Employment Opportunities

Collections Care Technician: Millwright or Shipwright

The Northwest Railway Museum is seeking a Collections Care Technician. This position will execute rehabilitation and restoration and maintenance projects on the Museum’s large artifacts with volunteers and other staff. The Collections Care Technician will work closely with the Collections Care Project Manager to ensure prioritization of project needs, and compliance with historic restoration standards as outlined by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior. Skills applicable to this work on our large object collection of coaches, freight cars and locomotives include pipefitting, welding, cabinet making, metal working, glazing, painting and cleaning. The position includes working with various tools in both indoor and outdoor settings; periods of standing, bending, crouching, and lifting; and managing others. Experience in a workshop setting, with a specialty in either wood or metalworking is required. A background in historic preservation, museum exhibits design and construction, or shop class teaching is desirable but not required.

The position is full-time. Collections Care Technician will be based primarily out of the Museum’s Conservation and Restoration Workshop, but may work on occasion at the Snoqualmie Depot. Successful candidate will be subject to a background investigation, credit check, vaccine verification.

To apply please email your resume and a letter of interest.

Opportunities

Northwest Railway Museum is an equal-opportunity employer. As an organization, we are continuing to learn and implement changes to help us better serve our communities, practice inclusivity, and combat bias and inequity. We highly encourage persons of color, members of marginalized communities, women, non-binary, and LGBTQIA+ individuals to apply.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: Depends on experience, $52,000 to $83,200

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Snoqualmie, WA 98065: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Museum: 1 year (Preferred)
• rehabilitation and restoration: 1 year (Preferred)
• 10,000 hours minimum work as a wright

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Required)

Visitor Services Assistant

Opportunities

Northwest Railway Museum is an equal-opportunity employer. As an organization, we are continuing to learn and implement changes to help us better serve our communities, practice inclusivity, and combat bias and inequity. We highly encourage persons of color, members of marginalized communities, women, non-binary, and LGBTQIA+ individuals to apply.

COVID-19 considerations:

We require staff to be fully vaccinated. We follow King County and Washington State covid-19 guidelines.

To apply please email your resume and a letter of interest to info@TrainMuseum.org.

Department: Programs
Salary: $20-22 DOE, benefits include medical, paid vacation, & retirement contributions
Open period: Open until filled
Hours: 40 hours a week
Work week: Thursday – Monday, 9:00am – 5:00pm
Location: Snoqualmie, WA (multiple locations)

The Museum serves more than 130,000 visitors annually and is staffed by a dozen full-time & two parttime employees, and over two hundred volunteers. The Museum campus incorporates more than 39,000 square feet including collections care, exhibits, collection storage, a library & archives, and visitor services. The collection includes the iconic Snoqualmie Depot, a five-mile railway, five bridges, and an additional 60 large objects including locomotives and coaches. The Museum operates a heritage railway
that carries more than 45,000 museum visitors per year.

Volunteers operate trains and engines; repair locomotives; perform collections care including welding, machining, sanding, fitting, painting and more; change railroad ties; help sort and catalog objects; perform as docents; and help with special events. The Museum is successful because of its loyal and
dedicated volunteers.

Position Summary:
The successful candidate for the Northwest Railway Museum’s Program and Volunteer Coordinator position will be a self-starter with a proven ability to learn. They will have experience working with volunteers, especially at not-for-profit institutions, prior customer service experience, and ideally will possess a four year post high school degree (i.e., Bachelor’s) or equivalent.

The Program and Volunteer Coordinator will manage the Museum’s volunteers and help to plan  and execute special events including Day Out With Thomas™ and Santa Train®. The successful candidate will work well in a team environment; have working knowledge of computer applications such as Microsoft Word,Excel, Outlook and Past Perfect, and have excellent writing, reading, and interpersonal skills.

Duties will include volunteer recruitment; processing volunteer applications and performing background checks; tracking volunteer hours; coordinating training of volunteers; scheduling, coordinating and managing volunteer staff for regular programs and special events; processing vendor applications; hiring musicians and other artists; soliciting sponsors; working within a budget; other duties as assigned; and working closely with the senior staff to develop long-term strategies, goals and plans for the successfulimprovement and expansion of the Museum’s volunteer-staffed programs.

The work week is Thursday thru Monday and may include some holidays. Program and Volunteer Coordinator will be based primarily out of the Museum’s Railway Education Center, but may work on occasion at the Snoqualmie Depot (during events including Day Out With Thomas™, Snoqualmie Days, Santa Train and Outreach Activities). Successful candidate will be subject to a background investigation, credit check and a written composition exercise. Preference given to applicants with prior non-profit volunteer supervisory experience or museum experience.

Please send cover letter and résumé to info@TrainMuseum.org