Fine Art Packer

FORGE; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A logistics company based near Heathrow is looking for an experienced Fine Art/Antique/Furniture Packer. You will be responsible for handling, packing, and crating valuable items for transport, as well as site surveys and installation. Candidates must have prior experience in handling high-end items and be physically fit for the role.

Qualifications

• Previous experience with industry standards for handling, packing, transporting, and installing high-end furniture, art, and antiques.
• Ability to efficiently wrap/pack sensitive and valuable furniture, works of art, and antiques.

Responsibilities

• Handle, pack, and crate sensitive and valuable antiques, furniture, sculptures, and fine art.
• Pack and crate for local, domestic, and international transport.
• Wrap, load, and secure artworks during transport.
• Conduct site surveys to ascertain best practices.
• Install artworks, sculptures, and high-end furniture.

Skills

Knowledge of packing materials

Physical fitness

Professional appearance and demeanor

Understanding of art terminology

Job description

Our client based close to Heathrow are looking to add an experienced Fine Art/Antique/Furniture Packer to their expanding operation

Monday to Friday 08.00 - 17.00

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Professional handling, packing and crating of sensitive and valuable antiques, furniture, sculptures and fine art

Packing and crating for local, domestic and international transport

Professionally and efficiently wrap, load, span, tie in artworks within a truck/container to keep them safe and stable during transport

Inspecting artworks to determine how, where, when, or if, to touch them and how to pack for transport

Visit client premises to conduct site surveys, to ascertain access, best practices etc

Expertly Installing artworks, sculptures and high end furniture

Efficiently handling paperwork including bills of lading, labeling, timesheets and detailed condition reports with photos

Communicating with operations team throughout the day

Thorough understanding and use of proper packing materials for all surfaces

Key Attributes

Thorough understanding and a previous experience with industry standards for handling, packing, transporting and installing high end furniture, art and antiques

Ability to efficiently wrap/pack sensitive and valuable furniture, works of art and antiques

Be physically fit and have the ability to work comfortably on ladders, scaffolding or mechanized lifts

Professional appearance and demeanor

Familiar with art terminology

• We are only able to accept applications from candidates with previous experience for this role.
  
  

If you do not hear from us your application has been unsuccessful.

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