Chief Electrician

• Role

  Technical Theatre

• Salary

  £17.44 per hour

• Hours

  39 hours per week including evenings and weekends

• Type

  Permanent - Full Time

• Interview Process

  1 Interview:
  W/C 26th February

• Closing Date

  23-02-2024 at 23:59

• Location

  King’s Theatre, 297 Bath Street
  Glasgow
  Glasgow
  G2 4JN

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Chief Electrician

The Ambassador Theatre Group is an extraordinary success story in the live entertainment industry. Founded in 1992 in the UK, we’ve grown into the world’s number one live-theatre company today. We cover every discipline in the theatre industry, from operating venues to producing shows and ticketing, through our industry-leading sites ATGtickets.com, LOVEtheatre and Group Line. We are passionate about great shows and our ambition is to help them find the largest possible audiences.

The King’s Theatre, Glasgow has welcomed some of the world’s best performers in a vast array of concerts, comedy shows, dramas and musicals. As Chief Electrician at The King’s Theatre, you will work with the Stage Manager in leading the skilled team and helping to develop our back-stage operations. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• To ensure the efficient scheduling of technical staff to service the operational needs of the King’s Theatre. To achieve this through long-term planning, costing and multi-skilling. 
• To work closely with Visiting Companies to ensure their technical needs are met. 
• To co-ordinate time sheets, ensuring that they are correct and ready for processing on time.  
• Responsibility for the stage/technical areas and efficient get-in, fit-up and get-out of all productions. 
• To create a planned maintenance regime for all electric equipment. 
• Help Develop a skilled, cohesive and motivated team by ensuring high standards of communication, development and training.  
• At times, and as the business requires, to work at other ATG venues and complete other duties as required. 
• Assist with the implementation and monitoring of procedures and facilities in accordance with Health & Safety at Work Regulations (1999) for theatre employees and visiting companies.  
• Attend regular departmental meetings and ensure the team are well-informed and motivated 

What are we looking for? 

• A minimum of two years’ experience in a technical role; experience in venues of our type and scale is highly desirable. 
• Ability to motivate staff 
• Experience of working with touring companies 
• An organised, methodical approach to work, with the ability to help implement systems and procedures 

We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer, which means that we are taking action to ensure that people with disabilities and long-term health conditions feel supported, engaged and able to fulfil their potential in the workplace. We will offer an interview or recruitment event to disabled candidates who tell us they wish to participate in the scheme and who demonstrate in their application that they best meet the essential criteria for the role. Where we receive more applications than we are reasonably able to interview for any given role, we will retain applications for the next available interview opportunity wherever possible. 

If you’d like to discuss accessibility prior to applying, please email recruitment@theambassadors.com for a confidential discussion.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and strive to provide a stage for everyone. Onstage and off, we hold ourselves accountable for nurturing an inclusive culture. Find out more about us and our values at atg.co.uk and careers.atg.co.uk 

Closing Date

23-02-2024 at 23:59

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