Painter

Job Title

Painter

Job Description

As the Painter, the incumbent's duties include, but are not limited to:

• Apply paint to equipment, furniture, walls, doors, and windows, ceiling, etc. throughout the medical center.
• Apply surface coatings using acceptable trade devices such as those designed to give special effects, for example: brushes, rollers, spray guns and graining devices.
• Determine the methods, techniques, devices, and materials that are best suited to the surface finish required.
• Prepare surfaces by methods such as smoothing with pumice and rottenstone, filling, shaping, and leveling with metal and synthetic resins, and mixing and applying pre-coating agents such as pickling and alkali compounds.
• Prepare coating materials by tinting, toning, matching, blending and mixing various activities.
• Plan and layout the job assigned, select materials, tools and techniques needed and complete work with minimum guidance.
• Install, patch, and repair vinyl wall covering.
• Determine materials, tools and techniques needed for vinyl wall covering assignments.
• Match, tint, tone and blend coating materials and combine agent with coating materials such as catalysts, drying agents and retardants.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7am to 3:30pm or 7:30am to 4pm

Position Description Title/PD#: Painter/PD50201A

Physical Requirements: Incumbent prepares and coats surfaces from ladders. scaffolds and platforms. Incumbent will be required to work in areas where the surface to be coated is in cramped and hard to reach areas. Incumbent is required to stand, stoop, bend, kneel, climb and work in tiring and uncomfortable positions. Incumbent frequently lifts, carries and sets up materials and equipment that weigh up to 10 pounds. Occasionally incumbent may handle materials and equipment that weigh 40 pounds and over.