Casual Technician

Fairfield Halls; England; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading event venue operator in Croydon is seeking a Casual Technician to assist with live events during the festive season. The role involves operating technical equipment, ensuring safety during productions, and maintaining equipment. Ideal candidates should have technical experience with live events and strong communication skills. Flexible working hours, including weekends and evenings, are required. Join a team that makes things happen in an iconic venue.

Benefits

Training and development opportunities

Holiday allowance

Pension (subject to eligibility criteria)

Flexible casual working hours

Qualifications

• Experience of Technical work with live events.
• A basic understanding of technical equipment & systems used on live events.
• Good communication skills.
• To be able to work well as part of a team and be self-motivated.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the safe Get-in, operation and get-out of productions and events.
• Operate and programme AV, and design lighting and sound for productions and events.
• Assist with ensuring that in-house equipment is maintained and stored correctly.
• Participate in training as required.
• Work in a role requiring manual handling and working at heights.

Skills

Technical work with live events

Understanding of technical equipment

Strong work ethic

Good communication skills

Teamwork

Job description

Overview

Post Title: Casual Technician

Site Location: Fairfield Halls – Croydon

Salary: £13.85 per hour

Get out rate: £41.19 per hour

Contract Type: Casual

BH Live is recruiting for Casual Technicians to join our busy team based at Fairfield Halls, Croydon, with a focus on support over the festive season and beyond. Fairfield Halls is an iconic arts, events and conference venue, which hosts a year-round programme of events including concerts, cultural performances, musicals and plays, conferences and exhibitions, business events, retail catering and banquets. In particular, we’re recruiting crew roles for pantomime, including:

• Stage Crew
• Followspot Operators
• Sound/LX Board Operators
• Flyman

Responsibilities

• Assist with the safe Get-in, operation and get-out of productions and events.
• Operate and programme AV, and design lighting and sound for productions and events as required.
• Assist with ensuring that in-house equipment is in good order, maintained and stored correctly.
• Participate in training as and when required.
• Work in a role that requires manual handling, lifting, and working at heights.

Qualifications

• Experience of Technical work with live events.
• A basic understanding of technical equipment & systems used on live events.
• To have a strong work ethic.
• Good communication skills.
• To be able to work well as part of a team and be self-motivated.

Availability

Due to the nature of our business hours of work will include weekends, bank holidays and evenings.

How to apply

Please view the job description and apply via the BH Live Careers site: careers.bhlive.org.uk

Benefits

• Training and development opportunities
• Holiday allowance
• Pension (subject to eligibility criteria)
• Flexible casual working hours, including weekends, bank holidays and evenings

About BH Live

We are one of the UK’s leading leisure and event venue operators – a registered charity and social enterprise.

Our geographical reach spans across multiple venues, leisure centres and attractions across Portsmouth, Southampton, Croydon and the BCP region with millions of visits per year.

Our organisational and charitable purpose is to generate more participation, higher audiences and greater economic and social benefit through hosting major conferences, exhibitions, and events for the benefit of the local, regional, and international economies and people. We are making a positive difference across the communities we serve. As a social enterprise, we don’t pay dividends to shareholders. Every pound we make is used to run our business and generate a surplus to reinvest and enhance our centres and facilities for public benefit.

We’re BH Live, and we make things happen.

To apply

All applications are to be made via the BH Live Careers site: careers.bhlive.org.uk

BH Live reserves the right to close the vacancy early should sufficient applications be received. We therefore highly recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible.