Warehouse & Technical Operations Manager

Live Recruitment; Cambourne; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Electric car salary sacrifice

Onsite EV charging

Vitality healthcare after six months

Bonus scheme

Full benefits

Job summary

Live Recruitment is seeking anEvent Warehouse & Technical Operations Manager to lead a small warehouse team, managing the full prep-to-return cycle for around 20 outgoing jobs weekly. You will work with project managers and transport colleagues to ensure each job is ready, complete and on time.

The ideal candidate has hands-on AV experience across audio, video, lighting and cabling, plus leadership of a warehouse or technical team. Strong inventory control and calm under pressure are essential.

Qualifications

• Hands-on AV experience across audio, video, lighting, control, power and cabling.
• Experience leading a warehouse or technical team.
• Calm under shifting priorities; practical and organised.
• Confidence with inventory or rental systems; familiarity with Current RMS is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Set daily priorities and plan staffing around upcoming jobs and returns.
• Oversee equipment preparation, testing, packing, de-prep and returns.
• Maintain accurate stock records and job allocations in Current RMS.
• Coordinate loading, dispatch, supplier deliveries and hired-in equipment returns.
• Identify and quarantine faulty kit and manage maintenance and repair.
• Keep warehouse and storage areas organised with safe working practices.
• Train and develop junior colleagues and apprentices.
• Manage consumables and control avoidable costs.

Skills

AV industry experience

Warehouse leadership

Inventory management

Tools

Current RMS

Job description

Office and warehouse based

Full in-house ownership of audio, video, lighting, scenic, print and more, an East Midlands operation with every discipline under one roof, and a Monday-to-Friday pattern with no routine event attendance. The Event Warehouse & Technical Operations Manager role here is rare at this level of scope and resource.

• Full in-house equipment ownership across audio, video, lighting, scenic, print and more
• Monday to Friday working pattern, no routine event attendance
• Electric car option via salary sacrifice, with onsite EV charging
• Vitality healthcare after six months

The Company

A technical production company delivering corporate events directly to a long-standing blue-chip client base, with all disciplines under one roof: staging, lighting, video, print, scenic, virtual production and metal fabrication. The equipment is owned, not hired, and held on-site in the East Midlands. For an Event Warehouse & Technical Operations Manager, the resource and infrastructure here are genuinely hard to match.

The Role

As Event Warehouse & Technical Operations Manager you will lead a small warehouse team through the full prep-to-return cycle for around 20 outgoing jobs a week, working closely with project managers and transport colleagues to keep every job ready, complete and on time.

• Set daily priorities and plan staffing around upcoming jobs and returns
• Oversee equipment preparation, testing, packing, de-prep and returns
• Maintain accurate stock records and job allocations in Current RMS
• Coordinate loading, dispatch, supplier deliveries and hired-in equipment returns
• Identify and quarantine faulty kit and manage maintenance and repair
• Keep warehouse and storage areas organised with safe working practices throughout
• Train and develop junior colleagues and apprentices
• Manage consumables and control avoidable costs

The Candidate

You will have hands‑on AV industry experience covering audio, video, lighting, control, power and cabling, alongside a solid track record leading a warehouse or technical team. The right Event Warehouse & Technical Operations Manager is practical and organised, communicates clearly and stays calm when priorities shift.

Confidence with inventory or rental management systems is important; familiarity with Current RMS is beneficial but not essential. Candidates from adjacent technical operations backgrounds who can demonstrate the same depth of equipment knowledge and team leadership are equally welcome.

In return you get a salary of £50,000 to £65,000 depending on experience, a bonus scheme, full benefits and genuine ownership of a well‑resourced operation on a Monday-to-Friday pattern. This is a market where a vacancy for an Event Warehouse & Technical Operations Manager at this level of scope does not stay open long.

Live specialises in all disciplines (and at all levels) across events, experiential and exhibitions. If this position isn't quite what you're looking for please visit live-recruitment.co.uk to view all of the opportunities we are recruiting.

As a specialist events recruitment agency we help our clients build the most talented and diverse teams in the UK. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, embracing diversity across all intersecting dimensions, including ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, well-being, abilities, and neurodiversity. We are dedicated to ensuring a supportive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any adjustments or accommodations for any reason, please do not hesitate to let us know.

Vacancy Ref: RD19162