Painter

Bilfinger; Alexandria (LA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Bilfinger is seeking a Painter to apply coatings to various surfaces in Alexandria, Louisiana. The role involves preparing surfaces, painting, and potentially hanging wallpaper. Candidates must have physical stamina and the ability to work at heights. This position offers an opportunity to join a leading industrial services provider with a diverse project portfolio.

Qualifications

• Ability to work at heights while maintaining balance.
• Tolerate paint fumes and lift heavy objects.

Responsibilities

• Applies coats of paint, varnish, stain, enamel, or lacquer.
• Smoothes surfaces and prepares them for painting.
• May hang wallpaper and create special effects.

Skills

Balance

Color Distinction

Physical Stamina

Job description

[[Painter]]

Location: [[Alexandria]], [[Louisiana]]

Bilfinger is a leading international industrial services provider, active primarily in Continental Europe, Northwest Europe, North America, and the Middle East. With over 4,500 skilled employees in North America, Bilfinger delivers its services across multiple industries that include petrochemical, oil & gas, consumer goods, energy and utilities, and government services. Bilfinger has offices in 40 states, and our project portfolio covers the entire value chain from consulting, engineering, manufacturing, assembly, maintenance, plant expansion, and turnarounds to environmental technologies and digital applications. We have over 100 years of industrial experience on projects as small as $500 and as large as $40M, performed in every time zone of the United States.

PAINTER

Primary Purpose:

Applies coats of paint, varnish, stain, enamel, or lacquer to decorate and protectinterior or exterior surfaces, trimmings, and fixtures of buildings, and other structures.

Typical Duties:

• Smoothes surfaces, using sandpaper, brushes, or steel wool and removes old paint from surfaces, using paint remover, scraper, wire brush, or blowtorch to prepare surfaces for painting.
• Fills nail holes, cracks, and joints with putty plaster, or other filler.
• Selects premixed paints, or mixes required portions of pigment, oil,and thinning and drying substances to prepare paint that matches specified colors.
• Paints surfaces, using brushes, spray gun, or paint rollers.
• Simulates wood grain, marble, brick, or tile effects. Applies paint with cloth, brush, sponge, or fingers to create special effects.
• Erects scaffolding or sets up ladders to perform tasks above ground level.
• May be designated according to type of work performed as Painter, Interior Finish; Painter, Maintenance; or according to type of material used as Calciminer; Varnisher.
• May also hang wallpaper and fabrics.

Requirements:

Workers should be able to: Rate information using personal judgment or measurable standards; and work at heights while maintaining balance. Physically, workers must be able to: Tolerate paint fumes; Stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and lift heavy objects; See well (naturally or with correction) and distinguish colors;Use arms and hands to reach for, handle, and feel objects; Coordinate well the useof eyes and hands or fingers.

Please reach out to [[Shondra White]]([[[e-mail]]]) in case ofany questions related to this position.

[[Bilfinger Inc]]is an Equal Opportunity Employer – M/F/Veterans/Disabled. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or other legally protected characteristics.

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