Theatre and Venue Technician

Job Title – Theatre and Venue Technician

Team – Albert Halls

Hours – 37 per week on a rota basis

Grade E, scp11 £25,979 to scp17 £28,770 per annum

Contract – Permanent

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Theatre and Venue Technician to provide technical support to the Albert Halls Complex, including the theatre, room hire and events and functions. The successful candidate will possess lighting, sound and stage experience and work on an array of shows and events, including musicals, pantomime, weddings, plays, concerts, award ceremonies, and corporate and civic events.

You will benefit from working alongside a diverse and multi-skilled team and will run a range of events, functions, and performances in the 673 seat theatre, in addition to our function and meeting rooms including the Festival Hall, Lancaster Suite and externally on Victoria Square.

About You

The ideal candidate will have a proven working knowledge of theatrical sound and lighting, programming digital sound and lighting systems, setting up and dismantling theatre productions. You must have excellent organisational and team working skills to work effectively with members of the Albert Halls team to schedule and deliver large scale events.

You must have excellent team-working and communication skills to ensure effective working with colleagues and customers and have a good knowledge of Health & Safety practices within an operational theatre environment.

About Us

This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.

Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.

As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.