Operations Technican

Package Description Job Reference: 20034Band: BSalary: up to 25k depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience.
The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.Contract type: 6 month fixed term contract (This is an office based role Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm)Location: Salford, Dock HouseClosing Date: Sunday 1st of December 2024 We're happy to discuss flexible working.
Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application.
There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to.
Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.
Excellent career progression – the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
Unrivalled training and development opportunities – our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.
Benefits - We offer a negotiable salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
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Main Responsibilities 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 to various productions across the BBC.
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.
Introduction Media Operations is one of two main departments within the Technology & Media Operations Group.
Media?Operations 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 BBC's news, radio, and sport services across London, Salford, and Birmingham - capturing, editing, and producing our output 24x7 for TV, radio, and online.
Our team are experts in their field with exceptional technical, operational and production creativity at their heart.
Interview process · Technical Assessment for shortlisted candidates – 45 min technical camera assessment· Value-based Interview – approx.
45mins of values-based questions · Interviews to commence the week of the 9th December Working closely together with our news, sport and content colleagues, we co-create all content reaching millions of people across the UK and the World daily.
The team is also responsible for the management of production services, stores, and some audio, fleet vehicles and OB bases in England.
Are you the right candidate?
Some of the things we love: • Detailed understanding of programme making and the needs of production staff, particularly in relation to self-op production• 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• Experience of providing a high level of customer service.• An understanding of the responsibilities involved in the management, supply, maintenance, and storage of all equipment and accessories• Good planning and organisational skills with a keen attention to detail•Strong time management skills with a proven ability to prioritise; experience of working to tight deadlines• Proven ability to work in a team environment adopting a collaborative and supportive approach• Ability to work on own initiative• Excellent interpersonal skills for relating to people at all levels and abilities• Effective communication skills (both oral and written) so as to be able to impart technical information to individuals with no technical background About the BBC The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC for different reasons and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants.
Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.
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