Technician II

Job Summary

Service Area: Public Services Department: Culture and Recreation Division: River Run Centre Work Location: River Run Centre, 35 Woolwich Street Work Mode: In-person Job Type and Duration: Permanent, Full Time Vacancy Number of Open Positions: 1 Salary Range: $32.51- $39.89 per hour Affiliation: CUPE 973 Posting Period: January 6, 2026 to January 18, 2026 11:59 p.m.

Why Guelph?

When you join the City of Guelph, you join a team of over 2000 employees who deliver services the community relies on every day. Together, we are bringing to life Guelph’s vision of an inclusive, connected, and prosperous city where we look after each other and our environment. As a single tier municipality, we offer a variety of occupations and career specialities within our organization.

Guided by the goals and objectives of the Future Guelph:
Strategic Plan and committed to the Corporate Values of integrity, service, inclusion, wellness and learning, the candidate will aid in the achievement of the Community Vision for an inclusive, connected, prosperous city.

What we offer

We offer competitive wages and comprehensive benefits to meet the needs of our diverse employees. Many of our positions offer:

• Paid vacation days, increasing with years of service
• Paid personal days;
• Defined benefit pension plan with OMERS, including 100-per-cent employer matching;
• Extended health and dental benefits, including Health Care Spending Account;
• Employee and Family Assistance Program;
• Parental leave top up program;
• Learning and development opportunities including tuition assistance
• Employee recognition programs.

Position Overview

Resumes are being accepted for the position of House Technician with the River Run Centre. Reporting to the Supervisor, Technical Services, River Run Centre, the core responsibilities of the House Technician II (Stage Carpenter) are the load in, set up, operation, tear down and load out of all scenic elements used on the stage. This position will also support the other House Technicians and departments as required.

Guided by the goals and objectives of the City of Guelph Corporate Strategic Plan and committed to the Corporate Values of integrity, service, inclusion, wellness and learning, the candidate will aid in the achievement of the Community Vision for an inclusive, connected, prosperous city.

Key duties and responsibilities

• Ensure a safe working environment for artists and crew. Ensure that all stage crew on the stage wear prescribed PPE and follow established safety policies and procedures.
• Maintain, move, and operate stage equipment, including raising and lowering of orchestra pit, removal, storage and replacement of orchestra pit seating, moving and setting up risers, and loading in, setting up and loading out equipment.
• Safely call or operate the fly pipes and work with all departments to ensure correct fly pipes are brought into the deck and taken out, that drapes, scenery, and equipment are safely attached, and that counter weighting is done in the correct sequence.
• Safely assess and produce rigging requirements for flats, flys, drops silks and any other flown equipment.
• Running a small shop that contains saws, drills, presses and more.
• Orchestrate with house crew on carpentry projects and maintenance.
• Coordinate the set-up, tear-down and storage of the acoustic shell.
• Clean, repair and paint stage deck.
• Coordinate and communicate with local stage crew, River Run Centre staff, artists, artist management and touring crew from start of show call until completion of load out.
• Ensure staging equipment; including acoustic banners, risers, stairs, ladders, tools, draperies, and rigging supplies are maintained in safe working condition.
• Support other House Technicians as required.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications and requirements

• Experience related to the duties listed above, normally acquired through the completion of a grade 12 diploma plus a 3 year community college diploma in Technical Production, in theatre or a related field and 4-5 years experience in theatre systems, lighting, sound, carpentry and rigging. Candidates with an equivalent combination of education and experience may be…