Discover a Career with Mobile Pro

Passionate People. Innovative Ideas. Exceptional Experiences. That’s the Mobile Pro mission—and we’re looking for leaders who embody it. As a Lead Production Foreman/Trainer, you’ll guide teams through event set-up and tear-down, model safe and efficient practices, and bring out the best in every crew member. Whether you come from live events, construction, logistics, coaching, or another high-paced field, if you’re passionate about people, building with technology pieces, and problem-solving, we’ll give you the tools to succeed in the Mobile Pro Way. Join us in powering experiences that leave a lasting impact.

Mobile Pro, a premier Fargo-based production company, seeks a full-time Lead Production Foreman/Trainer to work directly as Mobile Pro’s onsite “people manager.” The Lead Production Foreman helps the production department crew events with the right workers and leads/trains hired part-time crew in set-up/strike (event set-up and tear-down), ensuring the highest quality of execution of the Mobile Pro team’s plan for client live events. A working knowledge of the live event industry and equipment set-up, as well as strong organizational and people/leadership skills are helpful for this work.

Responsibilities & Duties:

• Crewing—Collaborate with production team to crew and assign positions for each event, including drivers, as necessary. Update production management software (similar to logistics and scheduling platforms) with crew schedules for events and act as point of contact for stagehands while at events.
• Training—Participate in the training of new event staff to be prepared to work events and train on-site, as needed (LED screens, lighting, rigging, projection screens, pipe and drape, etc.).
• Facility/Venue Relationships—Develop relationships with different facility/venue staff; make sure that Mobile Pro is “respecting their house.”
• Crew Relationships—Develop and foster relationships with crew, building them up, teaching/coaching them, and helping them obtain production skills so that they can grow within the Mobile Pro company.
• Leadership—Lead and coach teams—whether it’s stagehands, warehouse staff, or other crew—ensuring safe and efficient completion of projects. This includes Managing crew and leading set-up/strike for each event, working with other foreman to delegate on-site tasks, and following proper set-up instruction from event planning.
• Set-Up/Strike Quality Control & Safety—Provide consistency, quality control, and safety procedures for all set-up/strike, following the Mobile Pro process.
• Efficiency & Innovation—Create efficiencies and innovation within the set-up/strike process.
• Warehouse— Assist with regular warehouse tasks. Assist with scanning, staging, pulling, packing, and unpacking trucks for events. Coordinate purchase orders from vendors for necessary gear.
• Pack Lists & Pull Sheets—Ensure that the pack list and pull sheet for each event are complete, and that additional items are available for the event to be successful. Send completed pull sheet in production management software to the warehouse for each event.
• Vehicle Safety—Ensure that all vehicles are safe, fueled and ready to go to events.
• Work Production Positions—As needed, work events in various production positions to support the Mobile Pro event team.

Required Skills:

• Genuine “People Person” who cares about the team
• Focused, task-oriented, and motivated
• Self-starter with excellent time management skills
• Strong and clear communicator
• Calm under pressure and time constraints
• Adaptable and flexible in dynamic environments
• Comfortable with physical work: lifting 50+ pounds, carrying, climbing, and working long shifts when needed.
• Excellent trainer, who is willing to model and coach the “Mobile Pro Way” of set-up and strike processes with other team members
• Models safe set-up/strike procedures and processes
• Can effectively lead a team, providing clear direction for tasks at hand (following event maps and project details, set-up requirements, strike instructions, etc.)
• Navigate event production software to obtain project details, input event schedules, and crew part-time team members
• Must be willing to travel overnight for events, sometimes several nights in a row during weekdays and weekends.

Other Helpful Skills:

• Ability to drive a box truck and pull/place trailers for event set-up/strike.
• Experience in construction, warehouse operations, logistics, or other fast-moving industries is helpful. The skills from these industries transfer nicely into live event production.
• Working knowledge of the live event industry and equipment/technology set-up is a definite plus

Core Values (Required)

At Mobile Pro, our team members exhibit our company’s core values in every interaction we have with our clients and with each other.

• Genuine—sincere in thoughts and beliefs; display moral character in all that you do; foster kindness and positivity.
• Innovative—push boundaries and pioneer new solutions
• Passionate—fueled by commitment to excellence and pursuit of success

• Adaptable—thrive in dynamic environments, adjusting to ever-changing circumstances

Compensation & Benefits:

• Proposed Salary: $38,000 to $43,000—Full-Time, Exempt Status (depending on experience) with weekend bonus structure for events worked on Saturdays and Sundays.
• Full-Time Benefits Include: PTO (Paid-Time Off) based on a years of service accrual system (accrual up to 120 hours), 50% single health insurance policy (Health Partners HSA Plan), 100% single Humana dental and vision policies, 100% single Humana AD&D insurance, and 100% $25,000 Humana life insurance policy.
• Other Benefits:
  • Access to Remote Work Policy
  • Use of Company Credit Card for Travel and Approved Company Expenses
  • Company Provided Technology Tools & Training/Certifications