Painter

Painter

Location: Elon University Campus, Elon Main Campus

Title: Painter

Position Type: Staff Full-Time

Days Per Week: Monday - Friday

Hours Per Week: 40

VP Area: Finance and Administration

Department: Facilities Management

This position works under the direction of the Assistant Director of Building Trades and the Lead Painter and performs the routine preventive maintenance of all university-maintained indoor and outdoor protected coated surfaces.

• 28 annual days off, including holidays and vacation.
• Immediate tuition remission for undergraduate courses.
• Tuition remission for approved graduate-level courses after 12 months of employment.
• Retirement plan with an 8% contribution from the university.
• Immediate eligibility for health, dental, and vision insurance, along with free acute care and lab services at our onsite Health & Wellness Clinic.
• Free use of campus fitness facilities.
• Free admission to musical and theater performances, guest speakers, religious and ethnic observances, recitals, art exhibitions, entertainment, and Division I Phoenix athletics.
• Eligibility for tuition remission at Elon for spouses, qualifying domestic partners, and dependents begins at two years of service. After two years of employment, eligibility begins for participation in the Tuition Exchange, a national scholarship exchange program for dependents.

High School Diploma or equivalent.

Three to five years of related experience.

• Basic understanding of coatings and their applications.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.

Must possess a valid North Carolina Driver License and be insurable by the college carrier.

• Applying interior and exterior paints, stains, sealants, and specialty coatings using brushes, rollers, and sprayers.
• Cleaning, sanding, patching, caulking, and priming surfaces including drywall, plaster, wood and metal.
• Performing trim work, blending, color matching, and detailed finishing to meet campus standards.
• Completing minor drywall, plaster and wood repairs prior to painting.
• Cleaning, maintaining and properly storing tools, equipment and materials; ensuring safe handling and inventory of supplies.
• Following OSHA, EPA and university safety protocols, including PPE use, chemical handling, ventilation practices, and safe equipment operation.
• Inclusive Community Building:
  Employees are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and engagement with Elon's foundational commitment to relationships, mentoring and collaboration in a close-knit residential community, and to participate in activities that foster an active and engaged campus environment.
• Completing work orders, tracking materials and communicating project status to supervisors.

Elon values and celebrates the diverse backgrounds, cultures, experiences and perspectives of our community members. As an equal opportunity employer, Elon's principles of diversity extend to race, gender identity, age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, religion, and other aspects of one's identity. At Elon, our employees respect human differences, passion for lifelong learning, emphasis on personal integrity and an ethic of service.