Theatre Technician

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Job summary

A large cultural organization in Fife is seeking a technician for its Lochgelly Centre. The role involves technical support for events, including lighting and sound. Candidates should possess flexibility for evening and weekend work and have experience in a fast-paced environment. Benefits include a local government pension scheme and generous holiday allowance.

Benefits

Local government pension scheme

Generous holiday allowance

Discounted gym/swim memberships

Qualifications

• General experience in technical elements of theatre.
• Ability to cover all areas within the theatre.
• Experience in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Involved in all aspects of technical work, including lighting and sound.
• Work alongside equipment maintenance teams.
• Ensure health and safety standards within premises.

Skills

IT skills

Experience with sound equipment

Experience with lighting equipment

AV systems knowledge

Ability to work under pressure

Strong level of fitness

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 and Exciting.

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 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 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 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 Thursday 14th August 2025 at 9am.

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.