Painter Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Four years of progressively responsible experience in the painting trade.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated ability to safely work at heights using ladders, lifts, rigging, and scaffolding.
• Proficiency in the use, maintenance, and handling of painting tools and equipment, including the ability to lift and manipulate materials and exert force up to 70 lbs.
• Valid non-commercial driver’s license.
• Comprehensive knowledge of painting methods and techniques, OSHA regulations related to the trade, and basic mathematics (including area, volume, weights, fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions).
• Ability to plan, schedule, and lay out work; accurately perceive the full color spectrum; prepare summaries and reports; and communicate effectively while following oral and written instructions.
• Ability to work in, on, around, over, and under fixed equipment and machinery; operate multiple equipment controls; and perform duties in hazardous or irritating environments, confined spaces, and adverse weather or temperature conditions, including the use of required personal protective equipment.

Responsibilities

• Under general supervision, perform a variety of painting and painting-related work at the journey level.
• Apply coats of paint, varnish, stain, enamel, or lacquer to decorate and protect interior and exterior surfaces.
• Prepare surfaces for painting by scraping, burning, sandpapering or dissolving previous paint coatings.
• Fills nail holes, cracks, and joints with caulk or putty.
• Tapes, spackles, and finishes dry wall.
• Operate and maintain tools and equipment of the painting trade; clean work area upon completion of projects.
• Work includes drywall finishing and other surface preparation as well as the selection, mixing, and matching of various paint materials.
• May have lead worker responsibility during special projects or seasons.
• Painters are expected to assist with snow and ice removal in certain situations.

Benefits

• USM benefits package