Description

Permanent Role
Full Time Hours – 39 hours per week
Location –Edington St, Glasgow &Travel across Scotland as required

Salary – £30,779 per annum plus benefits

Scottish Opera is Scotland’s national opera company. We take world-class opera to all corners of the country, ensuring as many people as possible can enjoy this wonderful art form.

We are seeking an experienced and well organised Metal Fabricator / Scenery Builder to join our busy Workshop Department.

The role will work with the Workshop Manager and other members of the workshop team to construct the metal work elements of scenery (for Scottish Opera projects and external clients) from technical drawings. It will also ensure the efficient delivery of high quality scenery, with a focus on metal work fabrication and will oversee the day to day operation of the metalwork department.

We are looking for someone who has relevant work experience in a metal working environment coupled with a knowledge of related Health and Safety Legislation, preferably within a theatre, film or arts context. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication and relationship building skills, be a great problem solver and have a desire to learn new skills.

Key Skills/Knowdlege Required

• A knowledge of Heath and Safety legislation relating to metalworking and scenic construction

• Ability to read drawings

• A welding certification

• A good level of woodworking skills

  Other desirable skills

• Experience of TIG and / or aluminium welding

• A basic level of I.T. competency including AutoCAD or other CAD software

• Holder of a current CSCS card

• A current Full Clean Driving Licence valid in the UK

Additional Information

• Required to work outwith normal working hours

• Travel across Scotland will be required

  Applicants should email [email protected] providing an up-to-date CV,a covering letter detailing their suitability for the role and where they saw the vacancy advertised, and should also complete our Equality Monitoring Form.

  All candidates must be able to demonstrate a pre-existing right to work in the UK and documentary proof of this will be requested at interview.

  Closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 24th April 2022. First round interviews will take place w/c 2nd May 2022.

  Scottish Opera strives to be an equal opportunities employer and is subsidised by the Scottish Government. Registered Number SCO37531. Scottish Charity Number SCO19787

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Posters Information:

Name:SCOTTISH OPERA

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