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QAG South Bank

Join Our Team at QAGOMA!

We're seeking skilled tradespeople to join our team of over 22 professionals in a hands-on role preparing structural carpentry walls, crafting quality display vitrines, and contributing to shopfitter installations under the guidance of our Workshop Manager.

Job details

Position status Casual
Position type Non Standard Hours
Occupational group Construction & Architecture
Classification Not applicable
Workplace Location Brisbane - South
Job ad reference QLD/QAGOMA579971
Closing date 30-Apr-2025
Job duration
Contact person Sebastien Foucault
Contact details sebastien.foucault@qagoma.qld.gov.au
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PLEASE NOTE: mutliple positions are available. Your experience and qualifications will determine the pay point for each position.

Tasks & responsibilities

The position is required to work within a team of over 22 tradespeople to perform a key hands-on role in the preparation of a range of structural carpentry walls, produce original and quality structures and vitrines, helping on display cabinetry construction and shopfitter installation, under the supervision of the Workshop Manager.

Qualifications & experience

You will possess a relevant trade qualification (Certificate II; III or equivalent) and demonstrate relevant industry experience including Carpenter / Cabinetmaker / Shopfitter / Painter / plaster. You apply your skills gained from a trade qualification to achieve outcomes within quality controls. The applicant must be willing to adapt to a flexible working arrangement, in which weekend and evening work will be required.

Labourers with tools-on and construction experience without the above qualifications are also welcome to apply.

Benefits 

  • Normal working hours is Monday to Friday 7h30am to 4pm. Teatime 10h00 to 10h20. Lunch 1pm to 1h30pm.
  • Overtime: weekend and after 6pm available. This is not compulsory and under staff acceptance.
  • Secure parking available under the building. Free parking at the premises for motorbike and pushbike.
  • You will work in the art of Brisbane, inside climate control building with a full workshop machinery parc.
  • Tools and PPA will be supply and you will be initiated to WHS induction.

About the business 

As a leading cultural tourism destination, QAGOMA presents a dynamic program of Australian and international exhibitions each year.  The Gallery's permanent collection of 20,000 works of art is developed and conserved for current and future generations, and includes an internationally significant collection of contemporary Asian and Pacific art. The Gallery is an arts statutory body managed by the Queensland Art Gallery Board of Trustees under the Queensland Art Gallery Act 1987.

 We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace by supporting equal opportunities irrespective of gender, culture, generation, sexual orientation, or disability. We promote a respectful workplace culture. We recognise the importance of supporting and retaining a mobile, flexible, and agile workforce.

 Job summary

A key hands-on role in the preparation of a range of carpentry, cabinet making and shopfitter projects in the Event/Art challenging environment. Walls frame, cabinetry, display vitrines and risers, design installation & others challenging structural construction. We need you to open our next exhibition in the art of Brisbane at QAGOMA. This work will challenge your skills and your expertise will help us to be a step forward from project schedule. The applicant must be willing to adapt to a flexible trade expertise and willing to work on different trades helping a common outcome.

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Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

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Last updated
2 May 2023

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