Trades Apprentice/Painter
About The Position
Pinecrest Supports and Services Center (PSSC) is seeking a Trades Apprentice/Painter. The center supports people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in reaching treatment goals and returning to more integrated community living settings. It specializes in supporting people with comorbid intellectual and developmental disabilities and complex medical, behavioral, and psychiatric needs. The position prepares and paints buildings, furniture, bridges, and other structures using brushes or spray application. It is located in the LDH Carpenter/Paint Department at Pinecrest Supports and Services Center. No experience or training is required. The position may be filled through probation, promotion, demotion, lateral transfer, detail to special duty, or job appointment.
Responsibilities
- Obtain supplies and materials needed to complete work.
- Determine application methods and mix, thin, and match paint.
- Apply paint with brushes, rollers, and spray guns to interior and exterior buildings, furniture, signs, structural steel, and equipment.
- Strip roadways and parking lots.
- Prepare bleach-and-water mixtures for washing buildings, signs, park equipment, and similar surfaces.
- Sand and scrape surfaces where paint has peeled or rust is evident.
- Apply primer to surfaces as needed.
- Mix plaster and water and apply it to walls.
- Tape and float sheetrock in preparation for painting.
- Use a sandblaster to remove paint from metal objects.
- Glaze and putty wood surfaces, including window sashes.
- Erect and position scaffolding using pull ropes.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
