Description
Purpose of Position:
- To perform wide variety of tasks related to preservation of historic vessels
- Primary focus of work is Ship and Boat Carpentry related to maintenance, preservation and restoration
Essential Functions:
- Maintenance and Restoration tasks related to watercraft preservation
- Ability to perform research necessary to support specific work assignments
- Perform work in support of other areas of Museum
- Represent Mystic Seaport Museum in a professional manner at all times
- Perform other tasks as required
Requirements
Qualifications:
- Minimum of three years’ experience in a variety of ship and boat maintenance, preservation or restoration projects. Time spent in formal Boat Building Programs may replace up to two years’ experience.
- Willingness to work flexible hours in performance of responsibilities
- Willingness to work weekends on a rotational basis
- Willingness and ability to work with non-professional shipyard volunteers
- Ability to work unsupervised on assigned tasks and projects
- Possess a high degree of flexibility regarding scheduling of projects, tasks and responsibilities
- Job requires bending, lifting, climbing, and prolonged physical activity and exposure to all weather conditions
- Hold a valid driver’s license
- Hold or be willing to achieve a State Safe Boating Certificate
- Knowledge and skill in application of traditional marine coatings
- A high level of aptitude and ability in the following areas:
- Carpentry as related to traditional watercraft preservation and new construction
- Caulking
- Research related to watercraft preservation and specific assignments
- Interest in and the ability to interact and communicate with Museum Visitors related to tasks performed
- Interest in furthering the broader goals of Mystic Seaport Museum