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Job Description

Job Title Painter

Department: Maintenance

Reports To: Maintenance Manager

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

SUMMARY:

Performs routine to moderately complex surface preparation, painting, and finishing tasks, applying a variety of methods, media, and techniques to both interior and exterior surfaces at a residential property location.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Surveys building painting project sites to estimate time and material quantities required; selects appropriate surface coatings.
• Applies paints, sealers, and solvents to exterior and interior building surfaces such as plaster, sheetrock, concrete, and wood.
• Performs building exterior and interior caulking, finish repair, mud and tape, and texturing tasks.
• Operates equipment such as airless spray equipment, scaffolding, and motorized lifts.
• Uses mechanized high-reach equipment to renew caulking on exterior building panel seams, windows, and doors.
• Performs special refinishing tasks including wood surface preparation, staining, and sealing.
• Performs minor plaster repair, blending newly renovated wall surfaces with existing plaster.
• Visually inspects buildings and grounds in the course of daily work and reports anything in need of repair or replacement as well as unusual or extraordinary circumstances regarding the property or residents to Management.
• Responds to employee and resident requests in a courteous and timely manner.
• Maintains inventory of supplies and equipment owned by the property and/or the management company.
• Keeps work area clean and tools and equipment in good working order.
• Performs duties according to Occupations Safety & Health Act (OSHA) standards and company safety policies at all times.
• Seeks opportunities to increase skills and expand knowledge base.
• Wears the required uniform and maintains a professional appearance at all times.
• Performs other related duties and assignments as required.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

None.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Familiarity with standard equipment and tools and proficiency in painting, plastering and related maintenance and repair tasks.
• Experience in selecting and applying paint and associated products.
• Skill in applying coatings and/or caulking and completing repairs to exterior and interior surfaces.
• Skill in wood surface preparation, staining, and/or sealing techniques.
• Ability to select, mix, and apply surface coatings which successfully match and/or restore interior and/or exterior surfaces.
• Ability to estimate basic project time and material quantity requirements.

•Thorough and attentive to details.

• Ability to read and interpret documents in English, such as work orders, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

High School Diploma or GED and one (1) year certification from college or technical school or one (1 ) to three (3) years of "hands on" experience or equivalent combination of training and/or experience.

CERTIFICATES and LICENSES:

None.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral diagram or schedule form.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. The employee must also occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and color vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to on going construction and various weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment may range from moderate to loud.