Facilities Specialist - Painting Technician

Summary Of Responsibilities

• Applies paints, sealers, and solvents to exterior and interior building surfaces, including plaster, sheetrock, concrete, and wood.
• Performs building exterior and interior caulking, finish repair, mud and tape, and texturing tasks.
• Performs special refinishing tasks, including wood surface preparation, staining, and sealing.
• Maintains and prepares surfaces by patching holes, removing nails, scraping, sanding, applying putty, applying mud, taping, and other similar tasks.
• Performs finish work, including paneling, wall coverings, cabinets, and countertop repair and installation; hangs/installs shelves, whiteboards, glass boards, and other decorative finish elements.
• Installs, maintains, and repairs all types of floor coverings, including carpeting, rubber, vinyl, composite, tile, wood, laminate, urethane, and other materials.
• Operates equipment such as airless spray equipment, scaffolding, and motorized lifts.
• Uses mechanized high-reach equipment to renew caulking on exterior building panel seams, windows, and doors.
• Ensures proper care in the use and maintenance of equipment and supplies; promotes continuous improvement of workplace safety and environmental practices.
• Assists in work in other areas of building maintenance, including upholstery and signage, and performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications / Licenses / Certifications

• Graduated with a standard high school diploma or the equivalent, plus one to three years of painting experience.
• Possession of a valid driver's license.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Knowledge of various types of painting and finishing materials and application techniques.
• Knowledge of painting specialties and building maintenance applications, as well as all applicable trades, codes, and standard trade practices.
• Knowledge of different types of floor coverings, installation, and repair techniques.
• Knowledge of the repair process for walls and surfaces.
• Skilled in finishing work, including painting, drywall repair, carpet, floor coverings, decorative finishes, and general maintenance.
• Skilled in employing a myriad of floor and wall covering methods and techniques.
• Skilled with various hand and power tools, common to painting.
• Skilled in applying coatings and/or caulking and completing repairs to exterior and interior surfaces.
• Skilled in wood surface preparation, staining, and/or sealing techniques.
• Skilled in evaluating jobs and determining the appropriate action to take and materials to use.
• Basic computer skills.
• Customer service skills.

Abilities

• Ability to use hand and power tools applicable to painting.
• Ability to select, mix, and apply surface paint coatings that successfully match and/or restore historic interior or exterior surfaces.
• Ability to read, understand, follow, and enforce safety procedures.
• Ability to read and understand specifications from blueprints and schematic drawings.
• Ability to complete projects according to specifications from blueprints and schematic drawings.