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Part Time Equipment Technician / Driver

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Description

This role would suit someone looking to balance regular paid employment alongside developing their own freelance lighting technician career.

The Role is based on 24 hours per week, across three days. These will include Fridays however the remainder of the days can be worked flexibly to suit the needs of the business and individual. Their will be additional hours and overtime available.

Salary will be at or above London Living Wage, dependent on experience

MAIN DUTIES

• Packing & Clearing equipment
• Testing and inspection of professional stills and motion equipment
• Driving company vehicles to deliver or collect equipment
• Stock checking equipment, consumables and spare parts
• General maintenance and upkeep of equipment 
• Reporting equipment issues to line manager

Training will be provided to the successful candidate.

Requirements

Skills

  • Excellent communication skills, written and oral.

  • Keen to learn and always be up to date with any developments within the industry.

  • Passion for professional development.

  • Excellent attention to detail.

  • Team player

  • Full, Clean Driving Licence

Experience

  • Undergraduate level education, equivalent, or relevant experience.

  • Minimum 1 years of experience in a professional photographic / film equipment rental house or similar.

  • Knowledge of professional flash / continuous lighting equipment.

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 0.6 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.

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Apprentice Equipment Technician / Driver

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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.