Painter

Job Title: Painter Job Description

This role focuses on repainting warehouse floor stripes and safety markings, ensuring clean, precise lines and a well-prepared surface. You carefully tape off designated areas, thoroughly clean the floor before painting, and apply paint in a neat, controlled manner. The work begins with red safety zones around equipment such as fire extinguishers, followed by yellow lines and potentially the full warehouse floor if performance meets expectations.

Responsibilities

• Prepare warehouse floor surfaces for painting by thoroughly cleaning and removing debris, dust, and any contaminants.

• Accurately tape off floor areas to define stripes, safety zones, and other markings according to provided layouts and specifications.

• Apply paint in a neat and controlled manner, maintaining straight, square lines and consistent coverage across all designated areas.

• Repaint red floor markings around safety equipment, such as fire extinguishers, ensuring visibility and adherence to safety guidelines.

• Progress to painting yellow lines and other floor striping as the project advances, maintaining high quality and precision.

• Prevent splashing or spilling of paint and immediately clean any accidental drips or marks to keep the work area orderly.

• Maintain a clean and organized work environment throughout the project, including proper handling of tools, tape, and paint materials.

• Inspect completed work for accuracy, straightness, and cleanliness, making touch-ups or corrections as needed.

• Follow project timelines and adapt to occasional weekend work when required to complete painting tasks on schedule.

• Collaborate with on-site personnel to coordinate access to work areas and ensure minimal disruption to warehouse operations.

Essential Skills

• Proven painting experience in residential, commercial, or industrial settings.

• Strong attention to detail, with the ability to produce straight, square lines and consistent paint application.

• Ability to tape off floors accurately to create clean edges and well-defined stripes and markings.

• Capability to thoroughly clean and prepare floor surfaces prior to painting.

• Skill in working neatly, avoiding paint splashes and spills, and maintaining a clean work area.

• Comfort working in a warehouse environment for extended shifts.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Previous experience with floor striping or safety line painting in industrial or warehouse environments.

• Familiarity with basic general labor tasks related to painting projects, such as moving materials and setting up work areas.

• Ability to follow visual layouts, instructions, and safety guidelines for marking warehouse floors.

• Reliability and flexibility to work occasional weekends to meet project deadlines.

Why Work Here?

This opportunity offers the chance to take pride in visible, high-impact work that improves safety and organization in a busy warehouse environment. You work in a setting that values precision, cleanliness, and craftsmanship, with clear expectations and the ability to demonstrate your skills through tangible results. The schedule provides predictability with daytime hours, while occasional weekend work allows for additional project involvement and experience. You join a culture that appreciates thoroughness, reliability, and a strong work ethic.

Work Environment

The role is based in a warehouse environment, focusing on floor preparation and painting throughout the facility. You work primarily on-site from approximately 6:00 AM to 4:30 PM, with occasional weekend shifts as needed to complete projects. The setting involves working on concrete floors, moving through different areas of the warehouse, and coordinating around ongoing operations. Expect a practical, hands-on atmosphere where appropriate work attire is needed for painting tasks, including clothing suitable for manual labor and exposure to paint. The environment emphasizes safety, organization, and maintaining a clean workspace throughout each project.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Metairie, LA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $17.00 - $18.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

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)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Metairie,LA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 12, 2026.

About Aerotek

Aerotek® Inc. provides staffing and services solutions in manufacturing, logistics, construction, aviation, facilities and maintenance. We provide the expertise, solutions and people required to rise to the challenges of North American industry. Headquartered in Hanover, Md., Aerotek operates a unified network of over 200 offices across North America, supporting more than 18,000 clients each year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in workforce and business solutions. To learn more, visit: Aerotek.com | 1-888-AEROTEK.

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.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:

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.

Massachusetts Lie Detector:

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):

We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.