Warehouse Lead - Audio

Live Events•Thousand Oaks, CA

8d•$25 - $30•Onsite

About The Position

The Warehouse Lead - Audio is the technical subject matter expert responsible for the organization, readiness, and technical accuracy of audio equipment in the production warehouse. The role has no direct reports but provides technical leadership, guidance, and support to warehouse team members during equipment pulling, staging, quality control, and show preparation. The position ensures audio systems, drive racks, amplifiers, consoles, cabling, and related components are properly configured, tested, and prepared for live event deployment. Work is performed primarily in a warehouse and technical production environment, which may involve active warehouse movement, changing priorities, and deadlines tied to show schedules. The position follows a typical workday schedule, although evening and weekend work may be required during high-volume sales periods. Travel is not required. This is a full-time position in Thousand Oaks, California, with an hourly salary range of $25.00–$30.00. The company describes itself as a national live event production company and AV partner specializing in concerts, festivals, corporate events, and sports.

Requirements

Strong understanding of audio signal flow, gain structure, routing, patching, and system deployment.
Experience with drive racks, amplifiers, DSP, loudspeaker systems, wireless microphones, and audio consoles.
Ability to troubleshoot audio systems and identify technical issues quickly.
Strong organizational skills and ability to maintain department-specific equipment standards.
Ability to communicate clearly with warehouse, production, and technical team members.
Comfort serving as a technical lead without direct people-management responsibilities.
Ability to safely and consistently lift and move equipment up to 50 lbs.

Nice To Haves

Two or more years of professional audio, live event production, AV production, or production warehouse experience.
Familiarity with audio networking, including Dante.
Experience in a fast-paced live event production environment.

Responsibilities

Configure, inspect, and test audio systems, including consoles, drive racks, amplifiers, speakers, microphones, wireless systems, intercom, playback, and related accessories.
Support amplifier programming, DSP configuration, drive rack setup, and basic system tuning preparation as needed.
Confirm signal flow, patching, cabling, and system connectivity before equipment leaves the warehouse.
Validate audio show packages for completeness, accuracy, and technical suitability based on project requirements.
Maintain organization, accuracy, and readiness standards for audio inventory in the warehouse.
Identify missing, damaged, incomplete, or incorrectly configured audio equipment and communicate issues to the Warehouse Manager or Technical Services team.
Help establish and maintain audio preparation standards, labeling practices, case organization, and equipment storage methods.
Monitor recurring equipment issues and recommend process improvements, repairs, or inventory adjustments.
Provide technical guidance to Warehouse Technicians during audio equipment pulling, staging, quality control, and preparation.
Support Warehouse Operations team members with audio-specific quality-control procedures and troubleshooting.
Assist with ongoing training and development of operations staff when necessary.
Promote safe equipment handling, proper cable management, and consistent warehouse practices.
Assist with cross-department warehouse work when needed while maintaining primary ownership of audio readiness.
Perform additional tasks as assigned, adhere to the Employee Manual, and participate in company initiatives and projects.