Exhibits Maintenance Technician

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Exhibits Maintenance Technician

Openings: 1 full-time position | Location: New London, Connecticut (on-site)

Position Summary

The Exhibits Maintenance Technician performs daily exhibit inspections, approved cleaning and preventive maintenance, minor repairs, artifact-support tasks, and digital-catalog support. Heavy exhibit fabrication or construction is outside the routine scope unless separately authorized.

Essential Responsibilities

• Conduct daily pre-opening gallery rounds to identify lighting, interactive, presentation, safety, and condition issues.
• Clean exhibit cases, vitrines, pedestals, scenic elements, and approved surfaces using archival-safe materials and established procedures.
• Perform minor exhibit and interactive-station repairs, touch-up work, and approved adjustments that preserve a polished public presentation.
• Assist with authorized movement of furniture, equipment, scenic pieces, and event-related materials.
• Handle, move, mount, or unmount artifacts only under a Government-approved handling plan, within assigned qualifications, and in coordination with authorized collections personnel.
• Support digital cataloging, approved display installation, light adjustment within prescribed lux guidelines, and organized storage of pedestals, hardware, and casework.

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate or Bachelor degree in illustrative design, commercial art, fine arts, industrial design, architecture, drafting, interior design, or related technical field. Qualifying vocational or art-institute training may be credited as experience.
• Two to five years in exhibit preparation, specimen/artifact handling or mounting, or safe use of standard carpentry, electrical, and mechanical hand and power tools.
• Proficiency with shop-safety practices and reading blueprints or CAD drawings.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds, climb ladders, and work safely in tight spaces or at heights.

Preferred Qualifications

• Gallery lighting, archival-safe material knowledge, artifact-mount making, integrated pest management, and interactive-exhibit maintenance.
• Basic AV or electronics troubleshooting, fine finishing, patching, sanding, and touch-up painting.
• Current certification or demonstrated safe experience operating specialized equipment such as manlifts.

LAUKOA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/VEVRAA federal contractor. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

LAUKOA offers a best-in-class benefits program including medical, dental, and vision insurance; a 401(k) program with employer match; paid vacation and sick leave; employer-paid basic life and AD&D insurance; an Employee Assistance Program; and a flexible work environment. Additionally, employees can choose from several voluntary benefits including critical illness coverage; accident insurance; identity theft coverage; pet insurance, and more.

LAUKOA gives preference to internal candidates. If no internal candidate meets our qualifications, external candidates will be given consideration.