Opera Set Builder: Dual-Skilled Carpentry & Welding

Arts Company; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Welsh National Opera’s Cardiff Theatrical Services (CTS) is seeking Scenery Builders to create and assemble scenery in metal or carpentry materials, contributing to productions for UK and international clients.

You'll work from construction drawings, liaise with the Construction and Project Management teams, and join CTS's Scenic Art Department to deliver first-class scenery for the company and its collaborators.

Qualifications

• Relevant qualifications or considerable experience in a workshop environment.
• Proficiency in scenery construction, carpentry, or welding/fabrication techniques.
• Proficient with hand and machine tools in carpentry and metal shops.
• Ability to prioritise a complex workload and meet tight deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to work without supervision while contributing to a team.
• Attention to detail and flexible working practices.
• Role requires being on feet for most of the working day.
• Willingness to climb/balance, reach, stoop, kneel, crawl.
• Ability to lift and manipulate heavy scenic items.
• Experience with workshop machinery, hand tools and specialist equipment.
• Good working knowledge of the arts, preferably opera, musicians and theatre.
• Welsh language speaker/writer.

Responsibilities

• Make and assemble scenery in metal or carpentry materials.
• Follow projects from construction drawings and verbal instructions.
• Work from the workshops through to installation on stage or at other venues.
• Collaborate with CTS’s Scenic Art Department to deliver scenery for UK and international clients.

Skills

Workshop experience

Scenery construction

Carpentry and welding

Hand and machine tools

Communication skills

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Flexibility

Standing for long hours

Climb and balance

Lift heavy scenery

Operate workshop machinery

Arts/theatre knowledge

Welsh language

Tools

Carpentry tools

Metal shop equipment

Job description

Welsh National Opera’s Cardiff Theatrical Services (CTS) is seeking Scenery Builders to create and assemble scenery in metal or carpentry materials, contributing to productions for UK and international clients.

You'll work from construction drawings, liaise with the Construction and Project Management teams, and join CTS's Scenic Art Department to deliver first-class scenery for the company and its collaborators.