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Technician (Sound/LX Bias)

ATG Entertainment

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Overview

You’ll report to the Technical Manager and have shared responsibility for a team of casual technicians. 
£37,460.80
Per year
Full time, Permanent
(Annualised Hours)
Milton Keynes Theatre

Key information

The purpose of this role is to work with the Technical Manager and Deputies to ensure safe and efficient get ins/outs and performances, for all productions. (Venue Roles Only) Please note, your role may involve working with children or vulnerable people.

About the role

  • Ensure safe and efficient Get Ins and Get Outs, adhering to policies and Health and Safety procedures to minimise risk of injury and accidents.
  • Ensure as far as is reasonably practicable, that the building is presented to the highest standards, and that the building is safe for use by its staff and costumers at all times.
  • With the Technical Management team and Stage Door Supervisor, ensure that the producers, touring companies, and production teams receive the highest standards of customer care and work closely with visiting companies to ensure their technical needs are met as economically as possible.
  • Assist in ensuring all equipment is maintained and annual testing is completed as part of planned preventative maintenance within budgetary constraints.
  • Take a lead in the set up and Operating Sound when required.
  • Ensure all ATGE’s HR policies and procedures are met and implemented.
  • Partake in regular departmental meetings to ensure the team is well informed and motivated and knowledgeable of up-to-date procedures and goals.
  • Initiate projects to aid the future proofing of the venue.
  • Be part of the Fire team and Emergency callout team.
  • At times, and as the business requires, work at other ATG venues.
  • Undertake any such duties and training as may be considered reasonable to the position of this role.

Full job description

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.

If you’d like to discuss accessibility prior to applying, please email recruitment@atgentertainment.com for a confidential discussion. 

Requirements

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 / Desirable Qualifications  

  • General certificate - English and Maths.
  • Relevant Experience
  • BS7909
  • IPAF
  • PPE/FPE inspection
  • Working at Height in the entertainment industry (& Rescue)
  • Safe use of a Tallescope
  • Safe rescue from a Tallescope Manual Handling
  • First Aid
  • PAT C and G
  • Safe use of mobile Towers (PASMA)

Experience 

  • Use of digital mixing consoles
  • Use of sound networking
  • Experience of Setting up and operating a small show.
  • Experience of setting up and operating LX desks.
  • Experience of working shows on stage
  • Experienced in leading teams
  • Experience of Loading and Unloading Articulated Lorries for a ‘Get In’ & ‘Get Out’
  • Use of Yamaha LS9
  • Use of Q-sys
  • AV and Networking Infrastructures
  • Experience of counterweight flying in a Receiving House
  • Overview of operational security systems (radio comms, CCTV)
  • Use of ETC APEX5
  • PAT
  • Building Trades
  • Welding