Tradeshow / Event Technician - Showtime Canada
Top Benefits
About the role
Introduction:
Join the Showtime team in this entry level position. As a Tradeshow/Event Technician , you will set up large and small events in BC and beyond. This position requires being able to work as part of a team, prep, load and unload gear, set up and dismantle various events. This position also involves providing customer service and other kinds of support during the events. Suitable candidate will be highly motivated, flexible, able to work under time pressure, able to lift and move heavy equipment, and able to travel throughout Canada.
Who We Are:
SW Event Technology / Showtime Event & Display is a leading event services company in Canada, and our winning team of industry experts brings our client's dream events, both big and small to life. We provide our expert services to the nation’s most exciting virtual, in-person and hybrid events ranging from concerts, sporting, festivals, trade shows, and galas, to conferences and equipment rentals. We deliver events far and wide across Canada and the USA.
What you will have the opportunity to do:
- Load/unload equipment on-site and at warehouse
- Set-up/dismantle of trade show equipment
- Drive company vehicles + operate equipment such as forklifts, pallet jacks, etc.
- Assist in the preparation and return of equipment
- Provide general customer service support on-site
- Provide general warehouse support
- Ensure proper storage, transportation, and maintenance of equipment
- Other duties as required
To be successful in this role you:
- Are physically fit, safety-minded and able to lift up to 50 lbs
- Ability to problem solve under pressure
- Have a valid class 5 BC drivers license or equivalent and reliable transportation
- Experience operating larger delivery trucks is an asset
- Have the ability to be flexible in working hours and be available to work outside of regular business hours
- Ability to travel throughout Canada
You might be the person we are looking for if you:
- You are committed to providing exceptional customer service and your a master communicator
- Possess strong problem solving skills with the ability be proactive and identify potential issues
- Are a Reliable team player who is flexible and willing to assist with other departments as appropriate
- Have the ability to multi-task and manage time effectively in time sensitive situations
- Have a professional work ethic with a positive can-do attitude
- You have a willingness and desire to grow and expand within our team
What the role entails:
- Full time/Casual position which include variable shift pattern of early mornings, evenings, and weekend shifts
- Training and Mentoring Opportunities
- Regular Social Events Throughout the year
- Involves physical labor and the requirement to work in different event venues and properties both indoor and outdoors in environments that are often loud and bright.
How to Apply:
If this sounds like you, then are you ready to amplify your career with us? Start your journey in joining our amazing team of passionate like-minded professionals an apply today. We thank all applicants for their interest however only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Here at Showtime, we know that the different perspectives on our team have led to amazing ideas, more innovation, and, ultimately, our success as a company. Our team welcomes applicants of all backgrounds, experiences, beliefs, identities, and statuses. Whoever you are—we can't wait to meet you!
Job Types: Full-time, Casual
Pay: $23.00-$25.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 2025-07-11
About Showtime Event & Display
With a great passion for the entertainment industry, two long time friends Calvin McCarthy and Grant Mackney formed what was known as Sound Waves Entertainment in 1990. Sound Waves (later to be named SW Audio Visual) expanded in 1995 to form Showtime Event and Display, and within two years was the number one supplier of tradeshow services in the BC Interior.
Today, twenty years later, SW/Showtime has grown to operate out of five regional offices throughout British Columbia, employ a staff of over seventy-five professionals, and hold an equipment inventory that can service the needs of any sized event. Although BC is considered the primary market place, SW/Showtime continues to provide service to a growing number of clients in cities all over Canada and the United States.
SW/Showtime and its owners are young, energetic professionals, that despite the impressive growth thus far, consider the best days still to come. With an aggressive growth strategy for the future, there will be a need for more team players.
Tradeshow / Event Technician - Showtime Canada
Top Benefits
About the role
Introduction:
Join the Showtime team in this entry level position. As a Tradeshow/Event Technician , you will set up large and small events in BC and beyond. This position requires being able to work as part of a team, prep, load and unload gear, set up and dismantle various events. This position also involves providing customer service and other kinds of support during the events. Suitable candidate will be highly motivated, flexible, able to work under time pressure, able to lift and move heavy equipment, and able to travel throughout Canada.
Who We Are:
SW Event Technology / Showtime Event & Display is a leading event services company in Canada, and our winning team of industry experts brings our client's dream events, both big and small to life. We provide our expert services to the nation’s most exciting virtual, in-person and hybrid events ranging from concerts, sporting, festivals, trade shows, and galas, to conferences and equipment rentals. We deliver events far and wide across Canada and the USA.
What you will have the opportunity to do:
- Load/unload equipment on-site and at warehouse
- Set-up/dismantle of trade show equipment
- Drive company vehicles + operate equipment such as forklifts, pallet jacks, etc.
- Assist in the preparation and return of equipment
- Provide general customer service support on-site
- Provide general warehouse support
- Ensure proper storage, transportation, and maintenance of equipment
- Other duties as required
To be successful in this role you:
- Are physically fit, safety-minded and able to lift up to 50 lbs
- Ability to problem solve under pressure
- Have a valid class 5 BC drivers license or equivalent and reliable transportation
- Experience operating larger delivery trucks is an asset
- Have the ability to be flexible in working hours and be available to work outside of regular business hours
- Ability to travel throughout Canada
You might be the person we are looking for if you:
- You are committed to providing exceptional customer service and your a master communicator
- Possess strong problem solving skills with the ability be proactive and identify potential issues
- Are a Reliable team player who is flexible and willing to assist with other departments as appropriate
- Have the ability to multi-task and manage time effectively in time sensitive situations
- Have a professional work ethic with a positive can-do attitude
- You have a willingness and desire to grow and expand within our team
What the role entails:
- Full time/Casual position which include variable shift pattern of early mornings, evenings, and weekend shifts
- Training and Mentoring Opportunities
- Regular Social Events Throughout the year
- Involves physical labor and the requirement to work in different event venues and properties both indoor and outdoors in environments that are often loud and bright.
How to Apply:
If this sounds like you, then are you ready to amplify your career with us? Start your journey in joining our amazing team of passionate like-minded professionals an apply today. We thank all applicants for their interest however only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Here at Showtime, we know that the different perspectives on our team have led to amazing ideas, more innovation, and, ultimately, our success as a company. Our team welcomes applicants of all backgrounds, experiences, beliefs, identities, and statuses. Whoever you are—we can't wait to meet you!
Job Types: Full-time, Casual
Pay: $23.00-$25.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 2025-07-11
About Showtime Event & Display
With a great passion for the entertainment industry, two long time friends Calvin McCarthy and Grant Mackney formed what was known as Sound Waves Entertainment in 1990. Sound Waves (later to be named SW Audio Visual) expanded in 1995 to form Showtime Event and Display, and within two years was the number one supplier of tradeshow services in the BC Interior.
Today, twenty years later, SW/Showtime has grown to operate out of five regional offices throughout British Columbia, employ a staff of over seventy-five professionals, and hold an equipment inventory that can service the needs of any sized event. Although BC is considered the primary market place, SW/Showtime continues to provide service to a growing number of clients in cities all over Canada and the United States.
SW/Showtime and its owners are young, energetic professionals, that despite the impressive growth thus far, consider the best days still to come. With an aggressive growth strategy for the future, there will be a need for more team players.