Exhibit Operations Tech 2

Job Description

Job Description

Museum of Science, Boston

Innovation and creativity come from the unique perspectives of a diverse staff. We value your perspective.

Who We Are
As science and technology increasingly shape our lives, the Museum of Science strives to equip and inspire everyone to use science for the global good while keeping up with the pace of change. Among the world's largest science centers and New England's most attended cultural institution, we engage nearly five million people a year – at Science Park and in museums around the world, in classrooms, and online.

The Museum's singular location connecting Boston and Cambridge puts us at the junction of some of the world's most influential academic institutions and industries, local and state government, schools, and the public. Trusted by each sector, we are ideally positioned to convene, inspire, and create meaningful experiences for all. Come join us on our mission to inspire a lifelong love of science in everyone and living our vision for a world where science belongs to each of us for the good of all of us.

What You'll Accomplish
You will be working with colleagues on the floor and in the shop using your skills to repair exhibits and challenge your trouble shooting talents in identifying problems, finding solutions to the problems, and then implementing your skills to facilitate repairs in an expedient manner to ensure quality museum experience by our visitors. You enjoy opportunities to work alongside senior technicians and meet the challenges of installation of unique exhibits, using your skills in various trades such as lighting, rigging, material handling, artifact handling, projection, and state of the art equipment throughout the museum to ensure consistent operation of exhibits.

Start your mornings preparing the museum for daily operations by turning on required power and inspecting exhibit halls. You will be doing daily rounds of exhibit areas and exhibit components and provide and when need make repairs and report all existing or potential problems to ensure they are working properly and offer solution options when appropriate. You take pride in working with your hands as you maintain exhibits components and spend time caring for exhibits by cleaning and performing preventive maintenance to ensure a quality visitor experience.

For you there is a joy and pleasure when you have an opportunity to be working with colleagues providing services and assistance for wide variety departments throughout the institution on tasks which include, but not limited to, installation of signage, installation of seasonal decoration, assistance to museums collections and assistance for all events by providing support to other departments to accomplish their goals. You will also assist your fellow team members and any members of the staff and guests by responding to emergency incidents when called upon as defined in the Museum's Emergency Preparedness and Management Plan (EPAMP) to provide a safe, orderly evacuation of the premises.

What We're Looking For
We are looking for someone who possesses post high school course work, technical degree, associate's degree, business or vocational certificate. Preferably three or more years of general maintenance - mechanical or fabrication experience. You have the ability to demonstrate to a fair degree your knowledge in the use hand and power tools. You have a knowledge in basic mechanical fundamentals and the ability to trace and correct faults in systems by utilizing test equipment, as well as understanding of mechanical and physical principles and the ability to apply them in maintenance and repair situations. You can display your ability to read plans and block diagrams.

You can demonstrate specific experience in one of the many skill sets listed below:

• Woodworking/Fabrication
• Metal Fabrication
• Troubleshooting skills
• Plastics fabrication and milling
• Pneumatics/hydraulics
• Wall repair and painting
• Forklift/Aerial lifts
• Experience troubleshooting common computer issues

This position will require that you are willing and enjoy the demands of physical activity and will often require you to work in lifts and on ladders, and that you will be able to carry and move many types of objects and equipment some of which may be heavy or large, and some may also be very fragile. In this position you will spend a large amount of time on the exhibit hall floors walking and traveling throughout the galleries.

This position will work Sunday – Thursday, fully on-site.

How We Work-Our Values

Everyone: We are everyone's museum. We pursue equity and celebrate every person for who they are. We foster an inclusive environment in which we value and respect diversity.

Service: We serve our colleagues and community. We hold ourselves accountable to be a trustworthy public resource, and to support a sustainable, just and evidence-based future.

Learning: We love learning. We are curious about the world and want to share our joy and wonder with others. We value open minds and recognize that everyone has more to explore, discover and create.

Connection: We find strength in connections. We collaborate across communities, organizations and disciplines to make science relevant and accessible to all.

Boldness: We dream big. We boldly push ourselves forward, pursuing new ideas and challenges. We experiment and learn from our failures as we seek to inspire purpose, spark imagination and encourage hope.

Salary Range

$18.40—$23 USD

The Museum of Science is fully committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and to attracting, retaining, developing and promoting the most qualified employees without regard to their race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship status, veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state or local law. We are dedicated to providing a work environment free from discrimination and harassment, and where employees are treated with respect and dignity.