PAINTER

Nyc-Housing-Authority; New York (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

City of New York is seeking a Painter to perform inside and outside patching and painting with all coats and prep work. The role includes setting up containment for environmental hazard remediation related to painting and handling ladders, scaffolds, and equipment.

Responsibilities include preparing surfaces, priming, applying paint with brush, roller, or spray gun, and maintaining materials and tools. The position requires compliance with safety procedures and residency rules where applicable.

Qualifications

• Five years of full-time satisfactory experience as a painter within the last fifteen years.
• Three years of full-time painter experience plus five years of apprentice experience to total five years.

Responsibilities

• Inside and outside patching and painting with prep work and coats.
• Set up containment and remediate environmental hazards related to painting.
• Prepare, mix, and apply paint; clean up and keep records as required.

Skills

Painter experience

Apprentice painter experience

Job description

Painter

under supervision, do inside and outside patching and painting of a general nature, including all coats and prep work. They set up and/or breakdown containment for and perform remediation of environmental hazards associated with the painting trade including pre and post renovation clean up. They work on and from ladders, platforms, and scaffolds as jobs may require; erect ladders; may rig lines and scaffolds; prepare, fill, and prime surfaces for painting; mix paint components and match colors; apply paint with a brush, roller, or spray gun to surfaces; apply plaster to surfaces including skimming walls and taping joints; take proper care of all materials, tools, and equipment; keep work records as required; may hang wallpaper; and may operate a motor vehicle in the performance of assigned duties. All Painters perform related work not limited to the previously described.

Some of the physical activities performed by Painters and environmental conditions experienced are: working in extreme weather conditions: lifting and carrying objects weighing up to 65 pounds; bending, kneeling, and crouching while working; working in confined spaces; and using their vision to check color matches: cleaning mold and mildew and other unknown substances from areas to be worked on; Scraping and Repairing substrates and components known / or unknown to contain lead.

(This is a brief description of what you might do in this position and does not include all the duties of this position.)

PAINTER - 91830

Minimum Qualifications

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.

55a Program

This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education's website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.

Residency Requirement

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

Additional Information

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.