Painter

Marshall University•Huntington, WV

About The Position

Painters perform skilled painting work preparing, patching, finishing, and maintaining interior and exterior surfaces on University building structures, parking lots, walls, woodwork, furniture, and equipment. Work follows recognized painting-trade procedures and techniques and uses brushes, rollers, sprayers, and related tools. The Painter also maintains painting tools and equipment, follows applicable environmental, safety, and hazardous-waste regulations, and keeps work areas organized, clean, safe, and secure.

Requirements

Valid driver's license.
High school diploma or GED.
Proficiency with hand tools.
Ability to read color charts and interpret drawings and sketches.

Responsibilities

Prepare surfaces for painting using sandpaper, power sanders, steel wool, wire brushes, scrapers, paint removers, and chemicals; fill nail holes, cracks, or joints with putty, plaster, or other fillers.
Patch and finish drywall and similar surfaces.
Apply paints, stains, varnishes, enamel, or lacquer using brushes, rollers, sprayers, and other painting-trade tools.
Apply stains and sprayed finishes to achieve high-quality results.
Protect floors, woodwork, facings, decorative trim, furniture, and equipment during painting work.
Restore work sites after projects by removing scaffolding, coverings, and masking tape; returning furniture and equipment; resetting dismantled equipment; and cleaning paint splatters.
Move furniture and other items, using furniture-moving equipment when necessary, and return them to their original locations after work.
Maintain painting tools and equipment and comply with environmental protection, safety, hazardous-waste disposal, and chemical-use regulations.
Read color charts and interpret drawings and sketches.
Complete truck and shop inventories as assigned.
Maintain an organized work area, including cleanliness, safety, and security of materials.