Industrial Painter

Job Requirements

• Smooth surfaces and removes old paint from surfaces to prepare surfaces for painting.
• Fills nail holes, cracks, and joints with caulk, putty, plaster, or other filler.
• Selects premixed paints, or mixes required portions of pigment, oil, and thinning and drying substances to prepare paint that matches specified colors.
• 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.
• Creates a durable finish that will withstand harsh conditions.
• Applies corrosion protection coatings.
• Paints interior and exterior of buildings and other structures.
• 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.
• Continuously works in a manner to ensure safety of self and others.

Other Experience and Qualifications

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
• High School Diploma or equivalent - 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 - Required
• Ability to work at heights from a ladder and a lift - Required
• 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; and taste or smell.
• Frequently required to climb ladders, scaffolds, or poles.
• Constantly lift and/or move up to 25 - 50 pounds
• Sometimes lift and/or move up to 50 - 75 pounds
• Sometimes 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.