Careers at John Canning & Co.

John Canning Career Options

John Canning & Company understands that the key to success is a collaborative team effort.

We pride ourselves on creating a positive and successful team-oriented environment that encourages our craftsmen and conservators to problem solve, develop, and expand their skills to produce their best work.

With projects across the US, we are always looking for new members to join our team. If you have a passion for preserving national landmarks and historic building interiors, apply today! We are looking for energetic, creative, and intuitive thinkers that are as excited as we are in Perfecting Preservation.

Current Opportunities

Decorative Painter

Function & Scope: The decorative painter will perform various decorative painting/finishes including: stenciling, gilding, color glazing, faux marbling, woodgraining and more. Work will take place in-situ or in studio, depending on the scope of work.

 * Full Time/Part Time/Free Lance options available but Extended Travel is a requirement. *

Responsibilities: The role may include but is not limited to:

  • Examine decorative paint, document existing conditions in prose.

  • Carry out required treatment for decorative painting based on scope documents.

  • Coordinate and carry out photo-documentation as needed.

  • Provide treatment reports and documentation, as required.

The work, at times, may be executed in team projects either in our studio or in the field on various job sites

If you know how to stencil, gold leaf, color glazing, faux marble, wood grain and layout - you should be working with Canning!

Qualifications & Requirements:

  • Read and interpret documents such as conservation documentation, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, safety data sheets (SDS) and procedure manuals.

  •  Use Microsoft Office to write and prepare routine reports and correspondence.

  • Problem solve, collect data, and document information.

  • Be comfortable working in a construction environment and make responsible judgements about workplace safety.

  • Effectively communicate verbally and maintain effective working relationship with supervisor, staff, and other co-workers by contributing to a positive organizational culture based on mutual respect, collegiality, collaboration, and openness to many perspectives.

  • Climb ladders and stand for long periods of time.

  • Organized, accurate & detail oriented.

  • Reliable, responsible, and pro-active in performing work.

  • Team player who can take constructive feedback.

  • Ability to understand and follow directions.

  • Ability to multitask is critical.

  • Willingness to travel.

Please include a letter of intent detailing experience, resume, contact information, and references.

Plasterer

Function & Scope: The plasterer will perform various plaster work including: restoration, repair, replication, consolidation and more. Work will take place in-situ or in studio, depending on the scope of work.

 * Full Time/Part Time/Free Lance options available but Extended Travel is a requirement. *

Responsibilities: The role may include but is not limited to:

  • Examine plaster, document existing conditions in prose.

  • Carry out required treatment for plaster based on scope documents.

  • Plaster recreation and restoration.

  • Plaster mold making.

  • Plaster patching and repair.

  • Coordinate and carry out photo-documentation as needed.

  • Provide treatment reports and documentation, as required.

The work, at times, may be executed in team projects either in our studio or in the field on various job sites

If you know how to work with both historic flat and ornamental plaster,  - you should be working with Canning!

Qualifications & Requirements:

  • Read and interpret documents such as restoration documentation, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, safety data sheets (SDS) and procedure manuals.

  •  Use Microsoft Office to write and prepare routine reports and correspondence.

  • Problem solve, collect data, and document information.

  • Be comfortable working in a construction environment and make responsible judgements about workplace safety.

  • Effectively communicate verbally and maintain effective working relationship with supervisor, staff, and other co-workers by contributing to a positive organizational culture based on mutual respect, collegiality, collaboration, and openness to many perspectives.

  • Climb ladders and stand for long periods of time.

  • Organized, accurate & detail oriented.

  • Reliable, responsible, and pro-active in performing work.

  • Team player who can take constructive feedback.

  • Ability to understand and follow directions.

  • Ability to multitask is critical.

  • Willingness to travel.

Please include a letter of intent detailing experience, resume, contact information, and references.

Fine Arts Conservator

Function & Scope: The fine art conservator/practitioner will perform conservation of murals, artwork, and decorative finishes for various landmark and historic building interiors. Conservation will take place in-situ or in studio, depending on the scope of work.

 * Full Time/Part Time/Free Lance options available but Extended Travel is a requirement. *

Responsibilities: The role may include but is not limited to:

  • Examine artwork, document existing conditions in prose.

  • Carry out required treatment for conservation based on assessments and reports.

  • Coordinate and carry out photo-documentation as needed.

  • Provide treatment reports and documentation, as required.

The work, at times, may be executed in team projects either in our studio or in the field on various job sites

If you are passionate about the conservation and preservation of national historic landmark interiors and artwork, then apply today!

Qualifications & Requirements:

  • Experience: Five years related work.
  • Education: Certificate in Art Restoration, or Masters in Conservation or Historic Preservation, or 10 years previous experience in conservation work.
  • Member in good standing with AIC preferred but not required.
  • Read and interpret documents such as conservation documentation, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, safety data sheets (SDS) and procedure manuals.
  • Use Microsoft Office, or similar, to write and prepare routine reports and correspondence.
  • Be comfortable working in a construction environment and make responsible judgments about workplace safety.
  • Communicate verbally and maintain an effective working relationship with staff and other co-workers by contributing to a positive organizational culture based on mutual respect, collegiality, collaboration and openness to many perspectives.
  • Experience working on scaffolding, baker scaffold and ladders.
  • Lift up to 50 lbs. and stand for long periods of time.
  • Organized, accurate & detail oriented.
  • Reliable, responsible and pro-active in performing work.
  • Must be able to work independently on investigations at project sites.
  • Team player who can take constructive feedback.
  • Ability to understand and follow directions.
  • Ability to multitask is critical.
  • Willingness to travel.

Please include a letter of intent detailing experience, resume, contact information, and references.

Conservation Technician

Function & Scope: The conservation technician will perform conservation of fine art murals and artwork for various landmark and historic building interiors. Conservation will take place in-situ or in studio, depending on the scope of work for the mural itself.

Responsibilities: The role may include but is not limited to:

  • Examine artwork using magnification, specular, raking, and ultraviolet light. Document artwork conditions in prose and use established condition report templates.

  • Carry out required treatment for conservation based on assessments and reports. This includes but is not limited to: stabilization and conservation of delaminating paints, application of protective facings, application of protective coating(s) sprayer or by brush as appropriate and to ensure adequate coverage, conservation inpainting, canvas relining, canvas repairs, preparation of plaster or other substrate for artwork, limited consolidation of plaster, etc.

  • Coordinate and carry out photo-documentation as needed.

  • Provide treatment reports and documentation, as required.

Working as a conservation technician, the work will be executed in large team projects either in our studio or in the field on various job sites. The conservation technician will gain experience on a broad range of projects and materials from different periods.

If you are passionate about the conservation and preservation of national historic landmark interiors and artwork, then apply today!

Qualifications & Requirements:

  • One to three years related education, training, and/or experience.

  • Read and interpret documents such as conservation documentation, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, safety data sheets (SDS) and procedure manuals.

  • Use Microsoft Office to write and prepare routine reports and correspondence.

  • Problem solve, collect data, and document information.

  • Be comfortable working in a construction environment and make responsible judgements about workplace safety.

  • Effectively communicate verbally and maintain effective working relationship with supervisor, staff, and other co-workers by contributing to a positive organizational culture based on mutual respect, collegiality, collaboration and openness to many perspectives.

  • Climb ladders, lift up to 50 lbs. and stand for long periods of time.

  • Organized, accurate & detail oriented.

  • Reliable, responsible and pro-active in performing work.

  • Team player who can take constructive feedback.

  • Ability to understand and follow directions.

  • Ability to multitask is critical.

Please include a letter of intent detailing experience, resume, contact information, and references.

Laborer

Function & Scope: The laborer will perform many tasks that require manual dexterity, hand-eye coordination, good physical fitness, a good sense of balance, and an ability to work as a member of a team.

Responsibilities: The role may include but is not limited to:

  • May load and unload equipment,

  • Put up and take down scaffolding

  • Clear work areas.

  • Distribute building materials to the appropriate location according to project plans and specifications.

  • Tend machines; for example, they may mix sand, plaster using a portable mixer or tend a machine that pumps cement, sand, plaster, or stucco through a spray gun for application to ceilings and walls.

  • Ability to use small tools and power tools related to general construction.

  • Will assist plasterers and woodworkers in all aspects of their skilled trade.

 If you are a self-starter and a team player, then apply today!

Please include a letter of intent detailing experience, resume, contact information, and references.