Description
This apprenticeship is being offered for 30 hours per week with 6 of those hours being spent working toward your apprenticeship qualification - Live Event Technician. Additional hours and overtime will be available on an ad hoc basis.
Duration of the apprenticeship
18 to 24 months.
We particularly welcome applications from those under represented in the stills and moving image advertising industry.
Duties and Responsibilities
To assist with the preparation, repair and maintenance of lighting and associated equipment for hire and sales contracts.
Loading and unloading of vehicles and the checking in of equipment. This gives our apprentices the grounding in our equipment and its maintenance and use- vital to a technical role in our industry.
In the first few months you will be working in the warehouse in order to gain an understanding of the equipment, its maintenance and use. As you progress and gain experience, you will begin to attend shoots with our on set crew then streamline into a specific Technical Department towards the end of your apprenticeship, based on a potential chosen career path.
You will have the opportunity work on set at live events to ensure you cover the full range of work experience required.
Delivering and collecting equipment, in vans and on our e-assist cargo bike.
Daily contact would be to the Supervisors/Managers in the Warehouse or on set.
Requirements
This job will involve driving long wheelbase vans in a built up area. It is essential that you have a valid and full drivers licence and are happy to drive long wheelbase vans. You will be given formal and informal training to ensure you are safe to drive and this will form part of your probationary assessment.
Timing is everything in our industry, we look to exceed our clients expectations and never show up late. It is therefor essential that our team are punctual, reliable and dependable.
The role will involve lifting and carrying equipment, some of which may be heavy. Full training and assistance will be given.
You will be required to make smaller collections and deliveries on our electric assisted cargo bike, full training will be given but the ability to ride a bike will make this much easier.
This is a warehouse-based position. Although it will include some site work and venue placements. It is shift work and although the normal shift for apprentices is expected to be 8.00 to 17.00 or 09:00 to 18:00 we may ask you to do other shifts including 07:00-16:00, 13:00 to 21:00 or others. If you are asked to do work on set this may be late at night or even overnight. Transport may be arranged by us to get people home if working extremely unsocial hours and working time directive breaks will always be given.
Salary & Benefits
You will be paid at or above the London Living wage depending on your experience. At the lower end this gives a FTE (based on 40 hours per week) salary of £22,568. Your base salary will be 0.75 of this amount. with overtime and additional shifts available as operations require.
Cycle to Work Scheme
Many of the team and freelance crew at Gripvan are keen cyclists - it's also the easiest way to get to Hackney Wick for those early call times! Our cycle to work scheme allows you to purchase a bike from your pre-tax salary, saving around 30% on the cost of a new bike. We also provide indoor secure cycle storage to keep your pride and joy safe during the working day.
Flexible Shifts
The industry doesn't always keep normal hours, we know that life sometimes doesn't either. Where possible we'll always try to accommodate requests to start late, finish early or work remotely.
Free use of equipment
Gripvan is a team made up of passionate creatives in their own right. When kit isn't booked on a job it is available to our employees to use on their own personal projects.
An extra day off to celebrate your Birthday
With a few big birthdays happening at Gripvan lately we can appreciate the benefit of a day off to celebrate (or recover). We'll also make sure you celebrate with us at a Birthday lunch.
Regular team lunches
Speaking of lunch, we like to eat together, whether by whipping up a massive salad to share, or by treating the team to a midweek lunch out.
Tea, coffee and snacks on tap
An army marches on its stomach, Gripvan is no different! We'll keep you well caffeinated or if Peppermint is more your thing we're good for that too.