Warehouse Technician

Plus 4 Audio Ltd; Weybridge; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid overtime

23 days holiday + bank holidays

Training and professional development

Pension scheme

Health care plan

Employee assistance program

Cycle to work scheme

Life insurance

Sick pay

On-site parking

Free refreshments

Company social events

Job summary

Plus 4 Audio, based in Chessington and Weybridge, is seeking a Warehouse Technician for the Comms and Data Services Department. You will help deploy, test and maintain radio, analogue and digital comms and data equipment, and support the international licensing team.

Reporting to the Head of Comms and Data Services, you will build IT systems to high standards, coordinate with Operations and Prep/De-prep, and provide technical support to warehouse staff and freelance crew.

Qualifications

• Be self-motivated and eager to learn new skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication abilities.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure team environment.
• Excellent organisational, planning and time-management skills.
• Flexible: willing to work overtime, including some weekends.
• Willing to update skills and keep up with technology updates.
• Logical, systematic problem-solving approach and initiative.
• Basic IT networking knowledge.
• Basic understanding of electronics and RF systems (advantage).
• Eligible to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Build Comms and IT systems to high standards.
• Coordinate with Operations and Prep/De-prep teams on equipment needs and deadlines.
• Test, fault-find, service, maintain, and quality-check equipment.
• Perform regular PAT testing of equipment.
• Provide technical support to warehouse staff, apprentices and freelance crew.
• Maintain licensing and programming records (code-plugs, etc.).
• Collaborate with RF and Microphone teams to share knowledge.

Skills

Self-motivated

Willing to learn

Communication

Teamwork

Organization & time mgmt

Overtime flexibility

Problem solving

IT networking basics

RF systems knowledge

UK work eligibility

Initiative

Attention to detail

Job description

Department: Comms and Data Services Department

Location: Chessington & Weybridge

Contract Type: Full Time/Permanent, 5 in 7

Salary: From £27,744 per annum, depending on experience plus paid overtime

We are growing our Comms and Data Services team and now have an exciting opportunity to become a Warehouse Technician within our Comms and Data Services Department.

Plus 4 Audio have over 25 years of experience and have established an enviable client list along with a reputation for supplying the best communications, and data systems for prestigious live and broadcast events worldwide. Falling under the Clair Global parent company and Britannia Row in the UK, offer extended production services including on-site WiFi and Data integration; Event Communications; as well as exciting industry leading innovations.

Based in Chessington, Surrey and Brooklands, Weybridge the Comms and Data Services Warehouse Technician will be reporting to our Head of Comms and Data Services.

What will you do?

You will be involved in all aspects of the comms, and data equipment deployments. This includes managing, testing & maintaining all the relevant equipment which includes radio equipment, analogue and digital wired and wireless communication equipment, and data infrastructure equipment. In addition, you will be part of the international licensing team.

Your main responsibilities are:

• Building of Comms and IT systems to the highest standards.
• Communicate effectively with the Operations Department, other team members within the department as well as Prep/de-prep Dept and the Warehouse Manager regarding the preparation of equipment, specific requirements for each job and deadlines to achieve the above.
• Being responsible for testing, fault-finding, servicing, maintenance, cleaning and quality control of equipment
• Being responsible for the regular PAT testing of all equipment
• Supplying technical support to warehouse staff, apprentices, and freelance crew (in the warehouse and remotely)
• Keep efficient information management in terms of licensing, code-plugs and other programming aspects
• Collaborate with the RF and Microphone department to share knowledge and workload
• To communicate effectively and work with other team members in the warehouse
• Complete admin tasks along with technical needs including understanding and usingthe company IT systems
• Any other work deemed necessary for the smooth running of the department

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for someone with a keen interest in gaining experience in the technical side of professional audio; with drive and ambition; with technical skills and a technical brain; someone who will help us grow our organisation further and take it from strength to strength.

Everything we do is time critical, so the ability to work efficiently and, on occasion for extended hours and at weekends, whilst maintaining very high standards is essential. It goes without saying that the right person for this role will be a great team player with laser-sharp attention to detail and a “can do” attitude.

What skills and experience do we want?

• Be self-motivated
• Be keen to learn new skills
• Have strong communication skills – both written and verbal
• Work effectively in a fast-paced, high pressure, team environment
• Have excellent organisational, planning and time management skills
• Flexible, with a willingness to work overtime, including some weekends
• Be willing to learn and expand skills, and keep up to date with technology updates
• Possess logical and systematic approaches to tasks
• Be able to use their initiative to solve problems, whilst working swiftly and accurately
• Basic IT networking skills
• Basic understanding of electronics and particularly RF systems (advantage)
• Be eligible to work in the U.K

What We Offer:

• Paid overtime
• 23 days’ holiday per annum plus bank holidays
• Training and professional development
• Auto enrolment pension scheme – 4% Employer Contribution, 5% Employee Contribution
• Pension Salary Sacrifice
• Health Care Cash Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Cycle to work Scheme
• Life Insurance – 4 x salary
• Enhanced company sick-pay
• On-site Parking
• Free refreshments
• Company social events

* Our operating hours are 8am to 8pm Monday to Sunday. Standard working hours are 35 hours per week, 10am to 6pm, five out of seven days, Monday to Sunday with an unpaid break of 60 minutes. You may be required to work a reasonable amount of paid overtime.

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Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK.