Technician
This role is based at The King’s Theatre and the Theatre Royal, Glasgow.
You’ll report to the Chief Electrician, Stage Manager and Technical Manager. You will assist the department heads with the responsibility for the Technical Department’s casual team. You will have the opportunity to work alongside management and develop our backstage operations and help lead a team with many years of experience, who are skilled at what they do, but are also willing to adopt new ideas and practices. You’ll also work closely with the wider team in Glasgow to help ensure that we consistently offer an excellent experience to all our customers.
Working hours for this role are 39 hours per week as per BECTU National Agreement (evening and weekend work is essential).
Please note, your role may involve working with children or vulnerable people.
Key responsibilities
- Along with the Chief Electrician and Stage Manager, take the lead on all technical stage activities ensuring that all visiting companies receive a full stage service and that all shows are presented to our audience to the highest standard possible.
- Work closely with visiting companies to ensure their needs are met.
- Oversee and plan all visiting shows requirements of temporary power, lighting, rigging, AV, sound, flying and special effects.
- When required act as flyman.
- Ensure maintenance, inspections and insurance inspections of equipment is kept up to date and appropriately recorded under instruction by the Chief Electrician and Stage Manager.
- Assist with the implementation and monitoring of procedures and facilities in accordance with Health & Safety at Work Regulations (1999) for theatre employees and visiting companies.
- With the Chief Electrician and Stage Manager ensure that the building BOH and the auditorium is presented to the highest standards, and that the building is always safe for use by its staff and customers.
- Help develop a skilled, cohesive, and motivated team by ensuring high standards of communication.
- At times, and as the business requires, work at other ATG venues and complete other duties as required.
Your skills, qualities, and experience.
If you are able to demonstrate many of the essential criteria, we encourage you to apply and welcome transferable skills from other industries or backgrounds. We can give experience of any desirable criteria but may also use them to decide between candidates for this role.
Essential
- Knowledge/experience of setting up Lighting/AV/comms systems.
- Knowledge/experience of operating ETC consoles.
- Knowledge/experience of setting up audio systems.
- Ability to read and interpret lighting plans.
- Ability to rig/derig and operate counterweight flying systems.
- Experience working in various crew positions during theatrical productions.
- Experience managing technical crew.
- Excellent knowledge of Theatre techniques, rigging, terminology and stagecraft.
- PAT testing competency.
- Excellent time keeping.
- IT literate (Word, Excel).
- Proactive approach to work, self‑starter with initiative and experience of managing own time.
- Experience of preventative building maintenance.
- Experience within a commercial receiving theatre.
- Previous experience working in a Technical Department in a large‑scale theatre or touring theatre.
Desirable
- PASMA.
- IOSH.
- Audio engineering experience.
- Working at Height Certification.
- First Aid Certification.
We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer and will offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet essential criteria.
If you’d like to discuss accessibility prior to applying, please email recruitment@atgentertainment.com for a confidential discussion.
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