Senior Staging Technician – Live Theatre & Events

HOTA, Home of the Arts; Gold Coast City; Sur place; AUD 80 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

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Paid Parental Leave

Wellbeing Support

Professional Development

Résumé du poste

HOTA, Home of the Arts on the Gold Coast seeks a Senior Staging Technician to deliver complex productions across venues. You will provide hands-on expertise in staging, rigging and stage machinery, troubleshoot faults and help ensure safe, reliable show operations.

You’ll also lead technicians and casual crews, coordinate staging activities, and help maintain high safety and technical standards precinct-wide.

Qualifications

• Extensive staging experience in theatre or live events.
• Advanced knowledge of staging systems and flying.
• Ability to interpret plans and verify loads.
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills.
• Experience leading crews and mentoring technicians.
• Good WHS knowledge for rigging and stage machinery.
• Relevant technical production qualifications or experience.

Responsabilités

• Deliver complex staging operations including scenic changes and rigging.
• Interpret plans, verify loads and ensure safety compliance.
• Diagnose faults and coordinate equipment recovery.
• Lead, mentor and train technicians and casual crew.
• Coordinate staging activities with Technical Services and Production.
• Maintain accurate stage plots, cue sheets and handovers.
• Identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability.
• Champion workplace health and safety across staging operations.

Connaissances

Staging experience

Stage systems knowledge

Counterweight flying

Stage machinery

Interpreting technical plans

Fault finding

Crew leadership

WHS rigging knowledge

Technical production quals

Communication skills

RI licence

LF licence

WP licence

First Aid

CPR certification

Driver's licence

Blue Card

RA licence

Stage machinery training

Outils

None specified

Description du poste

HOTA, Home of the Arts on the Gold Coast seeks a Senior Staging Technician to deliver complex productions across venues. You will provide hands-on expertise in staging, rigging and stage machinery, troubleshoot faults and help ensure safe, reliable show operations.

You’ll also lead technicians and casual crews, coordinate staging activities, and help maintain high safety and technical standards precinct-wide.