Job Description

Job Requisition ID:

33959

Job Closing Date:

7 December 2025
London, GBR, W3 0RP

JOB DETAILS


JOB BAND: B

CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent - Full-time

DEPARTMENT: Media Operations

LOCATION: London, Park Royal/Park Western OB base

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: Up to 36,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge, and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.


PURPOSE OF THE ROLE


As a Rigger Supervisor your responsibilities will include attending a variety of events and shows to assist engineers and site crew in the safe and legal loading/unloading of vehicles and trailers with equipment, cables, and other associated plant, with due care and regard for these items. Assist the stores base of operations team in loading, vehicle movements, daily transportation, and maintaining vehicle standards. The role also carries responsibility for basic routine vehicle maintenance, weighing and checking of vehicles and trailers before driving, and ensuring that the vehicle and load does not contravene any safety or legal requirement; promptly reporting defects.



The role is a 35-hour week role incorporating on site early and late shift work, including weekend rotation. The role pays overtime and additional night payments where applicable.



WHY JOIN THE TEAM



Media Operations is one of two main departments within the Technology & Media Operations Group. Media Operations is at the heart of teams delivering incredible content across all our platforms for all audiences. Comprising around nine hundred people, it manages the craft and production operations for the BBC's news, radio, and sport services across London, Salford, and Birmingham - capturing, editing, and producing our output 24x7 for TV, radio, and online. Our team are experts in their field with exceptional technical, operational and production creativity at their heart.



YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:


Putting safety first ensuring you protect the public, team, and yourself. Bring an enthusiastic, proactive and positive attitude to the BBC. Load and transport equipment safely - Ensure vehicles and trailers are legally and safely loaded, weighed, and checked before travel. Rig and operate technical equipment - Deploy, test, and maintain cables, infrastructure, and OB equipment on-site. Drive and position OB vehicles - Safely drive, park, stabilise, and interconnect vehicles as per operational plans. Support stores team in picking, loading, and transportation of operational equipment.


YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE



ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:


Licensed HGV Driver - Must hold a valid Cat C+E (Class I) licence, CPC, and Driver Qualification Card. Strong understanding of transport legislation and safety requirements. Able to work flexibly under pressure and fit into fast-paced production environments, according to the requirement of shifts. Capable of building effective relationships across craft, resource, and production teams. Experienced in heavy lifting and manual handling tasks.


DESIRABLE SKILLS:


Demonstrate an understanding of the principles and operation of broadcast equipment and practices, with particular relevance to radio operations.


If you can bring some of these skills and experiences, along with your transferable strengths, we would be excited to hear from you and encourage you to apply.


Disclaimer


This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.


Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.


For any general queries, please contact: bbchr@bbc.co.uk


Redeployment


The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.