Painter II

City-of-Compton,-C; Compton (CA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement benefits

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life and vision insurance

Deferred compensation

Sick and vacation leaves

Education reimbursement

Ride share program

Uniform allowance

Other provisions

Job summary

The City of Compton is seeking a skilled painter to perform journey-level painting on municipal buildings, facilities and equipment. You will prepare surfaces, mix paints, and apply coats using brushes, spray guns or airless devices while planning color schemes and maintaining records.

Applicants must have five years of journey-level painting experience and a valid California driver’s license. The city offers fringe benefits and a stable, community-focused work environment with growth

Qualifications

• Five (5) years of journey-level painting experience.
• Valid California driver’s license issued by the DMV.
• Knowledge of materials, tools and maintenance practices for painting and building upkeep.
• Ability to use painting tools and equipment safely and effectively.
• Ability to estimate time and material requirements for basic projects.
• Ability to maintain records and follow directions.

Responsibilities

• Perform journey-level painting on municipal buildings, facilities and equipment.
• Prepare surfaces and apply protective and decorative coats using brushes, spray guns or airless devices.
• Inspect surfaces and plan color schemes, mixing colors and fillers.
• Erect and remove ladders or scaffolds; maintain brushes, rollers and spray equipment.
• Maintain safety rules and regulations and order materials as needed.
• Schedule and explain work assignments to subordinates and maintain records.

Skills

Journey level painting

Color mixing and color schemes

Safety practices

Recordkeeping

Time and material estimation

Team coordination

Job description

Under general supervision, performs a variety of painting tasks, matching and mixing of paints and surface preparation various municipal buildings, facilities and equipment and to do related work as required.

Prepares surfaces and applies protective and decorative coats of paint and related materials to interior and exterior surfaces of buildings and other structures using brushes, spray guns or airless spray guns; applies paints enamels, stains, shellacs, varnishes, finishes and refinishes furniture, fixtures and related equipment; inspects surfaces to determine need for painting; plans and prepares color schemes, selects and mixes colors and fillers, mixes and matches paint; erects and removes ladders and scaffolds; cleans and maintains brushes, rollers, spray guns and related equipment; observes safety rules and regulations; orders material and equipment; keeps routine records; may paint signs; may schedule and explain specific work assignments to subordinate employees; performs other related duties as required.

Knowledge of

• Basic materials, tools and equipment used in painting and general building maintenance and repair work;
• general painting and building maintenance and repair practices and procedures;
• safe work practices;
• basic recordkeeping practices;
• general arithmetic.

Ability to

• Perform journey level work in painting;
• assist on work projects and assignments;
• use the required tools and equipment effectively and safely;
• perform heavy manual labor;
• work from basic sketches;
• understand and carry out oral and written directions;
• estimate time and material requirements of basic projects and assignments;
• maintain accurate records;
• establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with others;
• read and write at the level required for successfully job performance;
• meet physical and health status requirements for this classification and work category as described in the City’s Medical Standards for Applicants and Employees.

Experience

• Five (5) years of experience performing at the journey level in painting.

License

• Possession of an appropriate California Driver’s license issued by the State Department of Motor Vehicles.

The City of Compton reserves the right to utilize alternative testing methods, if deemed necessary. Failure in one phase of the examination shall be grounds for declaring the applicant as failing in the entire examination, and as disqualified for subsequent parts of an examination.

The City of Compton does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, or disability in employment or provisions of services.

Applicants with disabilities who require special testing arrangements must give advanced notice to the Human Resources Department prior to the final filing date.

Recruitment may be conducted on a (a) promotional basis, (b) open-competitive basis, or (c) promotional and open-competitive basis simultaneously. All candidates who attain an overall score of at least 70.00 (open-competitive) and at least 75.00 (promotional) will be placed in rank order on the relevant eligible list(s).

All permanent City employees that attain an overall score of at least 75.00 will be placed on both the promotional eligible list and the open-competitive eligible list. All City employees that attain a score of 70.00 on EACH PHASE of the examination but an overall score of less than 75.00 will be placed on the open-competitive eligible list only.

Each eligible list shall remain in effect one (1) year from the date of its establishment unless it is extended, abolished or exhausted. Whenever possible, three (3) names are certified to fill any one (1) vacant position. No candidate may be certified more than three (3) times for any one classified position. When certifying eligible lists to appointing powers, the promotional eligible list takes precedence over the open-competitive eligible list. A department manager's recommendation for employment is subject to the City Manager's approval.

A candidate may, within five (5) days after taking the written examination, file in writing with the City Manager an appeal against any part of the test, citing the item or items against which the appeal is directed, and the reason(s) for such appeal. The Personnel Board will consider appeals from the decisions and ratings of qualifications appraisals (interview) boards if such appeals meet the conditions described in the Personnel Rules and Regulations (Section 6.8).

All examination papers, including the employment application, resume, and other attachments submitted by candidates are the property of the Personnel Board and are confidential records which may be open to inspection only for purposes and under conditions established by the Personnel Board.

In all entrance examinations (open-competitive only) for positions in the Classified Service, veterans who served in the armed forces of the United States during time(s) of war, and who attain an overall passing score in the examination are allowed additional preferential credit in accordance with the Personnel Rules and Regulations. To claim veterans' credit, the applicant must submit proof of service and honorable discharge (showing specific dates of service) on a U.S. Military form (DD-214) at the time of application or not later than the final filing date for the examination.

FRINGE BENEFITS

• retirement (Public Employees' Retirement System)
• medical
• dental
• life and vision insurances
• deferred compensation
• sick and vacation leaves
• after-hours education reimbursement
• ride share program
• uniform allowance
• other provisions