Senior Technician (LX & Sound Bias)

Senior Technician (LX & Sound Bias)

The Senior Technician role will assist the Heads of Department and Technical Manager with the day to day running of the theatre from a technical perspective. You will assist with the get ins, fit ups and get outs of new productions and visiting events, as well as assisting with the maintenance and upkeep of the theatre. At times you will need to deputise for the heads of department running get ins and get outs for the selected area. There will also be opportunities and occasions when you will be requested to support other areas of operation, including for example stage and facilities.

As a member of the Department, you will assist the Technical Manager in the implementation, monitoring, and cultural approach to workplace safety and compliance across the technical operations of the venue, and ensuring visiting productions, contractors and visitors are aware of and in compliance with ATG policies and procedures. You will support the Chief LX, Stage Manager and Facilities Manager on the maintenance of the venue's electrical/ mechanical systems and equipment and liaising with visiting productions regarding all electrical and sound requirements, providing the highest standards of customer experience for our guests

Key Responsibilities

• To assist the Technical Manager management team in the safe and efficient get in, rigging and get outs of any department required to the production.
• Ensuring smooth operation of the shows and to undertake show related roles when required ensuring a high level of service is delivered to each performance.
• To attend relevant training courses as required.
• To provide support for the Technical Management team with the management of casual crew, including ensuring all casual staff are appropriately skilled.
• Support the HOD's with the rostering.
• To adhere to all Health and Safety procedures to minimise the risk of injury and accidents.
• To understand and implement emergency procedures, leading the back of house team members when performing the role of Duty Tech.
• To maintain house and toured equipment at the discretion of the Technical Management team.
• To carry out your duties in line with all relevant risk assessments and method statements relating to the production and venue.
• Observe and operate withing the UK Theatre / BECTU code of conduct agreement.
• Under supervision of the Technical Management team manage visiting contractors following the Contractor Management Policy. Ensuring all visitors operate in a safe manner, reporting all issues as necessary.
• To complete regular inspections of electrical equipment within the venue and carry out PAT testing in line with health and safety requirements.
• To complete and submit incidents reports, near miss reports and accidents to the Technical Management and venue management team as and when they occur.
• Attend meetings as necessary to support the technical team, the venue and ATG Entertainment.
• At times, as the business requires, work at other ATG venues.

Your skills, qualities, and experience Essential

• Experience working in a professional theatre venue in a technical role.
• Strong experience in lighting and sound.
• Good knowledge of ETC desk & lighting systems.
• Knowledge of lighting and sound systems used in theatre.
• Working knowledge or current Health and Safety Regulations.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Problem solving skills and ability to act on initiative.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to deliver a high level of customer service.
• Willing to work evenings, weekends and public holidays as required.
• Able to work as part of a team.
• Experience of operating shows.
• Manual handling and working at height trained.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills.
• Good IT skills, including Outlook, Word and Excel.
• Experience of working with touring productions.

Desirable

• First Aid trained.
• Harness trained.
• Pyrotechnics trained.
• Tallescope trained.
• Experience of counterweight flying systems.
• Basic carpentry and building skills.
• Enjoys live music and the arts.

We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer, which means that we are taking action to ensure that people with disabilities and long-term health conditions feel supported, engaged and able to fulfil their potential in the workplace. We will offer an interview or recruitment event to disabled candidates who tell us they wish to participate in the scheme and who demonstrate in their application that they best meet the essential criteria for the role. Where we receive more applications than we are reasonably able to interview for any given role, we will retain applications for the next available interview opportunity wherever possible.

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