Town Hall Support Technician

Medirest Signature; Loughborough; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

Join the Technical team at Loughborough Town Hall as a Support Technician in a part-time role. You'll be responsible for the technical setup for over 250 events annually, providing excellent customer service while ensuring the smooth operation of equipment and facilities. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in technical theatre, maintenance skills, and flexibility in working hours.

Benefits

Employee well-being groups

Disability Confident Employer

Qualifications

• Experience in technical theatre is essential.
• Good maintenance skills and health and safety knowledge required.
• Enthusiastic with a customer service focus.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the technical aspects of performances and events.
• Assist with day-to-day running of the department and stage assets.
• Carry out work outside normal hours with physical demands.

Skills

Technical theatre experience

Health and safety best practices

Customer Service

Maintenance skills

Theatre lighting/sound

Rigging

Job description

Working Hours: Part-time minimum 4 hrs per month, variable hours.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Technical team at Loughborough Town Hall as a Support Technician on a permanent basis.

Loughborough Town Hall is a multi-purpose receiving house Theatre, Art gallery and venue, set in the heart of Charnwood in Leicestershire and welcoming over 100,000 people per year.

Hosting over 250 performances and events per year, including an award-winning annual pantomime, Loughborough Town Hall has a varied programme attracting nationally acclaimed acts and productions across the world of comedy, drama, musical theatre and beyond.

As an integral part of a dedicated team and working closely with the Technical Manager, you will be responsible for delivering the technical aspects of the venue’s performances and events, alongside assisting with the day-to-day running of the department and its stage assets.

The successful applicant will be enthusiastic, have a good level of experience in technical theatre, health and safety best practices’ and will put customer service at the centre of what they do.

Good maintenance skills are required, with a good level of experience in theatre lighting/sound, rigging and operation being essential.

The nature of the work will involve the jobholder carrying work outside of normal working hours, with evening and weekend enhancement rates of pay when this is undertaken. The role will also include manual lifting and require a level of physical fitness.

For an informal discussion about the post, please call Richard Alter – Technical Manager on 01509 632529.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant's Employer Recognition Gold Award.

We prioritise the well-being and engagement of our employees through internal groups such as the Staff Forum, Health and Wellbeing Group and Equality Working Group.

Find out more about this role and who we are by visiting www.charnwood.gov.uk/jobs

No agencies please.