PAINTER

Socket.dev; New York (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Pension plan

Deferred compensation

Job summary

Socket.dev in New York City is seeking a skilled painter to perform surface preparation, priming, color matching, plastering, and painting from ladders and scaffolds in NYCHA facilities.

Candidates must have five years of full-time painting experience (or three years plus apprentice training). The agency emphasizes civil service status and inclusive hiring, with benefits for eligible employees, and notes eligibility for the 55-a Program.

Qualifications

• Five years of full-time satisfactory experience as a painter acquired within the last fifteen years.
• At least three years of full-time satisfactory experience as a painter acquired within the last fifteen years and sufficient full-time satisfactory apprentice painter experience to make up a total of five years of acceptable experience.
• Six months of acceptable experience will be credited for each year of apprentice painter experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, fill and prime surfaces.
• Mix paint components and match colors.
• Apply paint with a brush, roller or spray gun.
• Apply plaster to surfaces.
• Work on and from ladders, platforms and scaffolds.
• Rig lines and scaffolds.

Skills

Painter experience

Job description

Responsibilities of selected candidate will include but are not limited to the following: 1. Prepare, fill and prime surfaces for painting. 2. Mix paint components and match colors. 3. Apply paint with a brush, roller or spray gun. 4. Apply plaster to surfaces. 5. Work on and from ladders, platforms and scaffolds. 6. Rig lines and scaffolds. Note: Due to the existence of a civil service list, candidates must have permanent civil service status in the title of Painter to be considered. NOTE: This position is open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate in your cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position under the 55-a Program. For detailed information regarding the 55-a Program, Additional Information: 1. INTERAGENCY TRANSFERS INTO NYCHA OF THOSE PERMANENT IN TITLE ARE NOT PERMITTED IN THE FACE OF AN ACTIVE AND VIABLE NYCHA PROMOTION LIST OR PREFERRED LIST FOR THE SAME TITLE. 2. NYCHA employees applying for transfer opportunity must have served a period of one year at current location and in current title and level (if applicable). 3. NYCHA residents are encouraged to apply. NYCHA provides benefits that include a choice of medical coverage plans, deferred compensation plans and a defined pension benefit plan as a member of the New York City Employees' Retirement System (NYCERS). Please read this posting carefully to make certain you meet the qualification requirements before applying to this position. PAINTER - 91830

1. Five years of full-time satisfactory experience as a painter acquired within the last fifteen years; or 2. At least three years of full-time satisfactory experience as a painter acquired within the last fifteen years and sufficient full-time satisfactory apprentice painter experience to make up a total of five years of acceptable experience. Six months of acceptable experience will be credited for each year of apprentice painter experience.

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.