Sound Video Technician

Universal Studios Hollywood • Los Angeles, CA

22h • Onsite

About The Position

This role involves assisting the Sound & Video Foreman/Gang Boss in attraction maintenance functions, responding to and resolving maintenance issues that affect show quality in a timely manner. The technician will communicate operational status of attractions and show venues, support requests from operating groups, and maintain machines and equipment in safe, operating order. This includes making repairs or recommending vendor servicing, maintaining and controlling inventories, and adhering to all EHS and Standard Operating Procedures. The technician will also document unscheduled work and assist in developing processes to enhance system efficiencies and increase productivity.

Requirements

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Associate’s degree (AA) from a two-year college/technical school in applicable discipline(s) or equivalent experience required.
• Ability & willingness to work a variety of schedules, overtime, weekends and holidays with short notice.
• Ability and willingness to respond to incidents in locations requiring climbing, fall-protection, and other non-traditional work-environments.
• Must possess excellent interpersonal communication skills both verbal and written on a technical level.
• Able to work independently.
• Requires moderate to heavy physical exertion.
• Must be able to lift, carry, push, and pull heavy materials and objects up to 50lbs.
• Must be able to stand, walk, bend, stoop, climb, etc. for extended periods of time.

Nice To Haves

• Possess knowledge of electrical/electronics, sound/video systems, projection systems, program logic controllers (PLC).
• QSYs online training preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Sound & Video Foreman/Gang Boss in all attraction maintenance functions assigned.
• Respond and resolve maintenance issues that affect show quality of all characters and effects in a timely manner.
• Communicate accurately and in a timely manner, matters which pertain to the operational status/readiness of all attractions and show venues to the Gang Boss and/or Foreman.
• Support requests of all operating groups/departments within USH in a timely and professional manner.
• Maintains machines and equipment in safe, operating order. Makes repairs as appropriate or recommends when vendors should be contacted for servicing.
• Maintains and controls inventories at levels adequate to sustain efficient operations. Places special orders for materials and tolls based on work orders.
• Adhere to all EHS and Standard Operating Procedures within Attraction Services and USH at large.
• Ensure that unscheduled work performed is correctly documented.
• Assist in the development and implementation of processes which enhance system efficiencies and increase productivity.

Benefits

• Pay rate starting at $46.14 per hour

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree