Equipment Manager

Toronto, ON
Contract
Full-time

30 days ago

Who We NeedFollowing our successful Outfit the March capital campaign, we have acquired significant new equipment to support our productions. We are looking for an Equipment Manager to oversee, maintain, and coordinate the use of all new equipment across our productions, and to manage our growing rentals business and free loaning program.The Equipment Manager will report to our Director of Production, Tori Morrison. They may hire and oversee technicians to support their work.The Equipment Manager will mostly work on-site at the Outside the March office (258 Wallace Ave), our storage facilities (M8W), or production venues, though administrative work can be accomplished remotely. Some evening and weekend work may be required, depending on rental and production needs.This is a two-year independent contractor position. The Equipment Manager will work approximately 250 hours per year on a flexible schedule.The contract will begin as soon as possible.Roles & ResponsibilitiesThe Equipment Manager will be responsible for the organization, maintenance, and deployment of all OtM’s equipment. This role is critical to ensuring productions and projects run smoothly and that all equipment is safe, functional, and properly inventoried.Responsibilities include:

Overseeing all aspects of equipment management after acquisition, including:

Ensuring safe casing, labelling, and storage
Creating and maintaining instruction and storage manuals
Performing maintenance and arranging for repairs, replacements, or upgrades as needed
Filing any insurance claims for damaged or missing equipment
Managing our portable Sound Booth
Coordinating with the Director of Production to arrange all equipment usage for OtM productions and events, ensuring safe handling, load-in, set-up, and strike
Overseeing all aspects of equipment rentals/loans, including:

Maintaining rental system, including equipment catalogue, schedule, and budget and invoices.
Serving as primary point of contact for rental inquiries, bookings, and rentee support
Coordinating logistics for pickup and delivery and/or overseeing the hiring of technicians to coordinate
Confirm availability for future rentals, in collaboration with OtM Staff,
Track progress of current rentals and provide notice/reminders for pickups and returns.
Managing and organizing storage facilities, including:

Managing inventory systems
Conducting regular inventory
Sourcing low-cost long-term storage solutions

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