Painter

The Commercial Painter prepares, finishes, and maintains interior and exterior surfaces on commercial buildings, including offices, warehouses, retail spaces, schools, and industrial facilities. This role requires strong technical painting skills, careful attention to detail, and a commitment to working safely and efficiently on active job sites.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, prime, and paint interior surfaces such as walls, ceilings, doors, trim, and specialty substrates to commercial-grade standards.
• Perform exterior commercial painting, including power washing, scraping, sanding, priming, and applying coatings to building exteriors, metal surfaces, and masonry.
• Carry out thorough surface preparation by caulking, patching, masking, filling, and ensuring all surfaces are properly prepared before coating.
• Operate airless and HVLP sprayers safely and efficiently for large-scale commercial painting projects.
• Follow OSHA guidelines and company safety procedures, consistently use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), and maintain safe work practices on active commercial sites.
• Collaborate with crew leaders, project managers, and other trades to complete projects on schedule and according to scope.
• Set up job sites by protecting property, organizing materials, and staging equipment prior to work each day.
• Perform jobsite cleanup at the end of each shift, ensuring work areas are clean, organized, and safe.
• Interact professionally with property managers, business owners, contractors, and other stakeholders, representing the company with courtesy and respect.
• Read and follow job scopes, paint lists, and project instructions to deliver consistent, high-quality results.

• Previous experience as a commercial painter, including both interior and exterior projects.
• Strong paint preparation and finishing skills, including caulking, patching, sanding, masking, and priming.
• Proficiency with brushes, rollers, and spray equipment, including airless and HVLP sprayers.
• Ability to work safely on ladders, lifts, and scaffolding in a variety of commercial environments.
• Reliable transportation to travel to local job sites as required.
• Ability to read and understand job scopes, paint lists, and instructions, and to follow them accurately.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to high-quality craftsmanship.
• Ability to work effectively in active commercial environments, including after-hours or off-peak schedules when required.
• Commitment to following OSHA safety guidelines and using appropriate PPE at all times.

• Experience working on commercial construction or renovation projects.
• Familiarity with premium coatings and commercial-grade paint products.
• Comfort collaborating with other trades and project teams on multi-phase jobs.
• Interest in developing skills in lead painter, crew leader, estimator, or project manager roles over time.
• Willingness to participate in ongoing training on prep techniques, sprayer operation, safety practices, and new products.

You join a stable organization with consistent, reliable work and a steady flow of commercial projects, reducing seasonal gaps. You work with a locally based team that benefits from the systems, training, and professionalism of a larger network, creating a balance of small-team support and national-level resources. You benefit from clear scopes, defined paint lists, accurate measurements, and coordinated schedules, which make projects smoother and more predictable. Your trade skills are respected, and your craftsmanship is recognized as critical to the final result. You have clear opportunities to grow into roles such as lead painter, crew leader, estimator, or project manager. You work in a positive, customer-focused culture that values professionalism, communication, and courtesy. You gain access to structured training on prep techniques, sprayer operation, safety practices, and premium coatings, helping you advance your skills. You receive competitive pay, consistent hours, and primarily local jobs, supporting both financial stability and work-life balance.

Work Environment

The role is based on active commercial job sites such as offices, warehouses, retail spaces, schools, and industrial facilities. Work typically involves both interior and exterior environments and may require working at heights on ladders, lifts, or scaffolding. The culture emphasizes professionalism, strong communication, respect for skilled trades, and a customer-focused mindset. Painters work as part of a coordinated team with clear scopes and organized projects. Team size may vary by project, with crews adjusted based on job complexity and schedule requirements. Dress code generally includes work-appropriate clothing suitable for painting and construction environments, along with required safety gear. Hours are consistent, with some projects requiring after-hours or off-peak work to accommodate commercial operations. Personal protective equipment (PPE) such as safety glasses, gloves, masks or respirators, and other safety gear is used in line with OSHA guidelines and company policies. Painters regularly use professional tools and equipment, including brushes, rollers, spray guns, airless sprayers, HVLP sprayers, power washers, ladders, lifts, and other standard commercial painting tools.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Janesville, WI.

The pay range for this position is $20.00 - $25.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in Janesville,WI.

This position is anticipated to close on Jun 3, 2026.

About Aerotek

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):
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