What are the responsibilities and job description for the Painter - Housing Facilities, University Housing position at illinois?
Duties & Responsibilities
Painting Tasks
- Prepares areas to be painted and paints surfaces for preparatory and final coat by brushing, rolling and/or spraying.
- On building interiors, a painter is responsible for:
- Removing furniture and wall hangings; covering floors, placing protective covers on permanent fixtures, washes vent covers, grids, ceilings, washes woodwork and walls, patches plaster and spackles as needed.
- A painter will remove all paint specks from floors and adjacent areas, restoring original furnishings to the area, and sweeps debris as needed.
- On building exteriors, a painter is responsible for:
- Erecting and using scaffolding, utilizing ladders and lifts to perform elevated painting tasks.
- Removes objects such as vines and nests, scrapes flaking paint, sands, spot primes, etc.
- Marks and paints floor, tapes and finishes drywall and plaster.
- Cuts and installs window glass.
- Installs wall coverings or vinyl.
- Installs lettering and performs sign work as necessary.
Organization and Safety
- Responsible for light housekeeping duties and fire protection maintenance in mechanical equipment rooms or shop areas where painting tools and equipment are stored.
- Responsible for proper care and security of all painting equipment such as brushes, rollers, sprayers, ladders, etc.
- Complies with all safe working procedures.
