Sound Video Technician Controls
Universal Studios Hollywood · West Hollywood, CA · 3 wk ago
Art & Creative$46.14/hrFull-time
About the role
The Sound & Video Controls Technician works with controls engineers to sustain the rides and attractions, providing input on potential design optimizations and upgrades. This role also supports the commissioning and testing of all design optimizations, as well as new attraction installations.
Responsibilities
- Essential: Configures, sustains, troubleshoots, and assists repairs to complex electro-mechanical equipment, programmable logic controllers, and machinery.
- Respond and resolve reliability issues that affect controls systems and show quality of all characters and effects in a timely manner.
- Communicate accurately and in a timely manner, matters that pertain to the operational status/readiness of all attractions and show venues.
- Assess and then clearly communicate objectives and direction to other technicians, while troubleshooting and relaying status information to direct management, clients, and stakeholders.
- Support requests of all operating groups/departments within USH in a timely and professional manner.
- Adhere to all EHS and Standard Operating Procedures within Attraction Services and USH at large.
- Ensure that all sustaining work, inclusive of attraction downtime response and design optimizations, is properly documented.
- Absorb and implement processes, which enhance system efficiencies and increase productivity.
- Promote and provide extraordinary guest service for both internal and external guests.
- Maintain proficiency in all areas as it pertains to his/her area(s) of responsibilities assigned.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications/Requirements
- Must be 18 years of age or older
- Associate degree (AA) from a two-year college/technical school in applicable discipline(s) or equivalent experience
- Ability & willingness to work a variety of schedules, overtime, weekends, and holidays with short notice.
- Ability and willingness to respond to incidents in locations requiring climbing, fall-protection, and other non-traditional work-environments.
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills both verbal and written on a technical level.
- Able to work independently
- Strong team player that is focused on the success of the team
- Strong leadership ability
- Requires moderate to heavy physical exertion
- Must be able to lift, carry, push, and pull heavy materials and objects up to 50lbs.
- Must be able to stand, walk, bend, stoop, climb, etc. for extended periods of time.
Technical Qualifications/Requirements
- Possess knowledge of electrical/electronics components and systems, sound/video systems, projection systems, mechanical/structural components, programmable logic controllers (PLC) and software, inventory control inspection, quality control procedures.
- Understanding or awareness of software and coding, such as ladder logic, structured text, sequential function chart, function block diagram, and other text/scripting-based coding languages.
- Understanding of audio, video, lighting, and show control software and graphical user interfaces.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
Desired Characteristics
- Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university preferred.
- Experienced in design and technical blueprints/computer aided drafting for all the disciplines listed above.
- Understanding or awareness of motor control and drives systems or concepts, such as variable frequency drives/controllers.
- Understanding or awareness of closed-loop motion/servo control systems or concepts.
- Understanding or awareness of process control systems or concepts.
- Excellent organizational, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work with all levels of employees and management, and willingness to give assistance to co-workers. Strong team player.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently under pressure; proactive thinker/self-starter
- Ability to multi-task and be flexible is essential.
- Theme Park Operations knowledge
Working Conditions
- Exposure to extreme temperatures relative to the various systems
- Exposure to weather, noise, and hazardous materials
- Required to work in confined spaces
- Required to work at heights
Physical Requirements
- The job duties require an employee to move heavy objects.
- The job duties require an employee to traverse rough terrain.
- Must be able to lift, carry, push, and pull heavy materials and objects up to 50lbs.
- Must be able to stand, walk, bend, stoop, climb, etc. for extended periods of time.
Benefits
- Pay rate starting at $46.14 per hour
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Work shoes
- Meal vouchers
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to more senior leadership within Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions, to a full-time career in Culinary
- Opportunities to advance, based on skill and available positions,