Head of Live Event Crews & Training

Stagevision; Mississauga; Sur place; CAD 105 000 - 125 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Extended health

Dental coverage

Disability coverage

Employee assistance programs

Résumé du poste

Stagevision, a Canadian-owned audiovisual and live-event production company based in Mississauga, seeks a senior leader to recruit, train and grow our technical crew. You’ll lead the GTA technicians, set national standards, and partner with branch leaders to support crews across Canada.

This role blends strategic workforce planning with hands-on leadership, driving onboarding, safety, and scalable scheduling while upholding Stagevision standards and delivering exceptional events.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in live event or corporate AV production, including hands-on field work as a technician.
• 5+ years leading technical crews, with direct responsibility for hiring, coaching and performance.
• Experience designing and delivering training programs, skills assessments or certifications.
• Current health and safety training and working knowledge of workplace health and safety requirements for live event work.
• Experience building and running a freelance or contract labour roster.
• Proven ownership of crew scheduling and labour cost in a high-volume event environment.
• Credibility with technicians across audio, video, lighting and staging.
• Clear, professional communication with clients, crews and senior leaders.
• Comfort with data: you track KPIs and use them to make decisions.
• Experience building standard operating procedures and improving labour efficiency or utilization.

Responsabilités

• Lead, coach and support our GTA technicians day to day, with clear expectations and regular one-on-ones.
• Partner with branch leaders to support technicians across Canada.
• Build engagement and retention, and act on technician feedback.
• Create lead technician roles that give senior techs a growth path.
• Own training, skills assessment and certification for technicians nationally.
• Build a structured onboarding program for new technicians and freelancers, covering equipment, procedures, health and safety, and the Stagevision Standard.
• Build clear career paths and individual development plans.
• Develop lead technicians as mentors and on-the-job trainers.
• Cross-train technicians across audio, video, lighting and staging.
• Keep skills current with new equipment and show formats, and keep training records up to date.
• Lead technician recruitment and workforce planning.
• Build partnerships with audio, broadcast and production schools, including co-op placements and internships.
• Promote Stagevision as a place technicians want to build a career.
• Work with HR on hiring, compensation benchmarking and employment compliance.
• Partner with Operations and labour coordination to crew shows, balance cost, experience and quality.
• Spot crewing gaps early and contribute to scheduling tools improvements.
• Build visibility into labour spend and set controls for improvements.
• Write and maintain on-site procedures; uphold Stagevision Standard and safety practices.
• Review show outcomes and close gaps through coaching and procedure updates.
• Build a vetted freelance bench and scale for peak season and new markets.
• Document and standardize planning, scheduling and crewing; match right people to shows as we grow.

Connaissances

Live event production

Crew leadership

Training design

Safety training

Freelance scheduling

Crew scheduling

Technical credibility

Client communication

Data-driven decisions

SOP development

Description du poste

Stagevision, a Canadian-owned audiovisual and live-event production company based in Mississauga, seeks a senior leader to recruit, train and grow our technical crew. You’ll lead the GTA technicians, set national standards, and partner with branch leaders to support crews across Canada.

This role blends strategic workforce planning with hands-on leadership, driving onboarding, safety, and scalable scheduling while upholding Stagevision standards and delivering exceptional events.