Paid internship at art studio / woodshop

Austin TX

Description

We're opening a new art studio and wood shop and we're looking for someone to help do a lot of the heavy lifting, cleaning, and some limited finishing. We make wood sculptures and furniture and some odd machines here and there. To be totally clear, this is mostly hard-ish work along the lines of the following: • Demolition of a room and some drywall work (we will train) • General clean up and organization around the shop, probably lots of sweeping • Moving heavy things during our shop setup phase - Power sanding and hand sanding pieces after they come off the CNC • Some finishing work - applying water-based poly and paint. Some of this will be using a paint sprayer The pay is $15/hr and it’ll be as needed until we start generating enough business to support something more full time. In the beginning it’ll be coming in once or twice a week most likely. I’m really not sure yet since the shop is a new business. You don’t need to own any tools, and I’ll provide everything including safety gear. You’ll be required to wear a respirator and ear protection in some cases, and it will be mandatory that you follow best practices on dust collection (which I’ll show you). Goal is to keep a very safe, clean shop. I’ll also require that you sign a liability waiver before starting. I think that’s everything but I’m happy to answer any questions any time. If you're interested, please respond and let me know your experience.