Commercial Painter

About the role

Applies coats of paint, varnish, stain, enamel, or lacquer to decorate and protect interior or exterior surfaces, trimmings, and fixtures of buildings and other structures and covers interior walls of rooms with decorative wallpaper or fabric by performing the following duties.

Responsibilities

• Works in such a manner as not to jeopardize own safety or safety of others
• Smoother surfaces and removes old paint from surfaces to prepare surfaces for painting
• Selects premixed paints, or mixes required portions of pigment, oil, and thinning and drying substances to prepare paint that matches specified colors
• Removes fixtures such as pictures and electric switch covers from walls prior to painting
• Paints surfaces with brushes, spray gun (conventional or airless), or paint rollers
• Applies paint with cloth, brush, sponge, or fingers to create special effects
• Erects scaffolding or sets up ladders to perform tasks above ground level
• Mixes paste to desired consistency and brushes paste on back of wallpaper or fabric
• Trims selvage (rough edge) from strips
• Places paste-coated strips on wall or ceiling to match adjacent edges of figured strips, and smooth joints and trims excess material at ceiling and baseboard
• Smooths strips with dry brush or felt-covered roller to remove wrinkles and bubbles
• Wears necessary protective equipment such as a respirator or spray hood, hard hat, safety glasses, safety shoes, hand protection, and hearing protection or any additional personal protective equipment that is required by the customer
• Ability to travel to various worksites, primarily in the Midwest. Overnight travel may be required
• Additional duties as assigned

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalency- Required
• 1-3 years painting experience Preferred
• Driver’s license and reliable transportation - Required
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions and blueprints - Required
• Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10s and 100s - Required
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations - Required
• Must be able to meet the attendance requirements
• Ability to work as a team and independently
• Ability to work at heights from a ladder and a lift
• Ability to be available for flexible work hours to include evenings, weekends and/or nights - Required

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls
• Frequently required to stand for long periods of time, walk, and reach with hands and arms
• Occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Talk or hear
• Taste or smell
• Constantly lift and/or move up to 25 - 50 pounds
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 50 - 75 pounds
• Occasionally lift and/or move more than 75 - 100 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

Work Environment

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to fumes and airborne particles
• Frequently works in high, precarious places and in outside weather conditions
• Frequently exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals such as epoxy and other chemically cured coatings
• Occasionally works near moving mechanical parts
• Occasionally exposed to wet, and/or humid conditions, extreme heat, and vibration
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud