Crate Shop Technician

WHO WE ARE

Aetna Fine Art is an industry leader, with a reputation for providing top-quality services to the global fine art community for over 25 years. We specialize in the safe handling of fine art, antiques and museum objects of all kinds. We provide domestic and international transportation, crating and packing, storage, installation, and rigging services to museums, galleries, and auction houses as well as private and corporate collections. No matter the size or scope of the job, we provide solutions that meet or exceed the expectations of our clients, while ensuring the most cost-effective service possible.

THE ROLE

The essential functions of this position are to bring your level of expertise to a growing crate shop as a customer/detailed oriented Crate Shop Technician specializing in the production of crates for fine arts.

Essential Duties and responsibilities:

• Operates power tools, pneumatic staplers, nailers, table and radial saws, and band saws to manufacture individually designed crates for the shipping of art.
• Constructs crates according to the highest industry specifications;
• Performs other incidental and related duties as required and assigned.
• Thorough knowledge of packing practices and ability to perform packing for a variety of artworks.

Education: 2-4 years experience in fine art crating techniques and archival packing skills or related discipline. Additionally, an art school education is preferred.

Preferred Qualifications/Experience (strongly preferred):

The ideal candidate will possess the following as minimum qualifications:

• Excellent attention to detail, an understanding of archival materials, museum specifications for the crating and packing of objects, as well as knowledge of how to economically pack artwork.
• Three-dimensional packing experience is desired.
• Able to calculate figures and amounts using addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, proportions, percentages, areas, circumferences, and volumes.
• Knowledge of general shop safety and power tools (i.e. table saw, radial arm saw, staplers etc.) and their recommended safety requirements.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, stand, sit, bend, lift, and use hands. Movement may occur in warehouses and offices. Specific vision abilities required by this job include vision and ability to adjust focus.

Employee must be able to lift 75lbs unassisted and must be able to frequently lift and/or move up to 300lbs with assistance of mechanical equipment. Noise level is usually moderate.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that an employee may perform on an occasional to regular basis while performing functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform these functions.

To apply, we require that you kindly send a resume and cover letter to [email protected] with "Crate Shop Technician" in the subject line. Qualified candidates only, please and no phone calls.

NOTE: The job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees may be assigned other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.