What are the responsibilities and job description for the Maintenance Associate - Painter position at Vincennes University?
Description
The Vincennes University Physical Plant is looking for an individual with experience in painting in a commercial environment.
Duties and Responsibilities
Responsible for mixing paints, matching colors, preparing surfaces, and applying paint to these surfaces. May perform touch-ups or coordinate large painting projects related to the university needs.
Required and Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in painting in the institutional or commercial environment.
- Provide instruction to assistants and assist with training of new co-workers.
- Experienced and comfortable working in heights, on scaffolding, ladders, and lifts.
- Understand and follow all safety procedures and use of safety equipment. Understand use of MSDS.
- Maintain positive working relations with co-workers, faculty, and staff, students and the general public; will/can be required to work as a member of an assigned crew on large projects.
- Knowledge of types and skilled in the applications and use of paints, adhesives, stairs, wall coverings, etc.
- Interprets and work from rough sketches, drawings, and blueprints and follows both verbal and written instructions.
- Ability to work with limited supervision.
- Able to respond to emergency situations and may be required to work occasional weekends/holidays and be on call weekends on a rotating basis.
Additional Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Standing, bending, climbing, carrying, reaching, handling, and use of fingers 50% or more of the work day.
- Regular attendance is required for this position. Actual schedule contingent upon the needs of the department and Vincennes University.
- Works both indoors and outdoors, occasionally under inclement weather conditions.
- Works in close proximity to electrical/HVAC equipment.
- Frequently exerting 10-50 pounds of force. Occasionally lifting 50-100 pounds and over.
