Description
As a Senior Technician, you will assist the Technical Manager in ensuring the smooth operation of The Churchill Theatre's Technical Department and Building Maintenance. Your primary responsibilities include meeting stage, technical, and staffing requirements for performances, productions, and events
- Collaborate with the Technical Manager on budgets, ensuring operations are within agreed financial limits and targets are met.
- Uphold professionalism, integrity, and high-quality work practices in all areas of the Technical Department and Building Maintenance.
- Running of get in and get outs in accordance with health and safety guidelines.
- Personal operation of sound and lighting controls and related equipment during rehearsals and performances.
- Stage management of events and performances.
- Represent the Churchill Theatre whilst liaising with all visiting companies and clients, effectively organising, and distributing the technical and H&S information required.
- Support and advise staff on safety and general procedures, ensuring compliance with all rules.
- Create permanent and causal technical staff rotas.
- To ensure that all technical equipment is utilised correctly by both visiting and resident staff.
- To maintain excellent standards of housekeeping.
- To support the venue in the management of routine preventative planned maintenance to ensure safe and cost-effective performance.
- To ensure that all performances start on time and are accurately recorded (Show reports, Recharges and Timesheets) on a daily basis.
- To ensure that all technical work adheres to all statutory and regulatory requirements to ensure compliance.
- Proven excellent track record for quality technical support on theatrical productions and related events.
- Proven successful experience of both managing and working in teams to achieve targets and to promote individual development.
- Proven successful experience in running and managing get ins and get outs.
- Good all-round knowledge of all aspects of Theatre production, to include but not limited to, Sound, Lighting and Stage Management, including theatrical flying systems and rigging.
- A strong customer service focus and a genuine desire to deliver an excellent experience, every time as well as pro-active and positive approach to solving.
- Good knowledge and experience of maintaining and repairing technical equipment.