SmallCorp is a well-established, family-owned, privately held company with approximately 40 employees, started in 1972. We manufacture museum-quality picture frames and exhibit cases, and many, many other items used in conservation and exhibition by museums, galleries, artists, and photographers. Most of our manufacturing is done in-house. We have a diverse range of technical capabilities and work with a wide variety of materials.
SmallCorp values innovation, integrity and forward-thinking. These core beliefs drive our operations as well as our relationships with both customers and employees and help to make us an industry leader. We believe in contributing to the community, whether it be our local community – through volunteering and contributions to important causes and organizations, our art-based community – by maintaining the highest standards of quality workmanship and attentiveness to archival design and materials, and participation in associations that promote learning and growth, and to the world community through our environmental and social awareness.
We are always looking for talented, thoughtful people.
Do you have…
an Arts degree?
framing, fabrication, or museum background?
exceptional technical skills?
If you answered yes,
Available Positions
Art Conservation Panel & Deck Department Assembler/Finisher
Employment Type:
Full-time, 8-hour shift, 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM Monday through Friday, with overtime sometimes available. There may be some flexibility with start and end times.
Compensation:
$20 to $25.00 per hour with competitive benefits
Job Description:
In this position, you will have the opportunity to learn to assemble and finish museum-quality archival mounting panels and decks for the display of art and artifacts. Each piece is unique and custom made to our customers’ specifications.
Primary Responsibilities:
The Panel and Deck fabricator is responsible for the cutting, joining, and finishing materials to support, store, and display museum artifacts for primarily museums, artists, and conservators. The use of power and hand tools to cut aluminum sheets, aluminum honeycomb, paper, cloth, acrylic, wood, and composite sheets is required. This position requires precision and attention to detail.
Required Skills & Experience:
- Must be able to use a tape measure to a 1/32. No exceptions! A measurement comprehension test will be part of the interview.
- Must be able to read and comprehend shop drawings and written instructions.
- Must ensure that quality standards are continually and consistently met.
- Math skills such as adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing are required.
- Visual ability to see close up, see color, and adjust focus, is key!
An ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to handle problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. This position works with dirtier materials such as aluminum and glue as well as working with clean materials like linen and paper and requires swapping between them regularly. Both a visible and a physical inspection of finished products, with attention to detail, is a must.
The duties of this job require standing, walking, and reaching for objects of various weights. The employee must:
- Regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds
- Frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
- Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, and crouch. The work can be physically demanding so a pre-employment physical will be required.
Must have reliable transportation
Email your resume to jobs@smallcorp.com with the job title as the subject line. Or drop off your resume at 19 Butternut Street, Greenfield. No phone calls, please.
Our Benefits Include
- Medical Insurance is 75% paid by SmallCorp
- Health New England Essentials 2000 Medical Insurance employee contributions for 2025:
- single $55.06 week
- 2-person w/child(ren) $101.87 week
- 2-person w/spouse $110.13 week
- family $156.93 week
- Health New England Essentials 2000 Medical Insurance employee contributions for 2025:
- Dental Insurance is provided to employees at no cost
- State-administered Short Term Disability Insurance based on wages (roughly $5 per week)
- Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- 10 paid holidays. Veterans of the US Armed Forces receive Veterans Day off with pay
- 5 Sick days – eligibility after 90 days
- Paid Time Off (PTO) – eligibility after 90 days
- 401(k) Retirement Savings. SmallCorp currently matches up to $2,500/year -eligibility after 1000 continuous hours worked (about 6-months)
- Eligible to take employee hardship advances after 1 year
- Service milestone bonuses every 5 years
- Annual bonuses based on business conditions
- Free electric car charging
- Higher Education reimbursement if relates to SmallCorp position
- Some flexibility in work schedule may be available
- Free coffee all day, periodic pizza parties and cook-outs
- Average seniority at SmallCorp is 11 years
