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Trainee Live Event Rigger Birmingham, England

The NEC Group

Full Time Birmingham, England 26000 GBP ANNUAL Today

Job description

NEC Group is the UKs leading live events business operating in exhibitions, conferences, music, sports, family entertainment, and hospitality.
Our vision is to be Europe’s most successful live events business, operating leading leisure, entertainment, and business destinations.

We have a fantastic and very rare opportunity to join our Arenas Rigging Team as a Trainee Live Event Rigger. This exciting, new position will see you join our Rigging Trainee Programme and develop the knowledge and skills required to achieve the Live Event industry’s National Rigging Certificate.

If you join our Rigging Trainee Programme, you will be fully supported to achieve success and will be provided with the potential opportunity for career progression. You will have the opportunity to participate in a structured program that will develop your skills and knowledge with real life experience, working alongside a professional team within both of our Arenas venues as well as the wider NEC group.

The NEC Group standards are high. Therefore, successful candidates should have:

A keen interest in the live events industry and an aptitude for learning
Excellent communication and listening skills, with an ability to adhere to high standards in a stressful and pressurised environment
An ability to follow development and training schedules
A flexible approach – working evenings, late nights and weekends will be required on a regular basis.

Please note that this role is a role in which high hazard activities, including working at height, are performed. The role holder will need to be comfortable working at height. The role holder will be subject to random drug and alcohol testing as part of the NEC Group Substance Misuse Policy.

The NEC Group is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, colour, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. NEC Group is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm, you will find a home within the NEC Group.

Should you require further assistance or require any reasonable adjustments be put in place to better support your application process, please do not hesitate to raise this with us.

Please do not delay in submitting your application for this role. With some roles that are urgent or receiving high volume of applicants, we may interview and conclude the process prior to the closing date of the advertisement.

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