Theatre Technician

Fife Cultural Trust; Kirkcaldy; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a vibrant cultural organization as a Theatre Technician, where you will support technical production across multiple venues. This role requires flexibility, strong IT skills, and experience with sound and lighting equipment. Enjoy a dynamic work environment with opportunities for creative collaboration and professional growth. The organization values its employees, offering competitive benefits and a commitment to equal opportunities. If you're passionate about the arts and thrive under pressure, this position could be your next exciting challenge.

Benefits

Local Government Pension Scheme

Generous Holiday Allowance

Flexible Working Opportunities

Discounted Gym/Swim Memberships

Pool Cars for Work Travel

Qualifications

• General experience in all technical elements of theatre.
• Comfortable working under pressure with tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Support technical work across all four theatres in Fife.
• Involved in lighting, sound design, and stage management.

Skills

Lighting Design

Sound Design

Stage Management

Audio-Visual Delivery

IT Skills

Health and Safety Standards

Tools

Sound Equipment

Lighting Equipment

AV Systems

Job description

Job Title: Theatre Technician

Contract Type: Permanent

Grade: FC05

Salary: £27,087 - £29,508 per annum plus unsocial uplift after 8pm weekdays / anytime on weekends

Hours: 36 hours per week

Location: OnFife Theatres: Adam Smith (Kirkcaldy), Rothes Halls (Glenrothes), Lochgelly Centre (Lochgelly) & Carnegie Hall (Dunfermline)

Job Reference: ON000564

We are OnFife and as Fife’s largest cultural organisation we specialise in making jaws drop, hearts warm, eyes light up and imaginations run wild. We work with a huge range of partners, artists and creatives and our spaces are some of Fife’s favourite places. An ambitious leadership-oriented charity, we’re built on strong values, and those values make us who we are –Fearless,Inviting,Fair andExciting.

We’re a real Living Wage employer, and we offer a local government pension scheme, generous holiday allowance and flexible working opportunities. If you need to travel for work, we can provide pool cars if you’re near head office or pay travel expenses so you are not out of pocket! Along with this, you can also access discounted gym/swim memberships and other employee benefits.

The Role

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Technicians team working across all four of our theatres in Fife. This is a peripatetic role, meaning you’ll support the existing teams based at each venue. You’ll be involved in all aspects of technical work, including lighting and sound design / production, stage management and audio-visual delivery for events and conferences. You’ll also work alongside the teams responsible for equipment maintenance and ensuring health and safety standards within the venues.

You can view the full job spec on our current vacancies page on our website.

About You

Our theatre technicians work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, often under tight deadlines and with multiple shows / events running at the same time. As such you’ll be comfortable working under pressure and to agreed deadlines.

Whilst you may have a specialised field experience (i.e. sound or lighting), you will need to have general experience in all other technical elements as the role will require you to cover all areas within the theatre. Strong IT skills and good working knowledge and experience of specialist equipment (sound, lighting, AV systems) is required.

A high degree of flexibility is required as hours will always include evening and weekend work. The role can also be physically demanding so a strong level of fitness is required for this job.

As the role requires you to work across all four theatres, access to your own personal transport is essential (travel expenses are covered).

How to Apply

If you would like to find out more information about this role before applying, please contact Tony Stevens, Venue Manager, for an informal chat. Contact details can be found on our current vacancies page on our website.

When you’re ready to apply, please complete our application form and equal opportunities form and return them to the HR team at [e-mail]. The application pack can be downloaded from our current vacancies page on our website.

The closing date for applications is 9am on Thursday 22^nd May 2025.

Interviews will take place week commencing 2^nd June.

OnFife is an equal opportunities employer.

We are proud to support the Armed Forces community and are committed to the Armed Forces Covenant.

Due to the high number of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to each applicant. If you do not hear within two weeks of the closing date you have not been successful on this occasion but thank you for taking the time to apply.