suppliers.
• Willingness to travel and stay away from home, when required.
• We aim to minimise manual handling wherever possible, however, there will still be a large element of manual handling, so the candidate will need to be physically fit and prepared for this.
• MEWPs, Forklift, NPORS/equivalent certificates are desirable.
• Relevant industry experience is desirable.