Museum Fabrication Coordinator
Job Information
Position: Museum Fabrication Coordinator (Museum Technician III)
Reports to: Director of Collections and Exhibitions
Salary: Pay Grade 23 ($24.61 – $29.04 per hour plus an extensive benefit package)
Closing Date: July 30, 2010
The Vancouver Museum is seeking a Museum Fabrication Coordinator to join the Museum’s Collections and Exhibitions team. This is a permanent full-time position.
PROVOKE, ENGAGE, ANIMATE. Our Vision at the Museum of Vancouver is to hold a mirror up to the city and lead provocative conversations about its past, present and future. Linking the historical record and the living experiences of its visitors to what is happening socially, politically and culturally NOW, we honour the material culture of the city: mixing history, archaeology, visual arts, design, architecture, urban planning, music, new media, design, fashion, popular culture and photography.
Nature and Scope of Work
This is skilled trades and technical work at the working supervisory level, involving fabrication and installation of a wide variety of displays in a museum. A Museum Fabrication Coordinator allocates and reviews the work of a small crew of technical and trades subordinates, collaborates with curators and designers to develop exhibition fabrication solutions, maintains stocks of supplies, and performs skilled work related to the fabrication of displays and models. Assignments are received orally, in the form of rough sketches, or in finished blueprints. Duties are performed under the general supervision of the Director of Collections and Exhibitions, who reviews work performance in terms of effectiveness of supervisory services rendered, effectiveness of collaboration with curators and designers, fabrication of exhibitions on time and on budget, and the quality of workmanship achieved.
Hours: 35 hours per week. The Museum works a flexible work week schedule and evening and weekend work may be required.
Note: This position falls under the jurisdiction of CUPE local 15.
Illustrative Examples of Work
Allocates, supervises, reviews, and participates in the work of a small crew of subordinates engaged in constructing, installing, and assembling exhibits and displays in the museum.
Assists a superior in planning production schedules and exhibit budgets, in solving technical problems of production, and in ensuring that deadlines and budgets are met.
Works closely with curators and designers to refine exhibit concepts; listens to the concept they have in mind and provides options and solutions to deliver the envisioned result on time and on budget.
Performs skilled task in a variety of trades, including carpentry, cabinet making, painting, welding, metal fabrication, graphic production, and multimedia presentation.
Works with curators and conservator to develop displays that meet museum standards for artefact conservation in terms of environments and security.
Responsible for on-going maintenance and cleaning of exhibition components.
Performs related work as required.
Considerable knowledge of the practices, methods, materials, tools, and equipment used in carpentry and cabinet making.
Considerable knowledge of the techniques, materials, and methods used in two and three-dimensional display work.
Considerable knowledge of the hazards and proper safety procedures relevant to the work performed.
Working knowledge of trades such as painting, metal work, the use of glass and plastic, graphic production, and the use of multimedia systems such as sound and projections.
Some knowledge of the theory and practice of industrial design as it relates to the construction and fabrication of museum exhibits.
Strong problem solving and time management skills.
Ability to work as part of collaborative teams to accomplish projects.
Ability to allocate, supervise, review, and participate in the work of a small group of skilled subordinates performing work in a variety of trades related to museum displays and exhibits.
Ability to read and work from blueprints, rough sketches, verbal instructions.
Ability to use Microsoft Word, Excel, and simple 3-D computer programs, such as Sketch Up to present plans.
Skill in the use and care of tools and equipment used in the work.
Desirable Training and Experience
Completion of Grade 12 supplemented by courses in one or more of the relevant trades and in the visual arts, plus considerable experience is display work, preferably in a museum at a supervisory level; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
Required Licenses, Certificates and Registrations
Driver’s License for the Province of British Columbia; ability to drive 5-ton truck.
The Museum of Vancouver is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all applicants. We invite visible minority and aboriginal applicants and applicants with disabilities to consider MOV as a potential employer.
Regretfully, only those applicants selected for interviews will be contacted.
Please submit application in writing or by email no later than 5:00 pm July 30, 2010 to:
Shannon Steele, Director of Human Resources & Museum Services
Museum of Vancouver
1100 Chestnut Street, Vancouver, BC V6J 3J9
Email: ssteele@museumofvancouver.ca
Salary: Pay Grade 23 ($24.61 – $29.04 per hour plus an extensive benefit package)
