Operations & Facilities Technician

WDR – the public-law media company in North Rhine-Westphalia. On the way with a clear mission: inform, entertain and allow people to form opinions independently. Whether in front of or behind the scenes – with our curiosity, creativity and passion you make public broadcasting sustainable. In various professions, you develop yourself personally and professionally – including, diverse and together in a real team. Try out, take care of your tasks, move what – for you, for society. Here's your program. We are looking for a:n programme dissemination of the WDR Technicians:in operation Location: Velbert / Langenberg Start date: 01.2026 Professional field: Media production, technology and design Type of employment: Full time The WDR program distribution ensures that content is reliably received from the audience via transmission networks, satellite and Internet. It plans, operates and develops modern transmission systems, from satellite solutions to glass fiber networks. Everything is taxed from the 24/7 operating center in Velbert-Langenberg, the central junction for transmission and uplink technology. The place shall be occupied for the 01.10.2026 at the Langenberg office indefinitely.

You are contact:in for foreign companies and WDR employees:inside at the WDR stations in NRW You carry out switch-offs to transmitter systems for reasons of personal protection as well as for mission-critical work on site In addition, you support the team’s systems in construction engineering The monitoring of all program dissemination services and first-level support in the 24/7 WDR operating centre's 24/7 layer service for temporary additional needs also include your tasks In addition, you can independently record upcoming maintenance or disruption in the existing ticket system and carry out tracking

You have a degree (ideally Bachelor, for example with a technical focus) or a comparable qualification You also have very good knowledge of audio and video streaming as well as good knowledge of audio and video technology as well as media usage In addition, good English skills in word and writing You have a strong team and communication skills as well as a structured way of working, even under time pressure You have a class B licence and a certificate of altitude fitness (G41) The willingness to work on weekends and holidays as well as on business trips to other WDR locations completes your profile

31 days 38,5-hour week Occupational pension Fair payment by collective agreement Flexible working time models Childcare provision Discounted D-Ticket Christmas and holiday money Urban Sports Club Membership