Audio Visual Warehouse Manager (Events Industry)

Job Title: Warehouse Manager Location: St Albans, Hertfordshire Company: Just Smile Ltd

Have you spent years working in live events, setting up sound systems, programming lighting, building stages and making productions happen?

Do you love the industry and working with professional AV equipment, but fancy spending a few more evenings and weekends at home?

This could be the perfect next step in your career.

Just Smile Ltd is an established and growing live events production company, providing sound, lighting, video, staging and technical production for conferences, festivals, awards ceremonies, corporate events and private celebrations across the UK.

We're looking for a practical, organised and hands-on Warehouse Manager to take responsibility for our busy AV production warehouse in St Albans.

Whether you're an experienced Warehouse Manager or a seasoned AV technician looking to move away from life on the road, we'd love to hear from you.

The Role

You'll take ownership of our warehouse operations, ensuring that equipment is properly prepared, maintained, stored and ready for every event.

This is a hands-on management role where your technical knowledge, organisational skills and ability to lead a team will make a real difference.

You'll work closely with our project managers, technicians and operations team to keep everything running smoothly.

Key Responsibilities

Warehouse & Equipment Management

• Manage the day-to-day running of our AV warehouse.
• Oversee the preparation, checking and return of equipment for events and dry hires.
• Ensure all sound, lighting, video, staging and rigging equipment is clean, tested and ready for use.
• Maintain an organised, efficient and safe warehouse environment.
• Ensure equipment is correctly stored, labelled and tracked.

Stock Control & Maintenance

• Maintain accurate stock and inventory records using our hire management software.
• Identify and report missing, faulty or damaged equipment.
• Coordinate equipment maintenance, repairs and servicing.
• Manage consumables, spare parts and warehouse supplies.
• Liaise with suppliers and arrange replacement parts where necessary.

Team Management & Operations

• Supervise and coordinate warehouse staff.
• Allocate daily tasks and ensure equipment preparation deadlines are met.
• Work closely with project managers to plan upcoming equipment requirements.
• Oversee vehicle loading and unloading.
• Improve warehouse systems, procedures and working practices.

Vehicle Fleet

• Oversee the maintenance and general condition of company vehicles.
• Coordinate servicing, MOTs and repairs.
• Ensure vehicles are safe, clean and ready for use.

Health & Safety

• Maintain safe working practices throughout the warehouse.
• Ensure equipment is handled and stored correctly.
• Identify and address potential safety issues.

Who We're Looking For

We're particularly interested in hearing from people with a background in live events, AV production, technical hire or event operations .

You might currently be:

• An experienced AV Technician or Senior Technician.
• A Production Technician looking for a more settled role.
• A Warehouse Manager working in an AV or equipment hire company.
• An experienced events professional who understands equipment preparation and logistics.

You don't necessarily need previous Warehouse Manager experience. If you've spent years working with professional AV equipment, understand how events operate and have the organisational and leadership skills to run a warehouse, we want to hear from you.

Essential Skills

• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Practical knowledge of professional AV equipment or relevant warehouse operations.
• Ability to manage people, priorities and deadlines.
• Good communication and problem-solving skills.
• A proactive, hands-on approach to work.
• Comfortable working in a busy, physical environment.
• Full UK driving licence.

Desirable Experience

• Professional sound, lighting, video, staging or rigging equipment.
• Equipment preparation and de-preparation.
• AV hire or inventory management software.
• Stock control and asset tracking.
• Vehicle fleet management.
• Forklift or warehouse lifting equipment.

Why Join Just Smile?

Stay in the industry you love, with a better work-life balance.

We know how demanding the events industry can be. Long days, early starts, late-night load-outs, weekends away and constantly changing schedules can eventually take their toll.

This role offers the opportunity to put your experience to good use in a predominantly warehouse-based position, with a more consistent working routine.

You'll enjoy:

• A permanent, full-time position within an established events production company.
• A more predictable working schedule than a typical event technician role.
• The opportunity to work with professional sound, lighting, video and staging equipment.
• Responsibility for managing and developing an important part of the business.
• A varied, hands-on role where your experience and ideas are valued.
• The chance to help improve our warehouse operations and working practices.
• A friendly, supportive and hardworking team.

We're still an events company, so there will be busy periods, changing priorities and occasional requirements to work outside normal hours. However, this is primarily a warehouse-based management role rather than a touring or on-site technician position.

Pay: £32,000.00-£40,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Free parking
• On-site parking

Experience:

• AV Warehouse Manager: 3 years (required)

Language:

• English (required)

Work Location: In person