Equipment Operations Lead

About the role

MrBeast is searching for an experienced Equipment Operations Lead. This role oversees all physical production equipment used on set, ensuring equipment is transported safely, deployed efficiently, maintained properly, and available when needed. This role serves as the operational owner for camera, lighting, grip, power, and support equipment readiness across high-budget productions.

Responsibilities

• Lead all on-set equipment operations, logistics, deployment, and recovery activities
• Manage loading, unloading, transportation, staging, and teardown of production equipment
• Oversee battery charging, rotation, backup systems, and emergency power readiness
• Track equipment condition, usage, damage, and loss while coordinating updates with the Cage Manager
• Develop and enforce equipment SOPs, safety standards, and operational policies
• Supervise Gear Managers and ensure consistent equipment workflows across productions
• Coordinate basic equipment repairs, cable management, rigging support, wireless systems, and camera accessories
• Manage equipment staging areas, carts, gear tents, and workflow layouts to optimize efficiency and safety
• Partner with Set Technicians, Audio, Lighting, Video Engineering, and Production teams to ensure operational readiness
• Implement equipment redundancy, weatherproofing, contingency planning, and risk-prevention measures
• Manage vendor relationships for rentals, specialty equipment, maintenance, and repairs
• Train, certify, and support full-time, part-time, and freelance equipment users

Qualifications

The Equipment Operations Lead should have experience supporting production equipment operations in live production, broadcast, film, television, or large-scale content environments. They should also have experience leading equipment workflows, logistics, or production support teams. A working knowledge of camera, lighting, grip, power distribution, and production support equipment is preferred. Experience managing equipment inventory, deployment, maintenance, and operational readiness is essential. The ability to troubleshoot equipment issues under production timelines and changing conditions is also important.

Skills

• Experience supporting large-scale, high-budget productions
• Knowledge of wireless systems, camera support equipment, and production rigging workflows
• Experience developing operational procedures and training programs
• Vendor management and rental coordination experience

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Generous Medical (Blue Cross Blue Shield), Dental, Vision and company-paid Life Insurance
• Company contributions to employee Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
• 401k Plan with Safe Harbor company-matching
• Flexible vacation policy and paid company holidays
• Company-provided technology package
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