Operations Engineer
Operations Engineer
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JOB DETAILS
JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent
DEPARTMENT: Techology Media and Operations
LOCATION: Cardiff Central Square
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: 40500 to 50500 depending on relevant skills knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
This role is working as part of a shift pattern covering 05-00 0:00 seven days per week.
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
BBC Wales Technology Support is the team keeping all of your favourite output on air across Wales. Our team is self motivated and customer focused. We are based at the UKs most Technologically advanced broadcast centre in the heart of Cardiff. From Radio drama to TV drama Live Orchestra to Live news. You name it and we are across it. Our Engineers are responsible for the installation and maintenance of a wide range of systems covering all aspects of Broadcasting across Radio Television and Online. If you want to expand your broadcast engineering skills keen to learn and join a cutting edge team then read on.
Engineers may work as part of a team or work independently to maintain the required service. They will carry out engineering tasks that are complex and for which full technical information may not be available.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
We understand it isnt all about being technical its crucial youre customer focussed with an understanding and appreciation of pressures facing programme makers. Youll be adept at adjusting your communication style to suit an array of stakeholders and quick to develop good working relationships inspiring confidence in colleagues.
As our areas of support are so vast everyone cant know everything broadcast. We will develop any gaps within your knowledge and encourage you to develop specialisms.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT
You will be required to work as a part of the engineering support team on current projects dealing with operational support and faults.
You will also be required to repair faults quickly or to identify and implement alternative ways of providing programme requirements to overcome technical problems and maintain the continuity of work in the production addition there may be occasions where you will be required to drive a pool/hire car to provide support at all/any BBC Wales sites/OBs where the individual holds a valid driving licence.
You will be pro-active and seek out opportunities to further your knowledge and skills where appropriate and seek guidance and training when required.
You should appreciate the technologies and systems which support BBC Wales production and transmission operations for TV and Radio.
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
In this role you will diagnose and trouble shoot a multitude of technical issues across our broadcast infrastructure including but not limited to Post Production Radio Studios TV Studios and Galleries TV Playout
You should also have a good working knowledge and understanding of Macintosh systems with good experience of working on broadcast/IT systems in a live TV or multi-media environment
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
Good Technical knowledge of at least 2 Broadcast systems eg AVID DIRA AR/VR Radio Visualisation Graphics (eg VizRT) and editing software solutions
Experience within a television / radio broadcast environment or similar technical environment
Experience of studio automation and robotic systems
Experience of providing successful technical solutions through to BAU Operation
Experience Supporting Morpheus Playout systems or similar / MC
DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:
Windows 10 / 11 Installation & Administration Remote Administration IIS and web hosting technologies Jira Ansible IT Automation PowerShell & VB scripting Skills
Active Directory Understanding Knowledge of Windows Patch management
A good understanding of Networking to debug network issues
Awareness of all aspects of Health and Safety particularly electrical safety within broadcast environments.
If you can bring some of these skills and experience along with transferable strengths wed love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.
Employment Type
Full-Time
