AV Hire Technician - Avensys

AV Hire Technician

Full time contract

Due to continued growth, AvensysLive is looking for a full time AV Hire Technician to join its busy live events team at our operations base in Crawley.  This is an exciting opportunity to work with an established AV hire and events team delivering quality AV services to corporate clients and local venue partners.

Job Overview

You’ll be responsible for preparing, delivering, setting-up, operating and removing a range of audio visual equipment supplied on a hire basis to our venue and corporate customers.  As part of a friendly and supportive team, you will also help in the day-to-day running of the warehouse, and the delivery of live event productions.  This is a varied role for a self-motivated individual with a passion for AV and events.

Skills/Experience Required:

Minimum 2 year’s relevant industry experience, setting up & operating a range audio, sound projection & video equipment

A good understanding and genuine interest in Audio Visual event technology

Excellent communication skills; must be confident to liaise with colleagues and clients

Must be confident to take the lead on site on larger Hire projects

Positive, happy and can-do attitude

Comfortable working as a member of a team and taking instruction from senior colleagues

General IT knowledge - to include working knowledge of PowerPoint

Excellent attention to detail

Be able to follow instruction, as well as use own initiative working to tight deadlines and operating in a fast pace and demanding environment

Be willing and able to learn on the job, as well as through structured training

Work safely and tidily when under pressure

Must have the capability to lift and carry AV equipment and staging from vans to venues

Ability to work long hours on events and in busy periods when required

Full, clean, UK driving licence is essential

Fluent spoken and written English

All applicants must be eligible to work in the UK

Please send CV's along with salary expectations to livejobs@avensys.co.uk

Standard working hours 08.30 till 18.00 Monday to Friday.

Due to the nature of the role and industry we require our team to be flexible with working hours; this includes early starts/late finishes, working weekends and possible overnight stays away from home.  We operate a generous overtime and TOIL policy for additional hours worked.