Art Handler

Atthowe is looking for an Art Handler - a fantastic opportunity for a hands-on art services technician with a strong skill set. This will be someone who will provide impeccable customer service with museum quality art installation services for both private and public entities. This person will report to the Crew Manager and will work closely with a team of well-honed technicians, riggers, project managers, and schedulers to service art installation, transportation, crating, and packing jobs both indoors and out. This is an exciting time to join our employee-owned cooperative and become part of its continued growth as an unparalleled leader in the art services field.

In business since 1928, Atthowe Fine Art Services has been exclusively dedicated to the handling of fine art and fragile objects for over 50 years. Our services include transportation, freight forwarding, packing, custom crating, fabrication, installation, specialized rigging, secure storage, and construction and project management. Atthowe became a worker-owned California cooperative in 2021, built on a simple mission: ‘an employee-owned cooperative committed to the stewardship of art, people, and planet.’ We pride ourselves on decades of outstanding service with our art-loving, hard-working, and dedicated team. We cherish our long history, but we also value our forward thinking, innovative practices. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and respectful workplace for employees, clients, and partners.

Core Responsibilities & Typical Tasks:

Perform hands-on lifting and manipulation of artworks and museum objects as needed for their transportation, packing, crating, installation, storage, and display

Comprehend and implement museum-standard installation methods and professional art handling protocols

As needed, gain experience acting as on-site contact for clients and office, developing client relationships, addressing job needs and directing crew

Understand and follow detailed instructions and strict protocols while also utilizing critical thinking to solve scope changes, sometimes under pressurized time constraints

Possess solid art handling skills and continually increase knowledge and experience in specialized skill designations such as: art installation, construction, art packing, crating, rigging, registration, and driving

Possess solid knowledge of handling differing objects safely and understand the materials that make up the objects and how these materials may react with installation or packing materials

Safely and competently drive large vans and continue to gain experience with box trucks, under-standing and abiding by company and DOT regulations

Inspect vehicles and maintain safety standards, and inform office of safety or maintenance issues

Maintain an orderly and well supplied truck

Understand typical parties and agreements involved in the transportation, handling, and installation of artworks and museum objects

Prioritize efficient and detailed communication and registration information transfer between company departments

Effectively work as part of a team, contributing to cooperative problem solving, and appropriately escalate problems to leadership as needed

Gain increased knowledge of, complete and maintain safety certificates for: forklift operator, scissor/boom lift operator, fall protection, scaffolding

Other tasks as required by the job

Core Accountabilities for all employees:

Safety of people: Never act in a way that would endanger you, a co-worker, or any other person

Safety, protection, and stewardship of all artwork and objects in our custody

Excellent communication, cooperation, and attention to detail with clients, colleagues, and other parties

Knowledge of and adherence to company standards and policies

Protect all confidential information, including client information, job details, images, and privileged company information

Maintain, clean, and safeguard all tools, trucks, equipment, and other company property, both personal and shared

Professionally represent the company in the community, building effective relationships with cli-ents and other stakeholders

Physical Demands:

Regularly required to walk, stand, sit, bend, lift, and use hands, sometimes for extended periods of time

Regularly work on boom-lifts, scissor lifts or ladders for long periods of time

Regularly be in truck cab for extended periods and must exhibit physical agility to enter and exit trucks and/or trailers

Exposed to outside weather conditions on a frequent basis

Must be able to lift 60 pounds unassisted and must be able to frequently lift and/or move up to 300lbs with assistance of mechanical equipment

Regular use of mobile phone required for workflow

Minimum of two years of experience in art handling

Possess a valid California driver’s license and a clean driving record at the time of, and for the duration of employment

Complete and pass STA (Security Threat Assessment) application and verification

Able to work a flexible schedule as weekend, overtime, overnight, out of town, and holiday work may be necessary

Forklift operation and box-truck driving experience desired

In addition to working with a friendly, art loving team, Atthowe also provides the following benefits:

100% coverage of health insurance premiums through Kaiser

Dental and vision coverage through Principal

17.5 days of PTO for full time employees (increases with seniority)

12 holidays

401K with 3% match

Cell phone reimbursement of $60/month

Eligibility to become a worker owner after one year of employment

Employee bonuses

Send your cover letter and resume to

jobs@atthowe.com

. Put Art Handler in the subject line of the email.

Contact

Tags

Full Time

Art Handling/Logistics

Oakland

Mid Level

Posted on August 28