Exhibit Fabricator Job Description
Wage: $DOE
Shift: Full time. Possibility of overtime. Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm, but may include occasional Saturday or evening shifts.
Benefits: Free Membership for you and immediate family; medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability insurances; paid time off & holidays; 401(k); Employee Assistance Program; Financial Assistance Program; Thanksgiving Point venue discounts; and more!
Summary: Do you enjoy creating fun and cool things, like oversized games and backdrops? Do you have general labor experience and want to work with AC indoors? Do you have a tinkerer, DIY (do-it-yourself) or maker mindset? In this position you will problem solve and apply your mechanical aptitude in a shop where you make really cool things! You will enrich lives, develop lifelong skills, and grow professionally here. We'd would love you to be on our team!
Responsibilities:
- Utilize fabrication and shop skills while building our exhibits.
- Follow all safety protocols and standards.
- Participate in regular training and on-the-job skill development.
- Be involved in exhibit development and projects.
- Maintain, repair, clean and safely utilize shop tools
- Thoughtfully promote a love of inquiry and discovery by creating safe, inclusive, and fun opportunities for transformative experiences through high quality, intentional craftsmanship and intelligent, human centered, universal design.
- Work with shop machinary, tinker, and create
- Have an apptitude for how mechanics work
- Collaborate with other departments.
- Exemplify Thanksgiving Point’s Mission, Values and Policies.
- Other duties as assigned by manager/supervisor.
Requirements:
- Know, understand, and have experience with best practices in exhibit fabrication, shop machines and equipment, materials, engineering, and safety protocols.
- Knowledge of how to use power tools such as table and band saws, sanders and routers.
- Excellent time management, communication, and organizational skills.
- Strong ability to problem solve with multiple shop tools, using basic physics, mechanics, engineering.
- Willing to learn, respectful, welcoming, reliable, flexible and collaborative.
- Follow all safety protocols.
- Pass a background check.
- Be at least 21 years old.