Senior Event Technician / Project Supervisor Winsford, North West England, England
Job description
We have the opportunity for an Event Supervisor to join our team. The successful applicant will be customer focused, organised, able to handle multiple jobs at the same time and have a good understanding of the live event industry.
This is an important role that provides an interface between Technical, Management and Event Staff with responsibility for the planning and on-site delivery of a variety of events to ensure the smooth delivery of live events.
Candidates would need to have strong all-round knowledge of audio, video, and lighting systems, and be comfortable using the different interfaces. (Chamsys, Nexo systems, Yamaha)
The ability to work under pressure, excellent in a hands-on environment and have great customer skills when dealing with clients and venues
The main duties of your position are:
- Providing leadership, motivation, direction, and technical support to your team and subcontractors on site at events and within the warehouse/unit setting. The ability to lead a team and represent the company.
- Coordinating large and small-scale events with customer priorities in mind
- Installing Lighting, Rigging, Audio, Visual and Media Equipment and advancing staff how to use.
- Administration including completion of all safety documents and ensuring asset and database is completed as required by all staff.
- Support in pulling together proposal documents and event design with customers and management team.
- Support in preparing event equipment from warehouse to event (including loading / unloading vans)
- Setting-up AV Equipment, Lighting Equipment, Dance floors and Staging
- Working at Heights up to 10m installing Rigging and Trussing Equipment
- To provide on-site Event Technician support to all staff with Audio, Lighting and Media equipment
- Venue liaison on-site, client liaison and relationship building at event
- Preparing, checking & loading equipment for events and ensuring Health and Safety is adhered to
- Delivering / collecting equipment in company vehicles up to 3.5 tonne
- Communicating with clients, suppliers, venue staff and crew both onsite and prior to an event.
- Preparation and management of health & safety documents and procedure
QUALIFICATIONS AND KEY ATTRIBUTES OF THE CANDIDATE
- Previous extensive experience as an event technician is essential; this might be as an employee of an events AV company, within a venue, or, as a freelance technician. Ability to thrive under pressure of a live event. Supervisory experience preferred
- Flexibility and a can do, customer focused attitude.
- Technical and experience in live events is essential.
- Management of staff is preferred
- Good understanding of event power, cable runs and event-based health and safety
- Keen eye for detail with a high standard of equipment presentation.
- Full UK Driving License and own transport.
- A professional and courteous manner, able to radiate calmness and confidence under pressure
- Good IT skills including being competent with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) Current RMS System
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £26,000.00-£28,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Holidays
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
- Performance bonus
Work Location: One location
