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Job Title: Theatre Technician
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £23,952 to £26,242
Grade: FC05
Hours: 36 hours per week
Locations: Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy
Job Reference: ON000418

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.

As an employer, 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 for a Technician to join our team within our Theatres. Your days and hours of working will flex to meet the business needs, and this will include regular weekend and evening work at our newly refurbished Adam Smith Theatre, which is due to reopen in June. There will also be the opportunity for regular additional hours due to our varied theatre and events programme.

You’ll work as part of a team responsible for lighting design, sound production, stage management and event coordination within a theatre and conference centre environment within our venues. Equipment maintenance and staff management of casual team members are also integral to the role.

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

About You
You will have previous technical experience ideally from a theatre background, and you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and working abilities across lighting, sound and AV. Flexibility will be required and access to transport is necessary, as there will be travel throughout the region to provide cover at all venues in OnFife.

How to Apply
If you would like to find out more information about this role before applying, please contact Ayesha Nickson, Venue Manager for an informal chat about the role, contact details can be found in the advert on our current vacancies page on our website. When you are ready to apply, please complete an Application Form and equal opportunities monitoring form and return these to the HR team. The application pack can be downloaded from our current vacancies page on our website.

The closing date for applications is 9am on Friday 12th May 2023.

Interviews will take place on Friday 19th May 2023.

OnFife is an equal opportunities employer.

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