Technical Casual

Casual technicians work as part of a team reporting to the Technical Manager, Chief Electrician or Stage Manager. You'll work closely with visiting companies, touring teams and contractors as well as other ATG Entertainment venue staff.

Working as part of the venue Technical Team you will support all productions and events programmed, ensuring their technical requirements are achieved. This role provides a professional, enabling and efficient service for all customers and visitors to ATG Entertainment's venues.

Please note, your role may involve working with children or vulnerable people and you must be 18+.

The Palace Theatre & Opera House are stunning, large-scale historic theatres located in the heart of Manchester City Centre. We host work from leading UK and international producers enabling the most spectacular West End and Broadways show to visit the Northwest alongside drama, classical and contemporary dance, live music, comedy and one-night specials. The theatres host around 650 performances each year, with longer runs of major musicals mixed with week-long tours and one-night shows.

We work increasingly in partnership with producers to open new shows or launch national tours.

We are looking for multiskilled people, with particular experience in stage and follow spot desirable, and are keen to hear from people with a wide range of relevant skills and experiences.

• Welcome and assist visiting production technical staff and companies to the venue, ensuring they are treated appropriately and always as an important and valued client.
• Support the full-time technical staff in ensuring the smooth and efficient running of fit-ups, shows and get outs, in line with company policy, current health and safety legislation and the requirements of the visiting production or event.
• Take pride in your working environment at all times ensuring that work areas are clean, tidy and safe. Under the direction of the full-time technical staff assist as required in the inspection, servicing and maintenance of the stage machinery and production equipment.
• Work safely at all times, proactively identify risks to yourself, other colleagues and customers health, safety or security and take appropriate actions to keep everyone safe.
• Implement and comply with the company Health & Safety Policy, maintaining the safest possible environment for your colleagues, visiting companies and customers.
• Attend training as required developing skills and knowledge relevant to the role.
• Work collaboratively as a team member, working well with others to ensure all required tasks are completed. Maintain a can do, professional attitude.
• Proactively identify tasks which need to be done and take responsibility for completing them.

We welcome transferable skills from other industries or backgrounds. We can give experience of any desirable criteria but may also use them to decide between candidates for this role.

• Some relevant experience in either stage, flying, lighting or sound environment.
• Working knowledge of current Health & Safety Regulations.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure.
• Problem solving skills and the ability to act on initiative.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to deliver a high level of customer service.
• Willingness and availability to work the required hours over the upcoming season, including evenings and late nights, weekends and public holidays.
• Physically able to lift and move technical equipment and scenic items safely and sensibly.
• Able to work at height which may…