Industrial Spray Painter Apprentice — Long-Term Project

Penington Painting Company; Santa Teresa (NM); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Penington Painting Company is seeking an Apprentice Painter for industrial spray on a large Santa Teresa project. You will assist the spray crew with prep, masking, and material flow, using lifts up to height.

The role runs six days per week for 10–12 months, on a union job under IUPAT District Council 36, Local 823. Starting pay ranges from $18.20 to $24.70 per hour with a $5.00 per hour project incentive; OSHA 10, aerial lift certification are required or in-hand, plus a drug screen and

Qualifications

• Indentured apprentice through IUPAT District Council 36, Local Union 823.
• OSHA 10 with certificate in hand.
• Aerial lift certification covering boom and scissor lifts.
• Able to clear a fit for duty exam.
• Able to pass a ten panel drug screen before orientation, and a background check.
• Able to commit to 10 to 12 months on this project.
• Willing to work a 60-hour week, on your feet, at height.
• Preferred: Forklift certification; any airless spray time; prior commercial/industrial site experience.

Responsibilities

• Prep and production support for the spray crew: masking, floor protection, and keeping material moving.
• Spotting for lift work and material deliveries; certification required before start.
• Work from scissor lifts; walls up to 30 feet.
• Cut and roll finish work in corridors, administrative areas, and rooms with ceilings.
• Airless spray work as skill allows, extensive wall coverage.

Skills

Indentured apprentice through IUPAT 36

OSHA 10

Aerial lift certification

Fit-for-duty exam

Drug screen

Background check

Commit to 10–12 months

60-hour weeks

Tools

Forklift certification

Aerial lift (boom & scissor)

Job description

Penington Painting Company is seeking an Apprentice Painter for industrial spray on a large Santa Teresa project. You will assist the spray crew with prep, masking, and material flow, using lifts up to height.

The role runs six days per week for 10–12 months, on a union job under IUPAT District Council 36, Local 823. Starting pay ranges from $18.20 to $24.70 per hour with a $5.00 per hour project incentive; OSHA 10, aerial lift certification are required or in-hand, plus a drug screen and