Paint Shop Lead

University of Houston System; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 43,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Houston’s Facilities Management department seeks a Paint Shop Lead to supervise skilled painting, surface preparation, and finishing tasks across campus facilities. You will guide teams, prioritize work, and ensure adherence to safety standards while maintaining high-quality workmanship.

This role provides day-to-day coordination, estimates labor needs, and ensures project timelines are met in a dynamic university setting.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Minimum of three years of related job experience
• Must maintain a valid, current driver’s license

Responsibilities

• Coordinates daily painting assignments and prioritizes work orders based on project requirements and campus needs.
• Monitors progress and quality to ensure work is completed safely, on time, and to established standards.
• Performs skilled interior and exterior painting, surface preparation, repairs, staining, and finishing of university facilities.
• Provides technical guidance to painting personnel and reinforces workmanship, productivity, and safety standards.
• Holds self and team accountable for quality, material use, and adherence to procedures.
• Reports unresolved concerns to the supervisor and assists with estimating labor and materials.
• Assists with coordinating activities with other Facilities Management trades.

Skills

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Department: Facilities Management

Salary: $43,001 - $48,000

Description:

JOB SUMMARY:

The Paint Shop Lead performs skilled painting, surface preparation, finishing, and related maintenance work while providing day-to-day work coordination and technical guidance to painting personnel. This position assists in organizing and prioritizing work assignments, monitoring project progress, ensuring quality workmanship, and maintaining compliance with university safety standards and established procedures.

DUTIES:

• Coordinates daily painting assignments and assists in prioritizing work orders based on project requirements and campus needs.
• Monitors work progress and quality to help ensure assignments are completed accurately, safely, and within established timelines.
• Performs skilled interior and exterior painting, surface preparation, repairs, staining, and finishing of university facilities.
• Provides technical guidance to painting personnel and reinforces established workmanship, productivity, and safety standards.
• Holds self and assigned personnel accountable for work quality, proper use of materials and equipment, and adherence to established procedures.
• Identifies deficiencies, addresses routine work issues, and reports unresolved concerns to the supervisor.
• Assists with estimating labor and materials, maintaining equipment and supplies, and coordinating activities with other Facilities Management trades.

MARGINAL DUTIES:

• Performs all other duties as assigned

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: High School Diploma or an equivalent combination of education and related experience

Experience:Minimum of three (3) years of related job experience

License/Certification:Must maintain a valid, current driver's license

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Craftsmanship level skills is preferred

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

Knowledge

• Knowledge of drywall finishing, color matching, and painting
• Knowledge of materials, equipment, and up-to-date trends in the painting trade

Skills:

• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Abilities:

• Ability to be flexible; ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of individuals and constituencies in a diverse community

WORK LOCATION AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Primary Work Location:

• Works in some or all of the following areas: an office environment, lobby, corridor/hallway, classroom, training room, auditorium, gymnasium or other physical training room, mechanical room, custodial/janitorial room, other technician's shop
• May work in an outside environment, including on a roof

Physical Demands:

• Work involves moderate exposure to unpleasant elements, such as adverse weather conditions, extreme temperatures, oils, dirt, dust, fumes, and airborne particles
• Position requires maintaining physical condition necessary for sitting, standing, or walking for prolonged periods of time, aswell as for bending, stooping, kneeling, crawling, jumping, climbing, and frequent reaching
• May be required to work in a confined space, in a high, dangerous place, or be exposed to vibration
• May be required to work near moving mechanical parts, and, on rare occasions, be exposed to the risk of electric shock
• May, on rare occasions, be exposed to potentially hazardous bodily fluids and to potentially hazardous or cancer-causing agents or chemicals
• Must have precise hand-eye coordination, good spatial awareness, and the ability to identify and distinguish colors
• Must have the ability to move items of up to 75lbs

All positions at the University of Houston-System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check.

The University of Houston System and its universities are Equal Opportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.