The Chicago Flyhouse Inc

06/20/2024

We are looking for excellent candidates to complement our growing crew—including a Rigging Installation Lead. If that sounds like you, let's talk! flyhouse.com/careers/rigging-installation-lead/

06/18/2024

Attn: Mechanical Designers! Looking for an opportunity to design custom mechanical solutions? And allow you to work on creative projects, gain hands-on experience, build unique equipment, and collaborate with a diverse team? Come see how we fly!

Looking for the opportunity to design custom mechanical solutions? Looking for a job that will allow you to work on creative projects, gain hands-on experience, build unique equipment, and collaborate with a diverse team? A Mechanical Designer position at The Chicago Flyhouse, Inc., may be right for...

06/17/2024

The Getz Theater Center at Columbia College Chicago was originally built in 1929 and most recently renovated in 2018. The Flyhouse crew was back in recent weeks at the Center’s Sheldon Patinkin Theatre. While the pipe grid we installed in this black box space isn't the largest in our portfolio, it brought unique set of challenges.

The Getz Theater Center at Columbia College Chicago was originally built in 1929 and most recently renovated in 2018. The Flyhouse crew was back in recent weeks at the Center’s Sheldon Patinkin Theatre. While the pipe grid we installed in this black box space isn't the largest in our portfolio, it...

06/13/2024

The Flyhouse team is growing. We are looking for excellent candidates to complement our crew—with open positions in multiple departments. Come see how we fly!

Searching for a job in rigging? The Chicago Flyhouse is always on the lookout for skilled and talented individuals to join our team.

06/04/2024

Work smarter not harder! The Flyhouse team developed its own automated drill jig, allowing two holes to be drilled at the same time, in roughly 10 seconds and with 20% more accuracy. Another extradordinary Flyhouse solution—that's how we fly!

Our crews spend countless hours in the shop, fabricating battens for all types of installations. From making truss battens for orchestra shells to preparing ...

05/24/2024

Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago has a new name—and we played a role in the reveal. Check it out!

Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry has a new name—and Flyhouse played a role in the reveal. The new Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry acknowledges Griffin’s unprecedented $125 million donation to the institution. Flyhouse was asked to be on hand last weekend, and help cap...

05/10/2024

05/07/2024

This recent project has kept our crew close to home: Chicago's historic Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture. Read more about it!

A recent project has kept our crew close to home: Chicago's historic Athenaeum Center, located near the intersection of Southport and Lincoln Avenues in the Lakeview neighborhood. The venue, which opened in 1911, is Chicago's oldest operating theater outside of the downtown Loop area. As part of rec...

04/27/2024

Where can we learn more about rigging?

04/27/2024

How to properly load a carbiner?

04/27/2024

Who should inspect my rigging system?

04/26/2024

Why are rigging inspections important?