Industrial Painter - Denver

Colorado; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team at the Colorado Department of Human Services in a full-time position requiring skilled painting and maintenance. This role is vital for ensuring safe and high standards in state facilities. You will be responsible for various tasks from painting to drywall repair, all aimed at maintaining quality environments for clients and staff. A strong emphasis on attention to detail and safety is vital, alongside your ability to work independently within diverse settings.

Benefits

11 paid holidays per year

Flexible work-life programs

Annual influenza vaccination provision

Qualifications

• 4 years of professional painting experience required.
• Experience with airless paint sprayers and operating lifts preferred.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Perform painting and general building maintenance duties.
• Mix paints and prepare surfaces for painting.
• Handle general drywall duties including hanging, taping, and texturing.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Independence

Customer Service

Education

Completion of apprenticeship program

Tools

Airless paint sprayer

Scissor lifts

Boom lifts

Job description

This position is open to current Colorado residents only.

Please note: This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.

The Division of Facilities Management - Northern Division

This work unit exists to plan, design, construct, operate, maintain and manage the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) facilities and campuses according to all applicable standards in a manner that promotes the CDHS mission of providing a safe, sanitary and effective environment for clients, youth, residents, consumers and staff and enhances the quality of life in CDHS facilities and campuses and in the surrounding neighborhoods.

Facilities served: Colorado Mental Health Hospital at Fort Logan (CMHHFL), Department of Human Services at 1575 Sherman St., Wheat Ridge Regional Center (WRRC) to include the group homes and the Division of Youth Services (DYS) facilities (Prairie Vista, Gilliam, Lookout Mountain Campus, Marvin W. Foote, Mount View Campus and Platte Valley.) Provides as needed support to the Veterans Community Living Centers located in the district. Total facilities are approximately 1.9 million sq. ft. at multiple sites within the Northern Region.

Painting:

Paint walls, equipment, buildings, casework, and other structural surfaces, using brushes, rollers, and spray guns. Surfaces may require removal of old paint to prepare surface prior to painting

Paint may require mixing of colors to obtain desired color or consistency

Cover surfaces with drop cloths or masking tape and paper to protect surfaces during painting Fill cracks, holes, or joints with caulk, putty, plaster, or other fillers, using caulking guns or putty knives Performs general building maintenance to include; wall repair, flooring repairs and painting.

Remove fixtures such as pictures, doorknobs, light fixtures, electric switch covers prior to painting. Prepare surfaces, using sandpaper, scrapers, brushes, steel wool, or sanding machines.

Apply primers or sealers to prepare new surfaces, such as bare wood or metal and oils, latex, lacquers, urethane, epoxy, or stains for finish coats

Calculate amounts of required materials and estimate costs, based on surfaces measurements Read work orders or receive instructions from supervisor to determine work requirements

Perform general Drywall duties: Hang, tape, texture, drywall, and plaster patch

Performs snow removal

Performs other duties as assigned

Some work involves working with fast drying materials

Construction of new walls and ceilings including framing

All duties may need to be performed in secure areas with patients or clients present in a hospital and institutional environment

All duties will be performed in a different building located in widely spread-out locations requiring driving State vehicles from site to site

Evaluate and prioritize work orders to determine if it is a routine maintenance repair or if the complexity requires referral to one of the technical trade departments

Making sure work is done properly, according to all applicable code and regulatory standards and to a high standard of excellence

Making sure the work is being performed safety and that job is performed in a journeyman like manner Making sure the work is done according to all applicable code and regulatory standards Repair minor damage to facilities finishes

Repair walls, ceilings, floors, and accentuated systems

Replace flooring materials and coverings, including floor tile, sheet goods, wall base and accessories, repair cabinet and counter tops to include millwork hardware

Perform preventative maintenance on painting equipment, making sure the proper fixture is put back in place

Making sure the work is done according to all applicable code and regulatory standards

This is a full-time, in-person, essential position. Shift work may be required. Must be available for and respond to call backs to perform essential and/or emergency services of the agency in a timely manner.

Essential Positions. Positions that perform essential law enforcement, highway maintenance, and other support services directly necessary for the health, safety, and welfare of patients, residents, and inmates of state institutions or state facilities. Employees in essential positions can be only FLSA non exempt and can be required to work unexpected or unusual work hours to perform the essential and/or emergency services of the department without delay and/or without interruption.

Call Back applies when an eligible employee is required to report to work before the start or after the end of a scheduled shift.

Minimum Qualifications:

Applicants must have four years of professional commercial and/or residential painting experience.

Substitutions:

Education or successful completion of a formalized apprenticeship program that relates to this position will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis. In order to utilize this substitution, you must attach a copy of your transcripts/apprenticeship to this job application. Your unofficial transcripts/certification of completion must include your name, college/school name, type of degree/certification received and date the degree/certification was received/conferred.

Employment history is calculated on a full-time basis (40/hrs per week). Part-time employment is calculated on a prorated basis to determine qualifications. Be sure your application specifically addresses your qualifications, experience, work products, and accomplishments as they relate to the position and minimum requirements.

Preferred Qualifications:

5 plus years of commercial painting experience

Experience operating scissor lifts and boom lifts.

Experience with road markings and/or striping

Experience working with and maintaining airless paint sprayer

Independence - Ability to work independently with minimal supervision to get things done.

Customer Service — Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer service. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Attention to Detail — Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.

Integrity — Job requires being honest and ethical.

Dependability — Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.

Cooperation — Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.

Conditions of Employment:

A full pre-employment criminal background check will be conducted as part of the selection process as this position is deemed to have direct contact with vulnerable persons. Felony convictions, conviction of crimes of moral turpitude, or convictions of misdemeanors related to job duties may disqualify you from being considered for this position. Should your background check reveal any charges or convictions, it is your responsibility to provide the CDHS Background Unit with an official disposition of any charges.

Must be willing to submit and pass a full background check.

Must possess and maintain a valid, non-restricted Colorado driver’s license.

Travel – This position will be required to drive State Vehicles as part of daily work assignment from site to site and/or statewide equipped with tools and equipment to perform daily duties. May be required to travel to training and meetings.

Must be willing to receive an annual influenza vaccination or provide a document for a medical exemption or a letter for religious exemption.

Must successfully pass a Tuberculosis (TB) test.

Must be available for call back to perform essential and/or emergency services without delay and/or without interruption..

Must be available for shift work. May be required to work various hours for coverage outside of normal business hours.

Use, Handling, or Exposure to hazardous materials – Explain: Proximity to moving, mechanical parts, Exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals., Exposure to electrical shock, and or working in high exposed places.

Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must:

Disclose that information on the application.

Provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify the applicant from the current position.

Provide the employee number from the applicant’s prior State employment. Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination and failure to provide this information will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with CDHS.

Appeal Rights:

If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.

You will find the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it on the State Personnel Board website. An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form (Adobe PDF), signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email ( [e-mail] ), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department’s action.

Contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at [phone]; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, within the Rules webpage.

If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS). Our professionals strive to design and deliver high quality human and health services that improve the safety, independence, and well-being of the people of Colorado. In addition to a great location and rewarding and meaningful work, we offer:

11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave

Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, training and more

Remote work arrangements for eligible positions

We believe in a people-first approach: To serve the people of Colorado, we develop a culture and work environment that creates an energized, inspired, and healthy team capable of giving their best to Coloradans.

Balance creates quality of life: We want our team to be resilient through a supportive workplace that values flexibility, health and wellness, and employee engagement.

We hold ourselves accountable: We take responsibility through our actions, programs, and results for the state of health and human services in Colorado.

Transparency matters: We are open and honest with employees, our partners, the Coloradans we serve, and the public.

We are ethical: We abide by what is best for those we serve by doing what is right, not what is easy.

Collaboration helps us rise together: We work together with all partners, employees, and clients to achieve the best outcomes for Coloradans.

We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.

ADAA Accommodations: CDHS is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator, Nancy Schmelzer, at [e-mail] or call 1-800-929-0791.

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About the company

Colorado is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains.

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