Junior Exhibit Texchnician

  • Edmonton, AB
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
As a Junior Exhibit Technician, you are reporting to the Lead Exhibit Technician and work under the supervision of senior members of a multidisciplinary technical team. You are a key member of a team responsible for fabricating, building, installing, and maintaining exhibits, galleries, and similar public spaces in at the Royal Alberta Museum and our historic sites around the province. In this role, you collaborate with others in several functions related to preparing galleries for new exhibitions, installing and decanting exhibit components of various scales, and maintaining visitor experiences while they are open to the public. Your daily responsibilities are completed within existing guidelines, operating procedures, standards or under direct supervision.Being a generalist with a certain degree of technical skills in several areas, you are comfortable with fabrication (carpentry, metalwork), installing exhibit components (cases, plinths, objects) according to plans and elevations, and finishing galleries while following design specifications. Working in close collaboration with team members in a multidisciplinary museum environment, you participate in the production, installation and teardown of exhibits and other visitor experience products.You proactively conduct routine exhibition maintenance, either in gallery or warehouse settings, in a timely and professional manner while following health and safety regulations. As a hands-on technician, you are also capable of diagnosis of various problems and you can identify options for repair and/or replacement. You are an important contributor, supporting the Lead Exhibit Technician with the monitoring of the inventory of materials, supplies, tools and equipment in the production shops and warehouse.Key responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:– Assist with the production, installation and decant of various exhibition components.
– Prepare empty galleries and other public spaces by painting walls, re-setting lighting equipment, etc.
– Assist Exhibit Technicians with the assembly and dismantle of exhibition structures, furniture and various other items. Independently, assemble and dismantle straightforward displays, as per installation
instructions.
– Repair and clean exhibitry, structures, showcases, static and modular displays, as instructed/assigned.
– Complete regular walkthroughs to identify pinch points and faults, and inform relevant stakeholders.
– Organize and maintain equipment, tools, supplies and parts inventories, while maintaining a clean, safe and organized work environment.
– Participate in project teams and various committees, as assigned.
– Complete other related duties as assigned by the Manager and/or Lead Exhibit Technician.

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