At a Glance
- Tasks: Maintain and create stunning exhibitions while ensuring everything runs smoothly.
- Company: Join a leading museum with a passion for art and culture.
- Benefits: Gain hands-on experience, develop skills, and work in a creative environment.
- Other info: Collaborate with a diverse team and enjoy a vibrant workplace.
- Why this job: Be part of exciting projects that bring art to life and engage the community.
- Qualifications: Experience in workshop settings, carpentry, and technical skills are a plus.
The predicted salary is between 31500 - 38500 £ per year.
What You'll Be Doing
- Conduct daily gallery inspections to ensure displays, exhibits, and gallery spaces are maintained to a high standard, identifying and reporting maintenance issues as required.
- Carry out routine maintenance and repairs to gallery setworks, including painting, wall repairs, basic carpentry, and general exhibition upkeep.
- Construct and install exhibition elements such as display cases, wall structures, plinths, cladding, panels, and exhibition furniture in line with project plans and design briefs.
- Assist with the installation, dressing, de-installation, and relocation of exhibits within temporary exhibitions and permanent gallery spaces.
- Support the installation and maintenance of audiovisual (AV) equipment used within exhibitions and gallery displays.
- Maintain accurate records of gallery activities, including showcase access logs, object movement documentation, and collections database updates.
- Manage assigned maintenance requests, implement preventative maintenance schedules, and ensure all work is completed within agreed deadlines and budgets.
- Maintain stock levels of conservation-grade materials, tools, and equipment, while ensuring workshop, storage, and mount-making areas remain organised and safe.
- Adhere to Health & Safety regulations by ensuring the safe use, maintenance, and operation of tools, machinery, and workshop equipment, while promoting a clean and safe working environment.
- Collaborate effectively with internal departments, external contractors, partners, and volunteers to support exhibition projects, collections care activities, and organisational objectives.
What We're Looking For
- Demonstratable workshop experience, ideally in a museum or gallery environment.
- Good carpentry and technical skills, e.g previous experience of woodworking, exhibition/set building.
- Decoration skills, such as plastering, filling, general making good and painting.
- Proven ability to use a range of workshop equipment and hand tools, for example a panel saw, bench and band saws, planer, spindle moulder, pillar drill and handheld circular saws.
Exhibition Workshop and Display Technician employer: IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUMS
Imperial War Museums is an exceptional employer that values innovation and leadership in the cultural sector. With a commitment to employee growth, we offer a supportive work culture that encourages collaboration and creativity, alongside competitive salaries and a hybrid working model. Join us in a role where you can make a meaningful impact on the preservation and accessibility of our significant collections.
We think you need these skills to ace Exhibition Workshop and Display Technician
Gallery Maintenance
Basic Carpentry
Exhibition Construction
AV Equipment Installation
Record Keeping
Preventative Maintenance
Health & Safety Compliance
