Decorative Painter: Finishes & Graining Expert

Veterans Health Administration; Wilkes-Barre (Luzerne County); On-site; USD 54,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The Veterans Health Administration at the Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center (Facilities Management Service) is seeking a Painter to perform coating and finishing work under the supervision of the Maintenance and Operations Assistant Foreman. The role focuses on applying and maintaining decorative and durable finishes across hospital facilities.

Duties include material preparation, color matching, and applying finishes with brushes, rollers, spray guns, and graining devices.

Qualifications

• Duties described focus on painting and finishing skills.
• Attention to texture, thickness, and decorative finishes.

Responsibilities

• Performs application, maintenance, and repair of finishes using coating materials and techniques.
• Prepares coating materials by tinting, toning, blending, and adding additives.
• Applies coatings with brushes, rollers, spray guns, and graining devices to achieve decorative surfaces.
• Ensures coatings meet texture, thickness, and level requirements; checks viscosity and coverage.
• Tapes joints, spackles, sands, and paints drywall; prepares surfaces for adhesion.
• Work Schedule: Monday–Friday 7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.

Job description

The Veterans Health Administration at the Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center (Facilities Management Service) is seeking a Painter to perform coating and finishing work under the supervision of the Maintenance and Operations Assistant Foreman. The role focuses on applying and maintaining decorative and durable finishes across hospital facilities.

Duties include material preparation, color matching, and applying finishes with brushes, rollers, spray guns, and graining devices.