Operations Technician
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22 days ago
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Job Summary
JOB DETAILS
JOB BAND: B
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent Full-time
DEPARTMENT: Locations: Media Operations
LOCATION: London W3 Park Western
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: 25000 - 30000 depending on relevant skills knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
Were happy to discuss flexible working. If youd like to please indicate your preference in the application though theres no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
BBC MediaOperations is at the heart of teams delivering incredible content across all our platforms for all audiences. Comprising around nine hundred people it manages the craft and production operations for the BBCs news radio and some sport services across London Salford and Birmingham - capturing editing and producing our output 24x7 for TV radio and digital platforms.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
The Location team is responsible for resourcing and supporting outside broadcasts News and Production Services who supply and support kit to self-shooters. Our team work on some of the BBCs highest profile events ranging from music (Glastonbury the Proms) to Sport (Euros Olympics) to News (coverage of the Party Conferences elections as well as breaking News events).
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:
Production Services staff are responsible for delivering a high quality support service on behalf of the BBC.
Operations Technicians are responsible for the provision of portable recording equipment accessories and related consumables.
Operation Technicians and Senior Operation Technicians ensure that equipment is maintained available for use allocated to programme teams as required and monitored and tracked to ensure maximum utilisation of assets.
They will advise programme makers on the use of the kit that is being hired.
It is essential that role holder understands the needs of the business and is sensitive to the pressures faced by production teams.
Operations Technicians are concerned with the preparation and basic maintenance of equipment liaising with programme teams in relation to their requests and advising on equipment set up and ensuring that the movements of assets are accurately recorded and tracked.
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
Experience of using broadcast / production equipment such as cameras and sound recording equipment.
Detailed technical knowledge of audio and visual equipment used in programme making
An understanding of the responsibilities involved in the management supply maintenance and storage of all equipment and accessories
Proven ability to work in a team environment adopting a collaborative and supportive approach
Examples of communicating technical information to non-technical colleagues/cohorts at all levels
DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:
Good planning and organisational skills with keen attention to detail
Strong time management skills with a proven ability to prioritise; experience of working to tight deadlines
Ability to work on own initiative
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.
Interview process:
Technical Assessment for shortlisted candidates 45 min technical camera assessment
Value-based Interview approx. 45mins of values-based questions
Before your start date you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges in line with our Contracts of Employment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Six Sigma
- Lean
- Management Experience
- Process Improvement
- Microsoft Outlook
- Analysis Skills
- Warehouse Management System
- Operations Management
- Kaizen
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
- Retail Management
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