Senior Production Technician
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Senior Production Technician
Permanent - Full Time (37 hours per week)
£33,683.00 per annum (Anti-Social hours options available)
We are recruiting a Senior Production Technician to support the delivery of technical and production requirements across [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Main House and Studio programmes, as well as contributing to special events, learning and participation activity, and artist development work.
[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]’s technical team is highly regarded on the touring circuit for its professionalism, efficiency, and commitment to best practice. As the Trust continues to expand its own produced work and touring activity, the Senior Production Technician will play an important role in helping to realise these ambitions.
Reporting to one of the three Heads of Department, you will work as a multi-skilled technician across all performance spaces. You will bring a strong understanding of theatre production and the wider industry, up-to-date knowledge of health and safety practices, excellent interpersonal skills, and demonstrable experience working with a broad range of technical equipment.
The role of Senior Production Technician is a multi-skilled position, and we welcome applicants from all technical disciplines; we are particularly keen to hear from those with experience in, or an ambition to develop skills in, stage craft and counterweight flying.
[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is an inclusive and disability confident employer. We value difference and recruit by merit based on fair and open competition.
About [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]
[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], Canterbury is one of the UK’s most successful large-scale regional theatres (UK Theatre of the Year in the Stage Awards 2022). Our mission is to be the engine house for the performing arts in Kent, shaping the spirit of our region.
We bring West End musicals, national companies, a symphony orchestra season and high-profile tours to Kent audiences, in a year-round programme of theatre, dance, opera, music and comedy in our 1,200-seat Main House. This year we begin producing large-scale plays made in Kent and touring nationally. Our 150-seat Studio is dedicated to the development of new ideas, with a mix of R&D with resident and visiting companies, sharings and presented shows.
Our ground-breaking work with young people focuses on skills development and includes co-delivery of a UAL Level 3 Performing Arts course with East Kent Colleges Group; being the national home of Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures’ Cygnet School and the RSC’s Associate Theatre in the South East. We launched our Writers’ Room, developing regional talent and supporting our producing aspirations. As the largest performing arts employer in the region, we are committed to developing the workforce of the future, providing apprenticeships and work experience opportunities for over 100 young people every year across all areas of theatre-making.
We are also fast outgrowing our spaces and developing major capital projects as a result, including turning the 800-year-old Poor Priests’ Hospital within the city walls into a Creative Learning Centre and free heritage destination, with support from Levelling Up and the National Lottery Heritage Fund. We are also looking towards the long-term development of our theatre building, increasing our technical and producing capacity.
Our investment in our loyalty strategy has ensured that we have consistently strong and engaged audiences for our varied programme. We’ve also received recognition from our industry, winning a Stage Award for our innovative approach to supporting the theatre sector and a Workforce Award from UK Theatre for our investment in our People Plan, ensuring our high calibre team are rewarded and supported.
We are a Creative Green organisation and are committed to taking action on climate change and environmental sustainability.
How to Apply
You can apply by submitting your application online: Apply online.
Alternatively, you can contact the hiring manager, David Beaumont by email at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] for a pre-application discussion or the recruitment team by email at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal].
Closing date: Sunday 24 May 2026.
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