Painter

Responsibilities

• Responsible for routine painting and wall covering; prepares surfaces and removes previous paint to apply paints, stains, shading stains, and clear finishes.
• Inspects and refurbishes wall surfaces by means of the appropriate materials.
• Checks assigned areas and touches up all paint as needed on all buildings, structures, carts, and signs.
• Operates a vehicle, trucks, forklift, pressure washer, sand blaster, spray equipment, air compressors, power lifts, Cushman cart, and two-way radio.
• Applies wood finishing by suitably preparing surface.
• Determines, cuts, and applies wallpaper or fabric to walls as requested.
• Finishes dry wall.
• Follows all established PPE procedures and company policies.
• Completes appropriate documents, such as records and logs.
• Interacts with and communicates with various groups and individuals, such as the immediate supervisor, other Park managers and staff, co-workers, guests, vendors, contractors, inspectors, etc.
• Provides guest service according to Six Flags standards when serving the guest, including initiating guest interactions, answering questions, and giving directions.
• Maintains cleanliness and safety in assigned work area and performs all duties in compliance with Six Flags safety guidelines and requirements and reports all unsafe or unusual conditions to supervisor.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• A high school graduate or equivalent.
• Related vocational training preferred.
• Graphic art, fabricating, and installing signs and/or sign painting training preferred.
• Sign painting experience if applicable for the park.
• Directly related experience or a combination of directly related education and experience and/or competencies may be considered in place of the above requirements.
• Knowledge of the methods and techniques of painting, paints, varnishes, enamels and other finishes, and of their uses in painting work.
• General knowledge of the tools, equipment, materials, and application techniques common to the painting trade and skilled in hazardous material handling, application and disposal.
• Good skills in the preparation and application of paints, stains, and surface preparation materials to a wide variety of surfaces.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.

Benefits

• 3 weeks paid PTO which increases with seniority (6 sick days, 11 paid holidays)
• Multiple medical coverage options to fit your needs, along with dental & vision coverage
• 401K match
• Maintenance-specific scholarships available
• FREE entry to ALL our parks and water parks!
• Perks: Yearly maintenance appreciation week celebration, complimentary tickets for friends and family, discounts on food and park merchandise, full-time and part-time employee events and gatherings, and more!

Pay

Salary details based on level of experience: $23.89 / hr - $37.46 / hr

Schedule

Ability to work various shifts and days including nights, weekends and holiday periods to meet business needs.