AV Technician - Chessington, Surrey

Chessington World of Adventures Resort is the UK's wildest adventure! With our Theme Park, Zoo, and our spectacular Hotel, there are plenty of roaringly exciting career paths available. We're also a part of the Merlin Entertainments family - associated with attractions like SEA LIFE, LEGOLAND Parks, Madame Tussauds and More!

Location: Chessington World of Adventures, Surrey KT9 2NE

Hours: Full time. Fixed term contract. Working weekends and bank holidays as required.

Benefits: Hourly rate of £10.00, exclusive discount on our animal VIP experiences, ongoing training opportunities and a Merlin Magic Pass - 20 free tickets for you, your family and friends to enjoy all of our Merlin Attractions across the world, plus much more!

Are you ready for your next wild adventure?

By joining the Entertainments production team, you will be opening yourself up to a brand-new exciting career path for you to explore. You will not be short of new experiences due to our team constantly developing and innovating the technology we use in each of our seasonal events such as, Summer celebration, Halloween and Christmas!

About the Role

The experience we are looking for is; the ability to operate shows independently, operate sound equipment, operate lighting equipment, ability to rig lighting, a simple understanding of set carpentry.

Our AV Technician will be responsible for operating a variety of Shows independently. They will also be responsible for operating and setting up various special effects and machines. They will also be responsible with the start-up procedures of the mane stage, mini stage, rangers club and any other areas production are responsible for.

They will also be working closely with fellow production personnel to help build and deliver our seasonal events, where we program show control systems, build set, make props, rigging lighting and audio systems around the park to deliver a high quality end product for our guests.

The ability to problem solve and overcome challenges is crucial in this dynamic environment, as we have very varying operations on park to deliver our products.

As part of the ‘Entertainment Production Team’, you will support the Technical Manager in the smooth running of all backstage operations, performances and events across the Resort. This is a perfect opportunity to challenge your technical skills Howl’o’ween is a perfect example of when your skills will be built on and challenged with our fantastic award-winning attractions, catering for ages 3-4 right up to 12-20.

About You

Our ideal candidate will be organised, passionate and proactive with the ability to work independently and it is crucial to be able to problem solve under pressure. We need you to have excellent communication skills combined with the important ability to follow instructions. Experience supporting live events is necessary, and experience of working within a theatre environment or live sound engineering is preferred but not essential.

An understanding of Technical Theatre Safety standards is necessary and crucial as Health and Safety plays an essential work in our environment.

The Perks

We’re growing fast and alongside a fun and friendly environment, we offer a fabulous package and amazing prospects. 25 days’ holiday and, of course, a Merlin Magic Pass which gives you and your friends and family free admission to all of our attractions worldwide, as well as 25% discount in our retail shops and restaurants and 40% discount on LEGO.

Everyone Matters at Merlin. At Merlin we welcome the world to our magical attractions and resorts every day and we want to reflect that same multicultural mix inside our business too. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse workplace where people can be themselves, have the same opportunities and thrive together. Because at Merlin, everyone matters! Together, we work to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, no matter their age, race, gender, disability or sexual orientation. Although we understand that we'll always be learning and growing, we aim to be the most inclusive and flexible employer in our industry.