What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Painter position at Flora Cooperative?
Looking for friendly, cordial, cooperative, skilled residential/commercial painters that specialize in all aspects of painting work. Smart phone and vehicle needed, own tools a plus.
Professional lead painters are responsible for painting residential or commercial properties in a timely manner, to a satisfied completion. Their duties include meeting with clients to discuss color schemes and bill rates, keeping an inventory of supplies like paint brushes, rollers, drops, sprayers, or ladders and working with a team of painters to oversee the completion of painting jobs.
Painter duties and responsibilities
The most common tasks that painters are required to perform are:
- Communicating with clients to determine their painting requirements and helping them make the best decisions for their projects
- Coordinating with cooperative project scheduler
- Ladder and boom, and/or scissor lift work
- Covering trim, floors, furniture and other surfaces with masking tape, drop cloths and other protective coverings to keep them free of paint
- Properly using respirators and other safety equipment to protect paint crew from unhealthy fumes
- Preparing surfaces to be painted by washing them, filling holes and cracks with putty and sanding them until they’re smooth
- Applying primer and other sealers to paint surfaces to ensure that paint sticks to them
- Mixing and matching paint, stain and other finishes to job specifications
- Applying paint, stain and other finishes to paint surfaces using paintbrushes, rollers or sprayers
- Maintaining an inventory of supplies like paint brushes, rollers and tarps
- Removing old finish using scrapers, sanding, and sometimes chemical compounds
- Job tracking time and material costs on painting projects
- Cleaning machines, equipment and work areas using water, solvents and other cleaning aids
- Reviewing and implementing scope of work provided for by estimator
- Removing and reinstalling fixtures (e..g, doorknobs, electric switch covers) as necessary
- Following safeguards, rules and regulations
Flora Cooperative is a worker-owned cooperative committed to the union cooperative model, anti-racism, anti-sexism, and equitable hiring practices. Worker's self-management and commitment to internal democracy are key to running a cooperative. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. For more information, see our website at www.floracooperative.com
Job Types: Full-time, Contract, Temporary
Pay: $26.00 - $35.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Experience:
- Painting: 2 years (Preferred)
Work Location: Multiple Locations