Painter

Immediately Hiring

Performs operational duties related to painting activities. Responsibilities include painting a variety of surfaces using rollers, brushes, and 17 spray guns; refurbishing and refinishing furniture; power washing, scraping, burning, and sanding surfaces; and performing cleanup work.

Painter performs a variety of painting duties in accordance with standard trade practices, provides lead direction to assigned staff and monitors assigned area to perform standard painting duties. Incumbent in this class performs shift work as required.

Responsibilities:

• Performs preparatory work, including ensuring all required materials and equipment are available.

• Inspects work sites for potential problems.

• Performs various painting activities, including laying out drop cloths; mixing and matching paint; power washing, scraping, burning, and sanding surfaces; performing minor repair work, such as puttying wood, plastering holes, and finishing surfaces; and applying paint to buildings, walls, ceilings, furniture, equipment, and vehicles.

• Inventories materials and equipment to ensure adequate supply levels and submits supply requests to supervisor

• Performs cleanup at the end of the workday or when jobs are completed, including cleaning up paint spills and other debris, picking up tools and drop cloths, cleaning work areas, and performing touchup work as needed.

• Meets with supervisor to discuss work assignments and priorities.

Knowledge:

• Materials, tools, and equipment used in the painting trade;

• Painting methods, practices, and procedures;

• Methods and techniques used to prepare surfaces for painting;

• Occupational hazards and safety regulations related to the painting trade;

• Building/structural trades related to painting, such as carpentry

Skills:

• Mixing and matching paints and blending colors;

• Preparing surfaces for painting;

• Using painting tools and equipment;

• Working from high ladders and scaffolds;

• Applying proper lifting techniques;

• Troubleshooting and correcting paint defects in interior and exterior surfaces and equipment;

• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with other County personnel, officials, and the general public;

• Communication and interpersonal techniques as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc., sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.

Experience and training:

Completion of course work equivalent to the academic requirements of a High School diploma or G.E.D. equivalent; and two (2) years of experience as a trade painter; or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above.

License Requirements:

• Valid State of Georgia Driver’s License (as required by position assignment).

Physical Requirements:

Positions in this class typically require climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, mobility, pushing, pulling, lifting, talking, hearing, seeing, and repetitive physical motions. Work in this class also involves working outside and exposure to noxious odors and fumes.

Heavy Work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.