Painter

Responsibilities

• Perform interior and exterior painting using brushing, rolling, spraying, and other accepted coating methods.
• Prepare surfaces for painting by cleaning, sanding, filling, patching, shaping, and leveling using appropriate materials and techniques.
• Apply paints, coatings, stains, and finishes to achieve required appearance, thickness, and quality standards.
• Operate brushes, rollers, spray equipment, and other painting tools and equipment safely and effectively.
• Repair and prepare paintable surfaces including walls, ceilings, floors, doors, windows, and other building components.
• Remove wallpaper and properly prepare surfaces for repainting or refinishing.
• Perform touch-up painting and minor surface repairs as needed.
• Maintain a clean and safe work area while following all federal safety regulations and facility procedures.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of commercial, institutional, industrial, or healthcare painting experience.
• Experience applying paints, coatings, stains, and protective finishes using brushes, rollers, and spray equipment.
• Experience preparing and repairing interior and exterior surfaces prior to painting.
• Experience removing wallpaper and preparing surfaces for refinishing.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds frequently and 75 pounds occasionally.
• Ability to work on ladders, scaffolding, and at elevated heights.
• Ability to work in confined spaces and perform physically demanding work for extended periods, including standing, bending, kneeling, and reaching.
• Ability to work in hot environments and around dust, chemicals, paint fumes, and other occupational hazards.
• Ability to wear an OSHA-approved respirator when required and successfully complete required fit testing.
• Ability to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE), including steel-toe boots, eye protection, hearing protection, and approved face protection.
• OSHA 30-Hour Construction certification preferred.
• Ability to comply with all applicable federal safety regulations and workplace policies.

Benefits

• 11 paid federal holidays per year.
• 56 hours of annual accrued Sick Leave (equivalent to 7 paid days off).

Pay

The pay for this position is expected to be $24.67 per hour, which includes an additional $5.09 per hour for Health and Welfare.

Schedule

The schedule is not specified, but the position is expected to be contingent upon a possible upcoming contract in Montgomery and Tuskegee, Alabama supporting ongoing maintenance operations at two federal medical facilities.