Boatwright & Collections Manager

Northeast Maritime Institute Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 24,796 - 27,896; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement eligibility

Flexible hours

Job summary

A regional maritime museum is seeking a Boatwright & Collections Manager to oversee its unique collection of Finger Lakes-built boats and coordinate engaging workshops. The successful candidate will have a passion for maritime history and expertise in boat restoration and woodworking. This full-time role offers competitive wages and significant responsibilities, including volunteer education and managing museum operations.

Qualifications

• Successful candidates will have a passion for understanding and promoting Finger Lakes boating history.
• Experience with woodworking and boat building skills is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the collection of over 300 Finger Lakes-built boats on display and in storage.
• Coordinate boatbuilding and motor restoration workshops.
• Support overall Museum campus operations.

Skills

Wooden boatbuilding and restoration

Volunteer education

Public education in woodworking

Knowledge of boating history

Job description

POSITION: Boatwright & Collections Manager

LOCATION: Hammondsport, New York

DESCRIPTION
Finger Lakes Boating Museum in Hammondsport, NY, is hiring a full-time Boatwright & Collections Manager. The Boatwright & Collections Manager is a unique, mission-critical position at Finger Lakes Boating Museum. This position will oversee the over 300 mostly wooden, Finger Lakes-built boats on display and in storage at the Museum as well as the Museum displays of boats and boating memorabilia at offsite shows and temporary exhibits throughout the year. The position will also coordinate over a dozen boatbuilding, motor restoration, and other related workshops each year.

Successful candidates will be multifaceted in capabilities and expertise and have a passion for understanding and promoting Finger Lakes boating history. The role has four principal components: wooden boatbuilding and restoration; volunteer and public education in woodworking and boat building skills; oversight of the FLBM collection; and supporting overall Museum campus operations.

• Job title: Boatwright & Collections Manager
• Reports to: Executive Director
• Wage: $18.00-$20.25 per hour
• Status, Hours: Full-time, non-exempt. Health insurance and retirement eligible; work schedule of 40 hours per week with some overtime and flex time across evenings/ weekends/ holidays required.

CONTACT
Email letter of interest, resume, and contact information for three references to: