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Senior Hire Operative – Event and stage lighting
September 7, 2022 | Comments Off on Senior Hire Operative – Event and stage lighting
Senior Hire /Rental Operative - Stage Lighting Hire
- Job type: Full-time, Permanent
- Location: White Lion Street, London N1 9PD
- Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 17:30
- Paid overtime
- Yearly Salary c. £35,000 / year
- Starting date: September 2022
Halo is London's leading event and stage lighting equipment hire, event services & venue technical support company. Hires are an important part of Halo's activities accounting for a sizeable part of our turnover.
Over the past 30 years we have secured a solid reputation for delivering a quality hire service and we are now looking at building on this record by growing our team.
The role
· Taking enquiries - mostly emails but also some by phone.
· Getting proposals approved.
· Organising all aspects of hires: equipment specifications / logistics / sub-hires / H&S, etc
· Obtaining quotes from suppliers and purchase at best price. Ensure the procurement process is effective and is well coordinated with our accounts department.
· Ensure that invoices are raised for work undertaken.
· Oversee equipment preps in conjunction with warehouse manager.
Responsibilities include:
· Communicating effectively with other departments.
· Driving changes and improvements to existing processes.
· Providing effective communication to all stakeholders.
· Building personal relationships with our regular clients.
Objectives for our department:
· Deliver impeccable standards of hires.
· Introduce and develop new technologies.
· Launch new services.
· Implement a growth strategy
Experience required:
· Track record in any position in the event industry - especially with regards to rental.
· Extensive working knowledge of all aspects of production equipment: AV / Lighting / Sound / Staging
· Commercial experience in any position - negotiating with clients and suppliers, delivering sales.
Desirable skills:
· Any rental management software
· Any CAD package such as sketch-Up
· Any design software such as In-design / Photoshop, etc.
· Social Media management
Personal qualities required:
· Aptitude to concentrate with great attention to detail
· Strong work ethic which includes punctuality
· Clear-headed and calm under pressure
· Be nice
Please apply with a CV. Thank you.
By applying for this role, your details will be sent to Ortolan People, who are engaged to provide recruitment support in processing applications. We will endeavour to respond to all applicants within three working days. Occasionally for roles with a very high volume of applicants, this may not be possible.