Radio Rigger Driver Supervisor Radio Rigger Driver Supervisor

The role is a 35 hour week role incorporating on site early and late shift work, including weekend rotation. The role pays overtime and additional night payments where applicable. 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. 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. Rigger Supervisors attend a variety of events and shows to assist in the safe and legal loading of vehicles and trailers with equipment, cables and other associated plant, with due care and regard for these items. They are responsible for the routine weighing and checking of vehicles and trailers before driving and ensuring that the vehicle and load does not contravene any safety or legal requirement; promptly reporting defects.,

• Assist in the safe and legal loading of vehicles and trailers with equipment, cables and other associated plant, with due care and regard for these items.
• Responsible for the routine weighing and checking of vehicles and trailers before driving and ensuring that the vehicle and load does not contravene any safety or legal requirement; promptly reporting defects.
• Drive vehicles to and from locations, park and stabilise vehicles either under direction or to a pre-determined plan and interconnect OB vehicles.
• Carry portable equipment on site either under direction or to a pre-determined plan.
• Undertake the deployment, rigging, care and testing of cables and infrastructure, technical equipment and ancillary plant, as directed or to a pre-determined plan.
• Undertake the safe erection of suitable supporting structures such as simple scaffold towers and bridges so as to support cables and equipment.
• Supervise ad hoc teams of Rigger Drivers, freelance crews etc. in undertaking the safe deployment, rigging, care and testing of cables and infrastructure technical equipment and ancillary plant, a directed or to a pre-determined plan.
• Operate power generators including the checking of voltage and frequency and ensure that fuel and water supplies are maintained.
• Assist in the assembly and operation of all radio OB equipment and carry portable sound equipment, including microphones, radio microphones and radio backpacks.
• Rig and operate telephones, radio talkback and similar communications systems whether for inclusion in the programme or for production support activity.
• Assist in the placement of microphones as required and to the direction of operational staff.
• Responsible for seeing reported faults and maintenance issues are reported to the appropriate maintenance area.
• Responsible for the presentation of vehicles, inside and out, recommending to the Resource Manager where repairs or refurbishment are required to the fabric of the vehicle.
• Ensure technical vehicles are stocked appropriately for the work they undertake, overseeing standard loads and stock.
  
  Currently licensed and experienced in the driving of Cat C+E LGV (Class I HGV).
• Current Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) and a Driver Qualification Card.
• A thorough working knowledge of all relevant transport legislation and requirements.
• A constructive and supportive attitude towards the aims of programme makers.
• Flexibility to undertake shifts as per the demands of the role
• Interpersonal and communication skills to build and sustain working relationships within craft, resource and production areas.
• Ability to fit in quickly to a team with an appreciation of the pressures involved in programme making and events.
• Ability to use initiative and to work flexibly under pressure across a broad range of programmes and events.
• Experience of heavy lifting and handling.
Desirable
• The ability to demonstrate an understanding of the principles and operation of sound equipment and practices with particular relevance to radio operations.
  
  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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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. You can find out more about working at the BBC by selecting this link to our candidate pack.