Interviews to take place during the week starting 28 July
WNO shares the power of live opera and classical music with audiences and communities across Wales and England. We are a creative and inspiring place to work and recognise that our colleagues play a vital role in advancing our strategic priorities to deliver on our ambitions.
Welsh National Opera is currently looking for a Touring Wardrobe Technician to support the Touring Wardrobe Manager with delegated touring wardrobe tasks, maintaining standards and developing performance.
What will be required of you?
As a Touring Stage Technician, you will be required to apply your practical stagecraft skills, knowledge, and experience to ensure that productions meet the highest standards and accurately reflect the creative and artistic vision of the production team, both in Cardiff and during tours.
You will be responsible for providing hands-on technical expertise in areas such as production carpentry, theatrical flying, safe trailer loading, and heavy-duty manual handling. Additionally, teamwork will be essential as you assist in supervising Assistant Technicians, Apprentices, Venue Technicians, and Agency Crew on-site.
You'll attend Stage Department and Technical Meetings as needed and help with task delegation within the department. Moreover, you will contribute to the smooth functioning of administrative and financial aspects.
What you will need to have?
The desired qualifications for the role include practical expertise in heavy-duty manual handling and basic working at height techniques. Additionally, candidates should possess practical skills, knowledge, and experience in at least one of the following areas: production carpentry, theatrical flying & rigging, safe loading of trailers, or general stagecraft.
Other essential attributes are the ability to follow cues during performances and rehearsals, adhere to method statements with the use of ground and stage plans, and have a working knowledge of current Health & Safety practices relevant to the role. The job requires a flexible approach and the ability to travel independently both within the UK and abroad.
What we can offer you?
Competitive Salary
£609.81 per week.
Annual Leave
Colleagues are entitled to 25 days annual leave (pro-rata for part time hours) each full holiday leave year which runs from 1stSeptember to 31 August. Bank and public holidays are in addition to this. After 5 years, your holiday will increase to 28 days.
Pension
All employees are automatically enrolled into WNO’s Stakeholder Pension Scheme (the “Plan”) or such other registered pension scheme as may be set up by the Company as a Qualifying Workplace Pension Scheme three months after joining the Company, subject to satisfying certain eligibility criteria.
Gym Membership
All employees are eligible to obtain the Active Corporate Card operated by Cardiff City Council which is available at a 25% reduced rate and covers various leisure facilities throughout Cardiff.
Discounts
Wales Millennium Centre offers discounts to residents at selected outlets within the building and selected restaurants around Cardiff Bay on presentation of ID cards. Discounted rate with Future Inns in Cardiff.
Staff Parking Discount with Q Park
We have a corporate rate with Q Park, Pierhead Street (opposite WMC).
Employee Assistant Programme
We provide a free confidential; counselling and advice service that is available family.to all our employees, freelancers and contractors.
Welsh lessons
We support staff who want to learn or improve their Welsh language skills, and we offer optional basic Welsh and improver lessons free of charge.
If you are looking for the next challenge, then apply today. We welcome applications in Welsh. If you wish to apply in Welsh, it will treated no less favourably than if you apply in English.
If you would like an informal chat about the role with Grant Barden, Technical Operations Manager, please contact carys.davies@wno.org.uk