Casual Technical Technician

Golearnleicestershire; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottingham City Council is hiring casual, on-site theatre technicians to support stage, sound and lighting operations at the Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall. You will work under senior staff to help deliver performances and events, ensuring safety and compliance with health and safety rules.

Ideal candidates have experience unloading/loading vehicles, knowledge of sound, lighting or stage work, and a genuine interest in technical theatre.

Qualifications

• Unloading and loading of vehicles for events/staff movements.
• Knowledge of sound, lighting or stage operations required.
• Genuine interest in technical theatre and live productions.

Responsibilities

• Support safe, efficient delivery of stage, electrics and sound for performances.
• Assist with compliance to Health & Safety and relevant legislation.

Skills

Unloading and loading vehicles

Sound, lighting or stage knowledge

Technical theatre interest

Job description

Contract Type: Casual

Working Hours: Various

Worker Type: On Site worker

Salary: £14.36 per hour

Location:Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall, Theatre Square, Nottingham, NG1 5ND

We've got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you've been looking for? Read on to find out more…

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

• You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

Under the direction of senior colleagues, to perform tasks to support the safe, efficient and effective delivery of stage, electrics and sound, for performances, and events in the Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall and associated spaces. To ensure compliance with Health & Safety and relevant legislation.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Supervised Unloading and Loading of Vehicles
• Having knowledge of Sound, Lighting or Stage work
• Having general interest in Technical Theatre

This post is covered by the statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) (English Language Requirement for public sector workers) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English, is an essential requirement for the role.

You can find the job description for this post here.

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiriesplease contact Matt Day, Production Coordinator, by email at [e-mail].

Closing Date: 22nd October 2026

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date.

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