What are the responsibilities and job description for the Exhibit Technician PT position at Orlando Science Center.?
The Exhibit Technician (PT) is primarily responsible for the cleanliness and minor maintenance of Orlando Science Center’s exhibits. This position is responsible for exhibit cleaning, sanitation, and general exhibit issues. Including but not limited to replenishing of exhibit consumables and troubleshooting of basic systems.
Essential Functions
- Starts up or shuts down OSC’s exhibits.
- Routinely monitors exhibit halls and addresses exhibit challenges and cleanliness.
- Keeps exhibit halls and props organized.
- Replenishes exhibit consumables as needed.
- Reports any exhibit challenges as they arise in a work order database.
- Performs general cleaning, dusting, and organizing of exhibit components, exhibit halls and shop.
- Troubleshoots and make minor repairs to exhibits as needed.
- Able to work independently.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- Education: High school diploma or equivalent.
- Experience & Certifications: N/A
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous experience working with hand tools, drills, multimeter and soldering iron is preferred.
Supervisory Responsibility
N/A
Physical Demands
- Ability to remain in a stationary position.
- Moves throughout the museum.
- Ascends/descends stairs throughout the museum.
- Ascends/descends ladders or other equipment to perform various tasks.
- Observes and reacts to the needs of guests, staff, volunteers, and community partners.
- Communicates and exchanges accurate information with guests, staff, volunteers, and community partners in a variety of formats including in-person, electronically, and over the phone.
- Operates a computer and/or office equipment efficiently and accurately.
- Close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to focus.
- Understand and distinguish speech and other sounds (machinery, alarms, equipment).
- Manipulates and moves components weighing up to 25 pounds, including those that may be low to the ground or above eye level.
- Occasionally works in outdoor environments.
- Frequently works in indoor environments.
- Coping with demands and stresses associated with job and work environment.
- Kneeling, crouching, stooping, and crawling - Frequently
- Weight Levels – Lift, Push, Pull
- Up to 50 pounds
Expected Hours of Work & Travel
- This position is part time. Hours can vary based on the needs of the organization.
Optional lines that can also be included:
- This position must be able to work weekends and after hour events as needed.
Telecommuting
This position is required to be onsite 100% of the time.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
