Painter

Responsibilities

• Prepares surfaces for painting by scraping, burning, washing, sanding, and by filling nail holes and cracks.
• Mixes and matches paint, and otherwise prepares it for application.
• Removes graffiti.
• Applies paint including epoxy and other toxic finishes, varnishes, stains, lacquers, and enamels to a variety of building and fixture surfaces by brush, roller, and spray equipment.
• Estimates time and materials needed.
• Matches old and new woods.
• Marbleizes wood to match adjoining marble surface.
• Glazes wood to give multicolored grain.
• Replaces broken windows;
• Uses silk screen technique;
• Hangs coverings;
• Tapes and finishes dry wall;
• Installs and finishes plaster.
• Cleans and maintains brushes and other painting equipment.
• Sinks and finishes office furniture.
• Performs related duties such as erecting scaffolding, removing or covering objects to protect them from splattered paint, and cleans up work areas when job is finished.

Requirements

• Graduation from high school or possession of a GED.
• Two (2) years of experience as a journeyman painter.
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work.

Special Qualifications

• Possession of a valid State of Iowa Motor Vehicle Operators License or proof of equivalent mobility.
• Ability to wear approved respirator equipment during spray painting operations.

Examples of Essential Work

Prepares surfaces for painting by scraping, burning, washing, sanding, and by filling nail holes and cracks.

Mixes and matches paint, and otherwise prepares it for application.

Removes graffiti.

Applies paint including epoxy and other toxic finishes, varnishes, stains, lacquers, and enamels to a variety of building and fixture surfaces by brush, roller, and spray equipment.

Estimates time and materials needed.

Matches old and new woods.

Marbleizes wood to match adjoining marble surface.

Glazes wood to give multicolored grain.

Replaces broken windows;

Uses silk screen technique;

Hangs coverings;

Tapes and finishes dry wall;

Installs and finishes plaster.

Cleans and maintains brushes and other painting equipment.

Sinks and finishes office furniture.

Performs related duties such as erecting scaffolding, removing or covering objects to protect them from splattered paint, and cleans up work areas when job is finished.