Painter

US Lawns; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

Tuition Discount

Paid Vacation and Sick Time Accruals

Free Parking

Onsite Health & Wellness Center

Job summary

The University of Indianapolis is seeking a skilled Facilities Painter to maintain our campus appearance. This hands-on role covers painting across residence halls, academic buildings, and offices, with emphasis on prep, priming, and high‑quality finish work.

You will take pride in clean lines and well-prepped surfaces that look sharp. As an essential staff member, you will contribute to a campus-wide painting plan, collaborate with the facilities and carpentry teams, and participate in on-call

Qualifications

• Three years of painting experience with a solid working knowledge of general building maintenance.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Willingness to complete OSHA safety training, use required PPE, and follow all safety standards.
• A clean or otherwise acceptable driving record.
• Self-directed and resourceful, with a customer-service mindset and a genuine eye for making a space look its best.

Responsibilities

• Paint and finish across a campus, including surface prep, priming, and finish coats for drywall, metal frames, and other surfaces.
• Measure and estimate square footage and lineal footage to order paint and materials.
• Keep paint shop supplies organized and stocked.
• Help build and maintain a campus-wide painting plan and respond to work orders.
• Assist carpentry with hanging items and office/furniture moves; support cross-departmental tasks.

Skills

Painting

Attention to detail

Customer-service mindset

Self-direction

Willingness to perform physical work

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Job Description

The University of Indianapolis is looking for a skilled Facilities Painter to help keep our campus looking its best. This is a hands‑on painting and finishing role with room to take real ownership of how the campus presents itself — from residence halls and academic buildings to offices and common spaces across our grounds. If you take pride in clean lines, a well‑prepped surface, and a finished space that looks sharp, this is a place where that work is seen and valued.

This is a full‑time, benefited position with a stable weekday schedule and one of the strongest benefits packages you'll find in the trades — including free tuition for you and your family.

This is an essential staff position. The facilities department maintains a shared on‑call emergency rotation across the maintenance staff, and this role takes part in that rotation. Essential staff may be asked to report to work when the university is otherwise closed or during declared inclement‑weather emergencies. We're upfront about this because it's part of taking care of the campus and the people in it — but it's a shared responsibility, not one that falls on any single person.

REQUIREMENTS/QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience —Three years of painting experience, with a solid working knowledge of general building maintenance.
• Education —High school diploma or GED.
• Physical —Comfortable working at heights and in tight spaces, able to safely operate lifts to reach high areas, and able to lift up to 55 pounds.
• Safety —Willingness to complete OSHA safety training, use required PPE, and follow all Physical Plant safety standards.
• Driving —A clean or otherwise acceptable driving record.
• Approach —Self‑directed and resourceful, with a customer‑service mindset and a genuine eye for making a space look its best.

If you have a strong foundation in painting and finishing and take pride in your work, we're glad to help you round out the general‑maintenance side of the role. A good painter who cares about the craft is what we're really after.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Your core work is painting and finishing across a large, active campus — surface prep, priming, and finish‑coating drywall, metal door and window frames, and other surfaces as needed, along with drywall patching and wall touch‑up to make those finishes look right. Interior and exterior caulking is a regular part of the job, as is patching and hanging vinyl wall coverings. You'll measure and estimate square footage and lineal footage to order the correct paint and materials, and keep the paint shop's supplies and inventory organized and stocked.

Beyond individual work orders, you'll have a hand in the bigger picture — helping build and maintain a campus‑wide painting plan that prioritizes needs so the university always puts its best face forward. You'll respond to painting work order requests as they come in, and because you'll be moving all over campus, you'll serve as another set of eyes for the facilities team, flagging other maintenance needs so we can stay ahead of them.

No one wants to paint the same wall types day after day with nothing to break it up, and this role has natural variety built in. You will regularly lend a hand to the carpentry team on the kinds of jobs that get you out of the paint shop for a while — hanging pictures, TVs, and whiteboards, helping with office and furniture moves, and assisting with storefront and glass work. It is a welcome change of pace that keeps the days varied while the carpenters get an extra set of capable hands.

Like everyone in facilities, you'll also pitch in on general maintenance and cross‑departmental work when the situation calls for it — event setups, snow removal, and emergency response are shared efforts across the team.

General Employee Expectations

• Follow the guidance and direction of supervisor(s).
• Demonstrate respectful, ethical, responsible behavior.
• Abide by the University’s policies, procedures, and rules.
• Perform employee responsibilities as detailed in employee handbooks and policies.
• Demonstrate regular and predictable attendance and punctuality.
• Other duties, including special projects, as required or assigned.

Company Description

Thank you for your interest in the University of Indianapolis! The University is a private, liberal arts university located on 65 acres just minutes from downtown Indianapolis. With more than 700 faculty and staff, it is a place where you can become part of a close‑knit campus community that emphasizes the importance of community partnerships in the future growth of the University.

UIndy’s mission is to prepare its graduates for effective, responsible, and articulate membership in the complex societies in which they live and serve and for excellence and leadership in their personal and professional lives. The motto of "Education for Service" provides the foundation for our work to better our communities, both near and far.

As University employees, we know the work we do is important to our students and our communities. To accomplish our mission, we welcome talented, civic‑minded, and diverse individuals from all career levels to help maintain our high standards of excellence and quality. If you want to join our dynamic environment and experience hard work, creativity, and teamwork, we welcome your application!

The University of Indianapolis is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, disability, citizenship status, military status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. The University of Indianapolis does not discriminate on the basis of sex in its educational programs and activities, including employment and admission as required by Title IX.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Tuition Discount
• Retirement Savings Plan - 403B
• Paid Vacation and Sick Time Accruals
• Paid Holiday time and additional University days off
• Employee Discounts & Services
• Free Parking
• Onsite Health & Wellness Center

For more information about the benefits of being a staff member at UIndy, visit our Benefits site.