Fine Paint Finisher - Residential

I-Grace; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 41,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with match

Paid time off

Professional development

Life insurance

Job summary

I-Grace in New York seeks a skilled Fine Paint Finisher to deliver premium interior and exterior finishes in luxury residential settings. Candidates must excel in surface preparation, protection, and immaculate detail to achieve flawless surfaces.

The role requires five or more years of experience, mastery of brushes, rollers, and spray, and the ability to work respectfully around occupied spaces while collaborating with project teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of professional fine-painting experience, preferably within luxury residential, museum-quality, hospitality, or similarly demanding environments.
• Strong knowledge of surface preparation and premium architectural coating systems.
• Demonstrated ability to achieve high-level finishes on walls, ceilings, trim, millwork, cabinetry, and doors.
• Excellent cutting, brushing, rolling, sanding, and finishing skills.
• Spray-finishing experience is highly desirable.
• Ability to recognize imperfections under critical lighting and correct them appropriately.
• Strong understanding of jobsite protection and cleanliness.
• Comfortable working in occupied residences around valuable furnishings, artwork, and architectural finishes.
• Reliable, professional, detail-oriented, and able to work collaboratively with project managers, supervisors, designers, and other trades.

Responsibilities

• Surface Preparation: Prepare substrates through cleaning, sanding, filling, patching, caulking, priming, and spot preparation.
• Painting and Finishing Application: Perform high-quality interior and exterior painting on walls, ceilings, trim, doors, cabinetry, millwork, and architectural details.
• Millwork, Trim, and Cabinetry Detail Work: Perform detailed preparation and finishing of fine millwork, doors, cabinetry, baseboards, crown moldings, and other architectural elements.
• Protection and Site Cleanliness: Protect adjacent finished surfaces, furnishings, flooring, hardware, stone, glass, and other materials; maintain a clean work environment in occupied residences.
• Quality Control and Communication: Identify substrate or finish conditions and communicate concerns; perform punch-list corrections and follow project specifications.

Skills

Fine painting

Surface preparation

Attention to detail

Communication

Job description

Fine Paint Finisher

We are seeking an experienced Fine Paint Finisher to perform premium-quality interior and exterior painting within high-end residential environments. This position requires a highly skilled craftsperson with exceptional attention to surface preparation, finish quality, cleanliness, and detail. The ideal candidate understands that fine painting is not simply the application of paint. The quality of the finished surface begins with preparation, and every stage, from protection and substrate evaluation through final coat and touch-up, must meet the standards expected in luxury residential work.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Surface Preparation

• Prepare substrates through proper cleaning, scraping, sanding, filling, patching, caulking, priming, and spot preparation.
• Understand proper coating systems and compatibility between substrates, primers, and finish materials.

Painting and Finishing Application

• Perform high-quality interior and exterior painting on walls, ceilings, trim, doors, cabinetry, millwork, and architectural details.
• Produce exceptionally smooth, consistent finishes with clean lines, uniform sheen, and minimal visible brush or roller texture.
• Execute brush, roller, and spray applications as appropriate to the substrate and specified finish.
• Work confidently with premium waterborne and solvent-based coatings, primers, enamels, stains, and clear finishes.
• Match existing paint colors, sheen levels, and finish appearance when performing repairs or selective restoration.

Millwork, Trim, and Cabinetry Detail Work

• Perform detailed preparation and finishing of fine millwork, doors, cabinetry, baseboards, crown moldings, and other architectural elements.

Protection and Site Cleanliness

• Protect adjacent finished surfaces, furnishings, flooring, hardware, stone, glass, and other architectural materials.
• Maintain an exceptionally clean and organized work environment, particularly within occupied residences.

Quality Control and Communication

• Identify substrate or existing-finish conditions that may affect the final result and communicate concerns before proceeding.
• Perform punch-list corrections and final touch-ups to a high standard.
• Follow project specifications, approved samples, manufacturer requirements, and direction from project supervision.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum 5 years of professional fine-painting experience, preferably within luxury residential, museum-quality, hospitality, or similarly demanding environments.
• Strong knowledge of surface preparation and premium architectural coating systems.
• Demonstrated ability to achieve high-level finishes on walls, ceilings, trim, millwork, cabinetry, and doors.
• Excellent cutting, brushing, rolling, sanding, and finishing skills.
• Spray-finishing experience is highly desirable.
• Ability to recognize imperfections under critical lighting and correct them appropriately.
• Strong understanding of jobsite protection and cleanliness.
• Comfortable working in occupied residences around valuable furnishings, artwork, and architectural finishes.
• Reliable, professional, detail-oriented, and able to work collaboratively with project managers, supervisors, designers, and other trades.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The Fine Paint Finisher is frequently exposed to paint fumes, solvents, and airborne particles, and must work safely around ladders, ladders jacks, and scaffolding in both active construction sites and occupied luxury residences. This role requires close attention to detail under varied and critical lighting conditions to identify and correct surface imperfections, and regularly involves working in close proximity to fine furnishings, artwork, and finished architectural surfaces that require careful protection.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands of this position include standing, kneeling, and reaching for extended periods, climbing and working from ladders or scaffolding, and performing precise, repetitive hand and arm movements over sustained durations. The role requires strong manual dexterity, hand-eye coordination, and the ability to lift and carry painting equipment and materials, along with strong visual acuity to detect fine surface imperfections and ensure consistent finish quality.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

Salary: $30 – $43 per hour, based on experience.

• Health insurance – medical with virtual visits and health advocate availability, dental and vision
• 401(k) with company match
• Generous paid time off
• Professional development opportunities
• Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• HSA & FSA
• $50,000 employer-paid life insurance
• Legal Plan benefits
• Identity & Fraud benefits
• Pet Solution benefits
• Employee referral bonus
• Employee Assistance Program
• Home & Auto discounts and more

At I-Grace, you will bring skill and precision to some of the most exceptional homes in New York, working alongside a team that shares your commitment to quality and craftsmanship.