PAINTER (PERMANET)

City of Buffalo; New York (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Buffalo is seeking a Painter at the skilled craft worker level to perform a variety of painting tasks in buildings and structures. Responsibilities include surface preparation, painting interiors and exteriors, minor plastering, glazing, and occasional sign painting.

Candidates must meet apprenticeship or experience requirements and possess a valid NYS driver’s license. The role requires ability to work with scaffolding, travel to sites, and follow instructions with independent work

Qualifications

• Successful completion of an Apprenticeship Program for Painter (3 years) and one year of full-time painter experience at journeyman level.
• Or four years of full-time verifiable painting experience with at least one year at journeyman level.
• Must present certificate or affidavit at filing.
• Must possess a current NYS Driver's License at time of appointment.

Responsibilities

• Prepares surfaces by scraping, sanding, washing, calcimining, applying paint and varnish remover; brushes rusted iron surfaces.
• Paints interiors and exteriors of buildings and structures.
• Makes minor plastering repairs, patches nails holes, primes walls and glazes windows.
• Varnishes, enamels, shellacs woodwork and casings; mixes and tints paints.
• Erects and dismantles scaffolding as required; requisitions materials and supplies.
• May perform sign painting and paint trucks or equipment as needed.
• Drives to and from work sites and vendor locations; performs related work as required.

Skills

Apprenticeship completion

Journeyman painting experience

Driver's license

Education

Certificate/Completion of Apprenticeship for Painter

Tools

Scaffolding setup

Rigging

Painting tools

Job description

An incumbent to a position in this class works as a Painter at the skilled craft worker level performing a variety of painting tasks. This is skilled work involving responsibility for efficient and workmanlike performance of a variety of painting tasks requiring a good knowledge of the trade. General instructions are received from either the Supervisor of Painting or a supervisor in charge concerning tasks to be performed which permits considerable leeway for planning the details of each assignment. Immediate supervision may be exercised over employees assigned.

• Prepares surfaces by scraping, sanding, washing, calcimining, applying paint and varnish remover, brushing iron surfaces with wire brush to remove rust and scale;
• Paints interiors and exteriors of buildings and structures;
• Makes minor plastering repairs, putties nail holes and cracks, primes walls before painting, glazes windows and cleans brushes;
• Varnishes, enamels, shellacs woodwork and casings;
• Mixes and tints paints;
• Erects and dismantles scaffolding as required;
• Requisitions the necessary materials and supplies as needed;
• Does occasional sign painting;
• May paint trucks, automobiles and other motorized equipment;
• May refinish furniture;
• Drives to and from work sites and vendor locations;
• Performs related work as required.

In addition, employees working for the Board of Education will be required to perform the following:

• Receives, reviews, assigns, monitors and processes work orders as required;
• Verifies and processes employee daily records including time cards, travel logs, accident/compensation reports, personnel evaluation reports and other records and reports as required;
• Consults with custodial engineers, administrators or vendors on required maintenance or repair activities needed in buildings or on equipment;
• Consults with architects, inspections and engineering staff in the preparation of construction documents.

CANDIDATES MUST POSSESS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:

• (A) Successful Completion of an Apprenticeship Program for Painter (3 years) and ONE YEAR of full time experience as a Painter at the skilled craft worker (journeyman) level - Certificate of Completion must be presented at time of filing application.
• OR,
• (B) FOUR YEARS of full time verifiable experience as a Painter, ONE YEAR of which must have been at the skilled craft worker (journeyman) level. - Candidates who qualify under this provision must present at time of filing application an affidavit(s) from an employer(s) verifying the above work experience including the one year at the skilled craft worker level. This affidavit must include dates of employment and duties performed.

NOTE: All candidates must present at time of filing application either a Certificate of Completion of an Apprenticeship Program OR the required affidavit(s) from an employers(s).

Special Requirement

Possession of a current NYS Drivers License which must be presented at time of appointment.

SKILLED CRAFT WORKER LEVEL is defined as working independently; assisting or helping a Painter is not considered skilled craft worker level.

(Verifiable part-time experience will be pro-rated to meet full-time experience requirements.)

*Applicants must consent to screening requirements of the New York State License Event Notification Service (LENS). This provision is in accordance with Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 382.703(a) and cannot be performed without the consent of the applicant.

THE CITY OF BUFFALO IS AN EQUAL OPPORUNITY EMPLOYER

• Thorough knowledge of the materials, practices, tools, terminology and accident precautions of the trade;
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions;
• Ability to set-up rigging and work from scaffolds;
• Good color perception;
• Good motor, hand and eye coordination; Manual dexterity;
• Physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.