Theatre Technician

Fife Cultural Trust; Lochgelly; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cultural organization in Scotland seeks a Theatre Technician to manage lighting, sound, production, and AV tasks for events at Lochgelly Centre. The ideal candidate will have technical experience, flexibility for evening and weekend work, and a strong level of fitness, ensuring health and safety standards are upheld. Join a dynamic team delivering memorable performances and events.

Benefits

Local government pension scheme

Generous holiday allowance

Flexible working opportunities

Discounted gym/swim memberships

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work evening and weekend hours.
• Comfortable under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Handle technical work including lighting, sound, and AV delivery.
• Ensure health and safety standards are met.
• Collaborate with the maintenance team for equipment upkeep.

Skills

Flexible working under pressure

General technical experience

IT skills

Knowledge of sound and lighting

Strong fitness level

Tools

Audio-Visual systems

Lighting equipment

Sound equipment

Job description

Contract Type: Permanent

Grade:FC05

Salary:£28,175.91 – £30,691.29 per annum (£15.01 – £16.35 per hour plus unsocial uplift after 8pm weekdays / anytime on weekends)

Hours:36 hours per week

Location:Lochgelly Centre, Lochgelly

Job Reference:ON000578

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 at Lochgelly Centre in Fife. You’ll be involved in all aspects of technical work, including lighting, sound, 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 specon 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 ideally have general experience in all other technical elements as the role will require you to cover all areas within the theatre at times.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 and you may be asked to provide cover at different theatres on occasion. The role can also be physically demanding so a strong level of fitness is required for this job.

How to Apply

If you would like to find out more information about this role before applying, please contact Mandie La Bell, Assistant 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 ourapplication formandequal opportunities formand return them to the HR team [e-mail]. The application pack can be downloaded from our current vacancies page on our website.

The closing date for applications is Thursday 14^thAugust 2025 at 9am.

OnFife is an equal opportunities employer.

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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.