MODEL MAKER 3
Career Family: MODEL MAKER
Model Maker 3 is one of New Jersey's state civil service classifications.
The one gate is 1 year of relevant experience.
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The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Experience
Five (5) years of experience in work involving elements of carpentry, painting and electrical construction, two (2) years of which shall have included experience in the building, assembling, maintenance and repair of scale model exhibits and exhibit backgrounds. One (1) year of the required experience shall have been in a supervisory or leadworker capacity.
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Occupational Group: Art
Occupational Family: Precision Artwork
Level Title Code Title Reference Number Effective: 5/28/94 1 401
Note
The above Job Category Summary and following examples of work are for illustrative purposes only. Any one position may not include all of the tasks listed, nor do the examples cover all of the duties which may be performed.
Plans, organizes, and assigns the work of the organizational unit and evaluates employee performance and conduct, enabling the effective recommendation of the hiring, firing, promoting, and disciplining of subordinates.
Applies appropriate safety procedures
Develops ideas for exhibits, displays, promotions, or slide presentations
Designs layouts of graphic or printed materials
Checks photographic equipment and accessories for working condition
Designs exhibits and displays
Composes mechanicals
Schedules the use of equipment or facilities
Monitors use of art studio equipment
Designs models for various exhibits or projects
Obtains props or other materials for sets, exhibits or other projects
Selects suitable sites for exhibits or displays
Selects materials for exhibits or displays
Manipulates (uses) drafting equipment, such as T-square, triangle, compass or Leroy sets
Constructs models or other components of exhibits, projects, or TV productions
Cleans tools and work areas
Operates power saws, drill press, spray gun, and sanding machine
Cuts wood for woodcuts, figures, or letters
Cuts Styrofoam
Makes slides
Makes replicas of the contours of terrain and topographic features
Constructs dioramas
Makes (produces) camera-ready copy
Manipulates (uses) proportion wheel for enlargements
Applies press type or other transfer lettering materials
Mixes paints such as tempera, watercolor, oil, or acrylic for artwork
Cuts mats for displays, paintings, and other exhibits
Moves (transports) exhibits
Cuts plastics
Cuts metal
Paints graphic material for art projects
Restores exhibits
Operates lettering equipment and tools
Operates still picture cameras and graphic reproduction camera
Calls (telephone) for needed services, materials or information
Teaches photography techniques
CHARACTERISTIC KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Knowledge of the procedures, equipment, materials, tools, and techniques used in the preparation of scale models
Knowledge of principles and techniques of photography
Knowledge of methods used in handling and preserving art, natural history, archeological, paleontological, or fossil specimens and objects
Knowledge of the techniques for the restoration and repair of exhibits, displays, or projects
Knowledge of established safety procedures and guidelines
Knowledge of graphic arts techniques such as pencil, pen, airbrush, watercolor, show card, tempera, ruling, Zipatone, artype and craft-tint processes
Knowledge of the advantages, disadvantages, potentials and limitations of art materials, media and processes
Knowledge of layout techniques
Knowledge of employee performance evaluation procedures
Knowledge of procedures for requisitioning materials, equipment, parts or supplies
Knowledge of the principles and techniques of exhibit design
Knowledge of principles and techniques of supervision
Knowledge of procedures for cleaning tools and work area
Knowledge of lettering techniques and their application
Knowledge of administrative principles and practices
Knowledge of Styrofoam-cutting techniques and equipment
Ability to operate lettering equipment and tools
Ability to reproduce maps, charts, or graphs using Zipatone, ruling, scale rule and lettering
Ability to plan graphics arts projects
Ability to use a proportion wheel
Ability to make precise measurements for graphic designs
Ability to install electrical wiring and circuits for scale models
Ability to interpret aerial photographs for making models
Ability to design blueprints or floorplans from raw data
Ability to design charts or graphs from raw data
Ability to operate spray gun
Ability to operate sanding machines
Ability to operate power saw
Ability to operate drill press
Ability to design schematics from raw data
Ability to design models for exhibits or projects
Ability to restore models for exhibits or projects
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide whole numbers
Ability to synthesize facts to reach logical conclusions
Ability to operate still picture cameras
Ability to operate motion picture cameras
Ability to perform major maintenance of and repairs to photographic equipment
Ability to operate film processing equipment
Ability to schedule and organize work activities for others
Ability to use layout equipment and tools
Ability to package materials for secure shipment
MINIMUM