Painter

Painter - (260000LY)

Salary: $49,790 - $74,672

Position Grade: 209T

Department:
Multiple Departments

Job Type: Full-Time (Permanent)

Examination Number: EX1776

Location:
St. Louis, MO

Incumbents in this position are responsible for preparing, priming and painting a variety of surfaces such as building interiors/exteriors, bridges, parking lots, traffic markings, signs and equipment.

• Applies paint to surfaces including canvas, walls, floors, doors, ceilings, and cabinets.
• Mixes, matches, and applies paint, varnish, shellac, enamel, and other finishes.
• Scrapes, sands, primes, or seals surfaces prior to painting.
• Cleans walls to ensure proper coatings adherence.
• Covers surfaces with cloth or plastic to ensure protection.
• Calculates amounts of required materials and estimate costs.
• Fills cracks, holes, and joints with caulk, putty, plaster, or other fillers, using caulking guns, broad knives, and putty knives.
• Erects scaffolding, movable and immovable staging and various rigging to gain access to difficult areas; moves furniture and equipment as necessary.
• Removes fixtures such as pictures, doorknobs, lamps, and electric switch covers prior to painting.
• Selects and buys paint from vendors.
• Purchase quality brushes, tools, and equipment.
• Applies several coats according to paint manufacturer's instructions.
• Understands the use and various applications and uses of primer and primer/stain killer.
• Tapes off areas when needed.
• Applies touchups or second coats.
• Removes paint splatters when finished.
• Thoroughly cleans up all equipment, including brushes and spray guns, etc.
• Utilizes spray guns for large jobs.
• Works on ladders to reach high ceilings or walls.
• Reads blueprints/instructions and examines surfaces to determine the kind and amount of work necessary.
• Fills cracks and holes with appropriate material (e.g. plaster, joint cement, spackle, etc.).
• Mixes paint and other materials to prepare the right color or texture.
• Paints surfaces according to manufacturer's instructions with various tools.
• Adheres to all health and safety precautions.
• Operates and uses required tools and equipment skillfully and safely.
• Properly uses protective equipment and follows all safety procedures and standards.
• Estimates time and materials required on widely varied assignments.
• Coordinates workflow for multiple projects.
• Follows and gives oral and written instructions.
• Maintains cooperative working relationships.
• Work independently while meeting timelines and maintaining quality standards.
• Perform heavy physical labor and perform physical activities, such as, but not limited to, lifting equipment (up to 50 lbs. unassisted), bending, standing, climbing or walking.
• Safely uses manual tools and power equipment common in the construction trades.
• Handles hazardous materials safely.
• Must have reliable transportation to and from workplace.
• Prepares, primes, sands, seals, patches, and paints surfaces, buildings, and fixtures utilizing all types of painting materials such as varnish, lacquer, shellac, enamel, latex, epoxy, waterproofing, and heat resistant finishes.
• Tapes, flushes, repairs and applies texturing, wallpaper, and acoustic layers on a variety of surfaces.
• Adjusts colors when necessary; utilizes enhanced finishing skills when appropriate.
• Applies materials to new construction, existing, multi-story buildings, alterations, and remodeling.
• Operates, cleans, and maintains all painting equipment, including brush, roll, sprayers and pumps, etc. Safely stores and labels all materials.
• Maintains appropriate records.
• Inventories equipment, parts, chemicals, and supplies.
• May train and direct the work of other classified staff in the area.
• Properly uses Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and follows all safety procedures and standards.
• Coordinates workflow with other skilled trade group for multiple projects.

• Knowledge of commercial/industrial practices and processes of the painting trade; paints, varnishes, lacquers, enamels, epoxies, paint removers, and related materials, and of their properties and application; applicable code requirements; methods and practices followed in the maintenance of tools, machinery, and equipment; occupational hazards of the painting trade, safety, and precautionary measures to be observed.
• Data Utilization:
  Requires the ability to perform basic level of data analysis including the ability to review, classify, categorize, prioritize and/or reference data, statutes and/or guidelines and/or group, rank, investigate and diagnose. Requires discretion in determining and referencing such to established standards to recognize interactive effects and relationships.
• Human Interaction:
  Requires the ability to explain, demonstrate and clarify to co-workers within well-established policies, procedures and standards. Ability to follow specific instructions and respond to simple requests from supervisors.
• Equipment, Machinery, Tools and Materials Use:
  Requires the ability to operate, calibrate,…