Assistant Technical Services Manager
Top Benefits
About the role
Job Summary
Fredericton Playhouse Inc., a charitable non-profit organization that manages and develops a 709-seat performance venue, has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Assistant Technical Services Manager to join our team.
Reporting to the Technical Services Manager, the Assistant Technical Services Manager plays a key role in the delivery of quality, effective technical services to users of the Fredericton Playhouse.
Working directly with artists, user groups and other team members, the successful candidate will have a desire to meet and exceed expectations in a customer-centric role. A member of the organization’s management team, they embrace collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement in their approach to their work.
Duties
- Work directly with clients and artists to ascertain and meet their needs for technical services
- Act as the lead on site manager/supervisor for performances, rehearsal, and other activities
- Manage/Supervise the work of technical crews for each assigned event
- Attend management meetings and participate in management team efforts such as organizational planning, improvement and monitoring
- Other duties as may be prescribed by the Technical Services Manager
Qualifications
The successful candidate will have a proven ability to supervise a diverse compliment of full-time and casual employees in a unionized (IATSE) working environment. They will have a good working knowledge of various areas of technical services and theatrical production equipment and operations.
The ideal candidate:
- Demonstrates strong supervisory, organizational, problem-solving and interpersonal skills;
- Works well under pressure, is able to work in a flexible schedule (including evenings and weekends);
- Has a personal passion for the performing arts.
Job Type: Casual
Pay: $21.40-$28.50 per hour
Expected hours: 35 per week
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Flexible schedule
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Store discount
- Vision care
Schedule:
- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
- Weekends as needed
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 2025-07-21
Expected start date: 2025-09-02
About Fredericton Playhouse
Located in beautiful downtown Fredericton adjacent to the provincial legislature, the Fredericton Playhouse has been providing a professional venue for the performing arts for decades.
In 2000, the facility came under the ownership and management of Fredericton Playhouse Inc. With a renewed mandate to provide the Greater Fredericton region with a variety of performing arts experiences and a venue for local productions. Fredericton Playhouse Inc. is a charitable non-profit corporation and is managed by a volunteer board of directors.
The Fredericton Playhouse operates as a professional performance venue available for local, national, and international artists and companies. It also presents touring artists as part of its own professional series and offers a comprehensive education and outreach program. It has been the recipient of numerous awards and distinctions from the Canadian Arts Presenting Association, the East Coast Music Awards, and the Fredericton Chamber of Commerce.
Assistant Technical Services Manager
Top Benefits
About the role
Job Summary
Fredericton Playhouse Inc., a charitable non-profit organization that manages and develops a 709-seat performance venue, has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Assistant Technical Services Manager to join our team.
Reporting to the Technical Services Manager, the Assistant Technical Services Manager plays a key role in the delivery of quality, effective technical services to users of the Fredericton Playhouse.
Working directly with artists, user groups and other team members, the successful candidate will have a desire to meet and exceed expectations in a customer-centric role. A member of the organization’s management team, they embrace collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement in their approach to their work.
Duties
- Work directly with clients and artists to ascertain and meet their needs for technical services
- Act as the lead on site manager/supervisor for performances, rehearsal, and other activities
- Manage/Supervise the work of technical crews for each assigned event
- Attend management meetings and participate in management team efforts such as organizational planning, improvement and monitoring
- Other duties as may be prescribed by the Technical Services Manager
Qualifications
The successful candidate will have a proven ability to supervise a diverse compliment of full-time and casual employees in a unionized (IATSE) working environment. They will have a good working knowledge of various areas of technical services and theatrical production equipment and operations.
The ideal candidate:
- Demonstrates strong supervisory, organizational, problem-solving and interpersonal skills;
- Works well under pressure, is able to work in a flexible schedule (including evenings and weekends);
- Has a personal passion for the performing arts.
Job Type: Casual
Pay: $21.40-$28.50 per hour
Expected hours: 35 per week
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Flexible schedule
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Store discount
- Vision care
Schedule:
- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
- Weekends as needed
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 2025-07-21
Expected start date: 2025-09-02
About Fredericton Playhouse
Located in beautiful downtown Fredericton adjacent to the provincial legislature, the Fredericton Playhouse has been providing a professional venue for the performing arts for decades.
In 2000, the facility came under the ownership and management of Fredericton Playhouse Inc. With a renewed mandate to provide the Greater Fredericton region with a variety of performing arts experiences and a venue for local productions. Fredericton Playhouse Inc. is a charitable non-profit corporation and is managed by a volunteer board of directors.
The Fredericton Playhouse operates as a professional performance venue available for local, national, and international artists and companies. It also presents touring artists as part of its own professional series and offers a comprehensive education and outreach program. It has been the recipient of numerous awards and distinctions from the Canadian Arts Presenting Association, the East Coast Music Awards, and the Fredericton Chamber of Commerce.