Details:
Location:
KidbrookeCategory:
ConservationSalary:
£28516Contract type:
Contract PermanentHours:
Full timeTelephone:
02088588565Conservation Technician, Paper and Textiles
Royal Museums Greenwich (RMG) is a collection of diverse historical sites. The sites are the National Maritime Museum, Cutty Sark, the Royal Observatory, and the Queen’s House. Each of these sites has a unique identity and a common purpose to serve our communities, through sharing our collections and expertise. We are a place to explore the sea, space, art and history, and our strategy ‘Charting Our Course’ puts people at the core of its success.
Working in the Collections Services department and reporting to the Paper Conservation Manager, the Conservation Technician, Paper and Textiles will provide technical expertise in the mounting, framing, storage and housing of works on paper, photographs, and library/archive collections and the framing of 2D textile objects. The role will be based with the Paper Conservation team at the museum’s Prince Phillip Maritime Collections Centre (PPMCC) in Kidbrooke. The post holder will undertake conservation standard mounting of historic and contemporary works of art on paper, photographs, and archival material and provide technical expertise and conservation standard framing of works on paper, photographs and mounted 2D textile objects. They will be responsible for designing and creating bespoke paper/card cradles for the safe display of bound library and archive collections. The successful candidate will work closely with stores managers and art and object handlers to devise appropriate storage, housing and packing solutions for paper-based collections. They will be responsible for the safe operation and routine maintenance of the computerised mount cutter and use 3D modelling software to visualise designs. They will safely operate woodworking machinery for the manufacture of frame components and participate in routine cleaning and maintenance of the wood mill alongside wider teams.
The successful candidate will have a fine-art or technical qualification, or equivalent experience in a similar technical role. Experience of handling works of art on paper, photographs, and library/archive material, and of mounting and framing works on paper for display is essential. The candidate will have knowledge of the design and construction of different mounts, frames, supports and storage enclosures for works on paper, and will be competent using mount cutting machinery, including maintenance. Computer literacy with knowledge of Microsoft applications and 3D modelling software is essential, as is the ability to undertake manual handling work at height.
This is a full time, permanent role in Band 6 – Management and Technical Specialists. Core hours of work will be 36 per week, working 5 days between the hours of 8am-4pm. On occasion, some flexibility may be required.
We offer a culture encouraging inclusion and diversity, a generous pension scheme, 22 days annual leave (rising to 25 days after 1 year) plus bank holidays, 30% discount in our cafés and shops, interest-free season ticket and bike loans, training opportunities and continuous performance management reviews to support personal and career development, NMDC reciprocal agreement for free admissions to other museums and galleries’ paid exhibitions, and an environment with flexible working options. For a full list of the benefits, please click here.
Salary: £28,516
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Diversity and inclusion are integral to our work at Royal Museums Greenwich, as we are a museum for everyone. We want to foster a spirit of inclusion, collaborative working, innovation, and valuing people as individuals whose lives have been shaped by different experiences. Therefore, we welcome applications from everyone.
We actively work with Disability Confident scheme and ask that you let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments you need or things you would like us to know during the interview process, which may include being provided the interview questions in advance, requiring a step free interview space, that you are eye-contact avoidant, or having the interview questions in a written format or additional time in timed tests, interviews or other assessment activities.