Lead Painter - UH Lakewood (FT 7a - 3:30p)

Truman Medical Center; Lakewood (CO); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

UH Lakewood Medical Center seeks a Lead Painter to plan and execute painting projects for hospital interiors and exteriors. You will coordinate a team of painters, ensuring quality, safety, and efficiency in line with department policies.

The position requires journeyman experience, union membership, and the ability to lift heavy materials, wear respirators, and work a full-time schedule. Strong leadership and safety awareness are essential.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• Five years of journeyman painter experience and local union member status.
• Knowledge of painting trade practices, materials, tools, and rigging.
• Awareness of hazards and safety precautions; economical use of materials.
• Ability to estimate and calculate needed materials.
• Familiarity with building trades terms and practices.
• Leadership to plan, assign, and coordinate painters' work.
• Must meet Fleet Driving Safety and Compliance policy.
• Ability to reach, bend, squat, and stoop.
• Lift up to 100 pounds for equipment and scaffolding.
• Standing, lifting, climbing, stooping, bending, pulling, walking.
• Able to wear half mask respirator per OSHA requirements.

Responsibilities

• Plans and participates in painting and decorating interior and exterior surfaces.
• Coordinates and monitors the work of the painters.
• Performs with technical independence following trade practices and policy, under inspection.

Skills

Journeyman painter

Local union member

Rigging knowledge

Material estimation

Hazard safety knowledge

Building trades knowledge

Leadership and coordination

Physical stamina

OSHA respirator use

Heavy lifting

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Lead Painter - UH Lakewood (FT 7a - 3:30p)

101 Truman Medical Center

Job Location

UH Lakewood Medical Center

Kansas City, Missouri

Department

Physical Plant UHLMC

Position Type

Full time

Work Schedule

7:00AM - 3:30PM

Hours Per Week

40

Job Description

Plans and participates in the painting and decorating of interior and exterior surfaces of hospital buildings, furniture, fixtures, and equipment and in the glazing of doors and windows. Coordinates and monitors the work of the painters. Work is performed with considerable technical independence in accordance with accepted trade practices and departmental policy with review through inspections of completed work.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Minimum Requirements

1. 1. High school diploma or the equivalent in GED
2. 2. Must have five years experience at the journeyman painter level and be a local union member.
3. 3. Knowledge of the standard practices, materials, tools, equipment, processes and techniques of painting trade including rigging reuir4ed.
4. 4. Knowledge of hazards and safety precautions of the trade and economical use of materials required.
5. 5. Must be able to estimate and calculate needed materials
6. 6. Must be familiar with standard practices, materials, tools, and terminology of other building trades.
7. 7. Leadership and organizational skills required to maintain cost and time records, plan, assign, and coordinate the work of painters and establish and maintain effective working relationships.
8. 8. Applicants must meet the requirements specified in the Fleet Driving Safety and Compliance Policy and must continue to meet these requirements as a condition of employment.
9. 9. Must be able to reach, bend, squat, and stoop.
10. 10. Must be able to lift up to 100 pounds to carry equipment and scaffolding.
11. 11. Position requires standing, lifting, climbing, stooping, bending, pulling, squatting, and walking.
12. 12. Must be able to wear half mask respirator to comply with OSHA requirements.