Industrial 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. Covers interior walls of rooms with decorative wallpaper or fabric.

Responsibilities

• Works in such a manner as not to jeopardize own safety or safety of others.
• Travels to various worksites, primarily in the Midwest; overnight travel may be required.
• Prepares surfaces for painting by smoothing and removing old paint through scraping or sandblasting.
• 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/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 guns (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.
• Measures and cuts strips from rolls of wallpaper or fabric.
• Mixes paste to desired consistency and brushes paste on the back of wallpaper or fabric.
• Trims selvage (rough edge) from strips.
• Places paste-coated strips on walls or ceilings to match adjacent edges, smooths joints, and trims excess material.
• Smooths strips with a dry brush or felt-covered roller to remove wrinkles and bubbles.
• Wears necessary protective equipment such as respirators, hard hats, safety glasses, safety shoes, hand protection, and hearing protection.
• Performs additional duties as assigned, including applying coatings such as paint, ink, or lacquer to protect or decorate workpiece surfaces using spray guns, pens, or brushes.

Requirements

• 1–3 years of painting experience preferred.
• 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 meet attendance requirements (required).
• Ability to work as part of a team and independently (required).
• Ability to work at heights from a ladder and a lift (required).
• Availability for flexible work hours, including evenings, weekends, and/or nights (required).