Equipment Rental Technician I

Under direct supervision, the Equipment Rental Technician I loads/unloads trucks, pulls, preps, and restores audio/visual equipment, cleans, and organizes storage area, tests and maintains equipment, and operates forklift, cargo van, and box trucks.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Uncases, assembles, connects, and tunes equipment, appropriately per event specifications.
• Load and unload trucks.
• Ensures the equipment storage area is kept clean and organized on a day-to-day basis and that all supplies are put back in their designated areas when they are ready to be returned to storage.
• Possess basic knowledge of lighting, rigging, staging, scenic, video and audio equipment.
• Flexibility and willingness to adjust work schedule to meet the demands of our clients.
• Consistently follows proper safety and security measures.
• Safely operates forklift, cargo van, 16’ and 24’ box trucks.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED
• 0-3 years’ experience in at least one facet of event production (Audio, Lighting, Video, rigging, staging, technical direction, production management)
• Valid in-state Drivers’ License
• Able to perform some strenuous physical tasks daily including the ability to lift 50 lbs.
• Must have a sense of urgency and efficiency and the ability to prioritize and multi-task.
• Must have strong organizational skills, high attention to detail, and exercise good judgement.

Preferred Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree (or BFA) - Theater, Technical Production, Audio Production, Stage Management, Lighting Production, etc.
• Class E Drivers’ License
• Forklift Certification

Physical Demands (refer to Addendum):

• Ability to work in a physical environment and lift 100 pounds.