Exhibit Maintenance Technician

Description

The Exhibit Maintenance Technician handles the timely completion of exhibit repairs and maintenance at the Saint Louis Science Center. This is a critical role within the exhibits department to ensure active exhibits are always in full operation.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain the required inventory of all exhibit parts to ensure the fast turn-around of interactive repairs, resulting in little or no down time for positive guest experiences.
• Monitors exhibits for repairs needed and recommend improvements that increase efficiency, minimize exhibit downtime.
• Contribute to a highly collaborative team environment of exhibit creation, improvement, and maintenance. 
• Must demonstrate versatile skills and may be called upon to make props and mounts and install or paint exhibits.
• Maintain an orderly shop by making sure tools and equipment are in good working order and that proper care and safety protocols are in practice. 
• Assist with installation of exhibits.
• Other related duties as needed or assigned.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS

• High school graduate and 1 year experience in a broad range of carpentry, museum preparatory training or equivalent education and experience. 
• Must have a thorough working knowledge with a variety of hand tools, power tools, saws, routers, drills, and other shop machinery.
• Capable of following department procedures for exhibit maintenance and work order records.
• Attention to detail to ensure all work is completed with expert craftsmanship.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Inventive and collaborative spirit, initiative to both thrive in teams and to work alone without direct supervision and handle prompt completion of assigned tasks.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This position requires sitting, standing, and/or walking throughout the facility for extended periods of time on any workday. Ability to climb up and down stairs and ladders; to work on lifts and high platforms; to bend, stoop, and lift to move and retrieve materials; to pull/push, lift and carry up to 40 pounds; and to reach above and below shoulder height. 

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Exhibit production shop environment. Work is performed both indoors and outdoors. Working in adverse weather conditions possible. Significant noise exposure associated with machinery, exhibits, and visitors. Full-time with occasional extended hours and/or weekend duties.