Maintenance Technician I - Painter
About The Position
Are you looking for a position at a mission-driven, innovative organization with great benefits? If so, join Boulder Housing Partners! We are a PERA employer and offer great public employee retirement benefits, work-life balance, and flexible schedules. We build, own, and manage affordable housing in the City of Boulder, bringing together staff and stakeholders from diverse backgrounds to accomplish a common goal. OVERALL JOB OBJECTIVE: Under general supervision, the Maintenance Technician I: Painter performs routine to moderately complex surface preparation, painting and finishing tasks, applying a variety of methods to both interior and exterior surfaces.
Requirements
- Good communications skills.
- Ability to interact with diverse tenant population.
- Must possess a self-starter attitude with the ability to work with little supervision and direction.
- Valid Colorado driver’s license and acceptable motor vehicle record.
- Acceptable background information, including criminal background history.
Nice To Haves
- Completion of trade school or apprenticeship training program (or equivalent work experience) in one or more general building trades which can include painting.
- Bilingual in English and Spanish.
Responsibilities
- Paints and decorates facilities by scraping surfaces; applying paint removers; filling cracks and holes; placing drop cloths; applying paints.
- Gathers painting materials and supplies by requisitioning from inventory or placing orders.
- Prepares surfaces for painting by scraping surfaces; applying paint; filling cracks and holes.
- Covers trim, floors, and other surfaces with tape, drop cloths and other protective coverings to keep them free of paint.
- Maintains safe, secure, and healthy painting environment by erecting scaffolds, ladders, and safety barriers according to prescribed protocols; adhering to organization standards and policies, and to legal regulations; alerting others regarding potential concerns.
- Understands and uses proper PPE methods.
- Keeps painting equipment operating by following operating instructions; troubleshooting breakdowns; maintaining supplies; performing preventive maintenance; calling for repairs.
- Documents maintenance and decorating actions by completing forms, reports, logs, and records.
- Improves painting job knowledge by attending training sessions, reading technical publications.
- Contributes to painting and organization success by welcoming related, different, and new requests; helping others accomplish job results.
- Assists in performing a variety of simple maintenance and repair tasks and housekeeping services on Boulder Housing Partners’ properties and units.
- Performs related duties as required by management to meet the needs of BHP.
- Remains generally alert to conditions and events occurring at Boulder Housing Partners’ properties.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision health plans
- Retirement benefits that includes PERA defined benefit plan plus 401k and 457 plans
- Paid life insurance
- Employee wellness program
- Long term disability
- 13 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave
- Five Fridays off during the summer
- Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, training opportunities, and more.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
51-100 employees
