Bell Tent Event Erectors Dressers and Drivers - Ringwood, United Kingdom - New Forest Bell Tents Limited

Description

Do you enjoy working outdoors, working as part of a team and have an eye for detail?
Then this might just be the job for you


Competitive Hourly Rate

Reporting to:
Operations Manager


Location:
On site based with time in the warehouse/yard


What we do -

New Forest Bell Tents provide pop-up hospitality and glamping for private events, weddings and festivals and to the general public. We erect and furnish tents for our customers at their chosen location and then come back and dismantle them after their stay. We provide the 'bells n whistles' with luxury beds, bedding, furnishings, bunting and festoon lights. At a typical event we can erect anything from 10-60 bell tents, requiring a smooth, military style operation Rigging involves setting up a boutique guest tent village, dressing and furnishing tents and breakdown either side of events. During the season we erect tents at multiple locations covering a 30 mile radius spanning Hampshire and Dorset and sometimes further afield. We also supply glamping for several small to medium festivals - for some of these staff may need to stay on site with a crew festival ticket.


What we need -

We require team players with good interpersonal skills and enthusiasm, who enjoy working outdoors in all conditions and can work to tight deadlines.

Work is fast paced and physically demanding whilst enjoyable and rewarding with a lively team.

As part of the team you'll provide a first-class service to our customers and will need to quickly learn our tent rigging routines and working methods.

You'll need to be physically fit as the job involves a lot of lifting and carrying equipment around and loading/unloading.

You'll have bags of initiative, able to take on a set of tasks as part of the team; kitting out tents to the specifications from a master spreadsheet.

We need our tents to have the wow factor which means you'll need an eye for detail and take pride in what we do.

We also require Drivers with a full Category B driving licence (must have held a licence for minimum of 8 years) and experience driving 3.5 Tonne vehicles (medium/long wheel base and Luton vans) who will be required to drive Company and Hire vehicles to sites.
Please note this is role is combined with erecting and dressing bell tents. This role will be paid at £13 per hour.


Requirements:

• You must enjoy physical and challenging work in all weather conditions
• Excellent team player
• Reliable and efficient with a good attention to detail
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• A passion for delivering good customer service

Key Responsibilities of the Role

• To work as part of an experienced team of Seasonal Riggers in our bell tent hire business
• To erect, dress and dismantle bell tents at designated site locations and ensure that all tasks allocated are accurately carried out in accordance with instruction and timeframes set by Team Leader
• To attend team briefings prior to any jobs commencing and debriefing meetings following every dismantle
• To ensure all vehicles are loaded correctly at the yard in accordance with instructions
• To ensure all vehicles are reloaded on site, at the end of every job.
• To take part in the preparation days when required
• To park vehicles properly and observe speed restrictions, when driving a company vehicle or private vehicle on company property
• To treat all company equipment and vehicles with respect
• To assist other team members when appropriate for the benefit of the company

Availability and Location -

Training Day

Working Hours

Flexible hours (average 15-25 per week) dictated by bell tent hire bookings with typical hours with shift usually Thursday/Friday/ /Sunday/Monday and additional hours on bell tent builds as dictated by seasonal demand.

Availability to work weekends is an integral part of the job, particularly during peak season and bank holidays.

Shift hours can vary from job to job, but usually start at 0830am and finish in the afternoon or by 6-6.30pm if it is a big job.

There are more hours of work available during our peak months of June/July.


Renumeration

Previous Experience

• Work in events, hospitality, marquee hire or camping industry preferred but not essential

Applying

Job Type:
Part-time


Pay:
£12.00 per hour


Expected hours:
per week


Benefits:

• Free parking

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Weekend availability

Work Location:
In person


Reference ID:
NEWFORESTBELL24

Expected start date: 17/05/2024