Museum Facilities Technician (Part-Time)

The City of Platteville seeks a skilled Museum Facilities Technician to assist in maintaining the buildings, grounds, and facility equipment at the Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums campus. This part-time position will be scheduled Monday-Friday for 15-20 hours per week with a starting wage of $17.00 per hour.

The Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums is a department of the City of Platteville as well as a mission-driven membership organization. Our campus includes scenic greenspace, pollinator gardens, an 1845 underground lead mine, a railroad amusement ride pulled by a 1931 mine locomotive, and picturesque interpretive structures that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Responsibilities

• Routinely surveys the buildings and grounds to identify and perform day-to-day maintenance of facilities and preventative maintenance/repair.  
• Removes snow and ice from sidewalks.  
• Leads the team seasonally with maintaining the amusement train and track. 
• Assists with moving artifacts. 
• Replaces light bulbs. 
• Uses a variety of hand and power tools to perform work within maintenance trades including carpentry/painting, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical repair.  
• Assists with the installation, operation, and/or general maintenance of all equipment and components that support the buildings and grounds. 
• Troubleshoots problems in the event of mechanical failure of equipment and recommends parts needed for the effective repair or replacement.  
• Receives, schedules, and responds to maintenance requests from Museums staff.  
• Assists with emergency and unscheduled repairs site wide as needed or directed. 
• Works on assignments that are complex in nature where considerable judgment and initiative are required in resolving problems and making recommendations.  
• Reads and interprets equipment manuals to perform required maintenance and service and understands standard operating procedures (SOPs) to perform duties.  
• Assists with maintaining grounds, removes weeds; plants lawns, shrubs, and flowers as needed. Carries out the seeding, fertilizing, top dressing, soil conditioning, watering, and the pest and weed control of the grounds. 
• Maintains and updates the comprehensive maintenance plan. 

Minimum Qualifications

• Certificate of completion at a two-year technical trade school or high school diploma with experience in maintenance trades. 
• Ability to perform semi-skilled labor in trades such as carpentry, masonry, painting, mechanics, etc., with little or no supervision. 
• Ability to use basic and precision hand tools and utilize precision measuring instruments. 
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety regulations, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence as appropriate for the needs of the audience. 
• Ability to understand and follow departmental policies and procedures.  
• Demonstrated flexibility and ability to work effectively individually or as a team member in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities and unexpected events or delays. 
• Ability to work a flexible part-time schedule Monday through Friday, with occasional evenings and weekends.  

How to Apply

Please submit a City of Platteville employment application (downloadable below) to Museum Director, Cody Grabhorn at museumdirector@platteville.org or mail to The Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums, PO Box 780, Platteville, WI 53818.

Applications will be accepted until the position is full.