Profession head of workshop
Heads of workshop coordinate specialised workshops that construct, build, prepare, adapt and maintain elements used on stage. Their work is based on artistic vision, schedules and overall production documentation. They liaise with the designers involved in the production, the production team and other services of the organisation.
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Personality Type
- Conventional / Realistic
Skills
- Prevent fire in a performance environment
Take steps to prevent fire in a performance environment. Make sure the space complies with fire safety rules, with sprinklers and fire extinguishers installed where necessary. Make sure staff are aware of fire prevention measures.
- Manage schedule of tasks
Maintain an overview of all the incoming tasks in order to prioritise the tasks, plan their execution, and integrate new tasks as they present themselves.
- Use personal protection equipment
Make use of protection equipment according to training, instruction and manuals. Inspect the equipment and use it consistently.
- Manage supplies
Monitor and control the flow of supplies that includes the purchase, storage and movement of the required quality of raw materials, and also work-in-progress inventory. Manage supply chain activities and synchronise supply with demand of production and customer.
- Develop project schedule
Define the project completion stages, and create a timeline. Synchronise necessary activities, taking into account the convergence of production elements. Establish a schedule.
- Lead a team
Lead, supervise and motivate a group of people, in order to meet the expected results within a given timeline and with the foreseen resources in mind.
- Follow safety procedures when working at heights
Take necessary precautions and follow a set of measures that assess, prevent and tackle risks when working at a high distance from the ground. Prevent endangering people working under these structures and avoid falls from ladders, mobile scaffolding, fixed working bridges, single person lifts etc. since they may cause fatalities or major injuries.
- Update budget
Make sure that a given budget remains up to date using most recent and most accurate information. Anticipate possible variations and ensure that the set budgetary goals can be reached within the given context.
- React to emergency situations in a live performance environment
Assess and react to an emergency (fire, threat, accident or another calamity), alerting emergency services and taking appropriate measures to safeguard or evacuate workers, participants, visitors or audience according to the established procedures.
- Commission set construction
Meet with specialised set construction companies and commission sets.
- Use technical documentation
Understand and use technical documentation in the overall technical process.
- Consult with design team
Discuss the project and design concepts with the design team, finalise proposals and present these to stakeholders.
- Adapt to artists' creative demands
Work with artists, striving to understand the creative vision and adapting to it. Make full use of your talents and skills to reach the best possible result.
- Work with respect for own safety
Apply the safety rules according to training and instruction and based on a solid understanding of the prevention measures and risks to your own personal health and safety.
- Follow environmentally-sustainable work practices
Apply principles, policies and regulations aimed at environmental sustainability in the workplace.
- Negotiate health and safety issues with third parties
Consult, negotiate and agree on potential risks, measures and safety procedures with third parties.
- Support a designer in the developing process
Support designers in the course of the developing process.
- Calculate design costs
Calculate design costs to make sure the project is financially viable.
- Contribute to a safe working environment
Apply basic safety rules according to training and instruction and based on a solid understanding of the risks to you and your colleagues.
- Plan workshop activity
Plan workshop activities according to production needs.
- Work safely with mobile electrical systems under supervision
Take the necessary precautions while providing temporary power distribution for performance and art facility purposes under supervision.
- Plan teamwork
Plan the working schedule of a group of people in order to meet all time and quality requirements.
- Promote health and safety
Promote the importance of a safe working environment. Coach and support staff to participate actively in the continuous development of a safe working environment.
- Budget set costs
Prepare set production budgets.
- Work ergonomically
Apply ergonomy principles in the organisation of the workplace while manually handling equipment and materials.
- Translate artistic concepts to technical designs
Cooperate with the artistic team in order to facilitate the transition from the creative vision and its artistic concepts to a technical design.
- Work safely with chemicals
Take the necessary precautions for storing, using and disposing chemical products.
- Supervise health and safety at work
Supervise the application of rules, regulations and good practice in relation to health and safety. Ensure compliance with health and safety legislation
- Analyse the need for technical resources
Define and make a list of the required resources and equipment based on the technical needs of the production.
- Work safely with machines
Check and safely operate machines and equipment required for your work according to manuals and instructions.
- Perform quality control of design during a run
Control and ensure the quality of design results during a run.
Optional knowledge and skills
perform first fire intervention document safety actions ensure safety of mobile electrical systems manage consumables stock make set construction drawings organise training use specialised design software write risk assessment on performing arts production oversee quality control archive documentation related to the work provide documentation provide first aidCommon job titles
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