Middlesex Sound & Lighting Limited
Reactive Audio Visual And Effects Lighting Service Engineer
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Company Description
Middlesex Sound & Lighting Limited (MSL) is a UK-based specialist in professional sound, lighting, and audio-visual solutions with over 40 years of industry experience. The company is recognized as a respected supplier and installer, delivering high-quality systems and services. MSL works across a wide range of environments, including entertainment venues, educational institutions, retail spaces, religious facilities, corporate offices, and commercial sites. The team focuses on reliable, innovative solutions and long-term client relationships, offering applicants the chance to work on diverse and technically challenging projects.
Role Description
The Reactive Audio Visual and Effects Lighting Service Engineer is a full-time, on-site role based in London. The role involves responding to service calls, diagnosing faults, and repairing professional audio, visual, and effects lighting systems at client locations. Daily tasks include:
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- Performing routine maintenance
- Testing and commissioning equipment
- Configuring control systems
- Ensuring installations operate safely and effectively
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The engineer will:
- Document all work completed
- Maintain service records
- Communicate clearly with clients and the internal team regarding issues, solutions, and follow-up needs
The position also includes occasional out-of-hours support, coordinating with project managers and other engineers to ensure rapid and professional resolution of technical problems.
Qualifications
- Strong technical skills in professional audio, video, and effects lighting systems, including fault finding, repair, and routine maintenance.
- Hands-on experience with AV control systems, DMX lighting control, signal routing, and relevant hardware and software tools.
- Solid understanding of electrical and electronic principles, with the ability to read and interpret technical drawings, schematics, and manuals.
- Ability to work safely on-site, following health and safety regulations and best practices for equipment handling and installation.
- Effective communication and customer service skills, with the ability to explain technical issues in clear, accessible language.
- Strong organizational skills, including accurate documentation, time management, and the ability to prioritize multiple service calls.
- Experience in the professional sound, lighting, or AV industry, ideally within entertainment, corporate, or commercial environments.
- Full UK driving license and willingness to travel to client sites as needed.
- Relevant technical qualification or apprenticeship in electronics, electrical engineering, audio-visual technology, or a related field.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team, with a proactive, problem-solving approach.
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