Event Site Technician

Wise Productions; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and innovative company as an Onsite Technician, where you will play a vital role in delivering exceptional events. This exciting position offers the chance to work in London's unique venues and involves a mix of onsite installations and warehouse support. You will collaborate with a talented team, ensuring high standards in event production while gaining valuable experience in the lighting, audio, and video sectors. If you are passionate about event production and eager to grow within a supportive environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• At least one year of experience in event lighting/sound or related fields.
• Experience in driving Luton/long wheelbase vans.

Responsibilities

• Onsite installs and de-rigs across technical disciplines.
• Maintain high standards for event production delivery.

Skills

Event Production Knowledge

Rigging

Staging

Audio/Video Systems

Basic Computer Skills

Education

Full Clean UK Driving Licence

First Aid at Work

Tools

HireHop or Inventory Management Software

PAT Testing Equipment

Job description

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Base pay range

Onsite Technician, from £13.85 - £14.50 per hour + overtime & benefits

Company: Wise Productions (UK) Ltd

Location: London, United Kingdom (hybrid)

Hours: Guaranteed 37.5 hours per 7 day week, variable times

Who We Are

Wise Productions is an employee-owned creative events production company based in West London, with a talented team of over 50 Co-Owners. With a longstanding commitment to innovation, excellence, and a client-centric approach, we pride ourselves on delivering unforgettable event experiences in the UK’s most beautiful venues.

Our core values of enthusiasm, dependability, collaboration, and a client-first mentality are at the heart of everything we do, and our recruitment process is designed to zero-in on candidates who truly share these core values. For the right person, this is an exciting opportunity to join a highly regarded event production company and be part of our future success as we leverage our employee-ownership model to drive further growth.

Position Overview

Reporting to the Site Tech Manager, you will play a pivotal role in enabling the companies operations by assisting in the delivery of events. This role requires an experienced and professional individual with a passion for delivering excellence. This person should enjoy working within a team and have a good basic knowledge of lighting, audio, and video equipment preparation and maintenance, as well as interest in onsite installations and derigs. This role is split between onsite work in London’s unique venues as well as further afield, and in the Perivale Warehouse.

Key Accountabilities

• Onsite installs and de-rigs.
• Supporting technical departments and warehouse when not on site, including the preparation, testing and maintenance of lighting, sound, video and staging equipment
• Maintain high standards for event production delivery
• Loading and Unloading trucks/vans

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Installation and derig on site across technical disciplines
• Loading and Unloading trucks/vans on site and at the warehouse
• Taking responsibility and care of equipment on site and ensuring its safe return to the warehouse
• Excellent timekeeping and keeping on top of personal work schedules
• Working closely with production and warehouse teams as well as freelance operators and system techs to ensure on time event delivery
• Maintain good personnel Health and Safety
• PAT testing cables and equipment
• Prepping/de-prepping equipment
• Any other duties as assigned

Who are you?

Experience:

• At least one years’ experience in the event lighting/sound industry or other relevant experience, theatre, TV & film, concert lighting etc
• Previous experience in a similar position with a production company.
• Experience in driving Luton/long wheelbase vans

Skills and Abilities:

• A good working knowledge of event production, rigging, staging and AV.
• Basic computer skills.
• Experience of equipment maintenance including PAT testing.
• Experience of working with audio/video/lighting systems.
• Experience of HireHop or other inventory management/rental software

Qualifications:

• Full clean UK driving licence
• First Aid at work.
• Any other relevant qualifications

Disposition and Attitude:

• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Able to work on own initiative with minimal supervision.
• Willingness to learn new skills and work in all technical disciplines.
• Efficient time management with ability to work to strict deadlines.
• Positive and flexible approach to problem solving.
• Willingness to work unsociable hours when required.

Interested? We’d love to hear from you!

Wise Productions is proud to be an equal opportunities workplace and supports requests for flexible working arrangements subject to the needs of the business. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, origin, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status, or gender identity.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Events Services

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