Warehouse & Technical Operations Manager (Live Events) - Full Time, Permanent - STORM Events - Peterborough

Production Services Association; Stockport; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Electric car option

Bonus scheme

Job summary

STORM Events in Peterborough is seeking a hands-on Warehouse & Technical Operations Manager for live events. The role oversees the warehouse, ensuring equipment is prepared, tested and dispatched on time, with a focus on accuracy, safety and efficiency.

You will lead a team, plan workloads, and coordinate with project managers to meet tight event schedules. Ideal candidates have AV knowledge, warehouse leadership experience and a practical, calm approach to changing plans.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a warehouse or technical team.
• Strong stock management and organisation.
• Knowledge of AV equipment handling and packing.

Responsibilities

• Lead the warehouse team, set daily priorities and plan staffing around upcoming jobs and returns.
• Oversee equipment preparation, testing, packing, de-prep and returns, ensuring every job is ready for site.
• Maintain stock records and locations; resolve shortages and discrepancies promptly.
• Coordinate loading, unloading and dispatch, deliveries, collections and hired-in equipment returns.
• Identify faulty kit, arrange maintenance and check equipment before stock return.
• Ensure safe, organized prep, storage and repair areas; promote best practices.

Skills

Warehouse leadership

Stock control

AV knowledge

Team training

Tools

Current RMS

Job description

Oct 16, 2026

Warehouse & Technical Operations Manager (Live Events) - Full Time, Permanent - STORM Events - Peterborough

Great events start with a well-run warehouse.

The right kit, properly prepared. A team that knows the priorities. Problems spotted while there's still time to solve them. If you know live-event equipment and take pride in getting those details right, we'd like to hear from you.

STORM delivers technical production for corporate events, from small meetings to large-scale conferences and live experiences. We're looking for a hands-on leader to run our warehouse at STORM Works in Peterborough, bringing together people, equipment and logistics so every job leaves complete, tested and on time.

The Role

At peak periods, the warehouse supports around 20 outgoing jobs a week. You'll plan the workload across preparation, dispatch, returns and maintenance, keeping things moving as priorities change.

You'll work closely with project managers and transport colleagues, flagging shortages and readiness risks early. Alongside audio, video and lighting equipment, you'll oversee the storage, preparation and protective packing of scenic pieces and printed materials.

This role will suit someone who enjoys leading from the warehouse floor: setting clear standards, helping colleagues solve problems and developing a team that takes pride in its work.

What You’ll Take Responsibility For

• Lead the warehouse team, set daily priorities and plan staffing around upcoming jobs and returns.
• Oversee equipment preparation, testing, packing, de-prep and returns, checking that every job is ready for site.
• Keep stock records, equipment locations and job allocations accurate in Current RMS, resolving shortages and discrepancies promptly.
• Coordinate loading, unloading and dispatch, supplier deliveries and collections, and hired-in equipment returns.
• Identify and quarantine faulty kit, arrange maintenance and repairs, and check equipment before returning it to stock.
• Keep preparation, returns, storage and repair areas organised, with safe working practices for manual handling, equipment movement and loading.
• Train and support junior colleagues and apprentices, building technical confidence and consistent working habits.
• Manage consumables, reduce avoidable costs and obtain approval for overtime or additional staffing.

What You’ll Bring

You’ll need proven AV industry experience and a strong working knowledge of audio, video, lighting, control, power and cabling, including equipment preparation and basic fault-finding.

You'll also have experience leading a warehouse or technical team. We're looking for someone practical, fair and organised, who communicates clearly and stays calm when plans change.

Accurate stock management matters. You should be confident using inventory or rental management systems; experience with Current RMS is an advantage.

Your background could include live-event production, AV rental, theatre or film and television equipment hire, provided you bring the AV knowledge and team leadership this role requires.

We're also interested in how better tools can make the warehouse work better. You'll need an open-minded approach to AI and automation, with a willingness to learn, use and help improve systems that make day-to-day operations more accurate and efficient.

The Package

• £50,000 - £65,000 depending on experience
• Electric car option
• Bonus scheme
• Working hours - 40 hours per week, plus: Early and late shifts / Occasional weekends
• 25 days' annual leave, increasing by one day per year of service to a maximum of 28 days, plus bank holidays