Job Description

Under general direction, as a Painter, you will perform skilled painting work on the exteriors and interiors of buildings, structures, and equipment which includes providing daily painting services to the San Francisco Public Library.

Important and Essential Duties :

As a Painter, your duties may include but are not limited to the following :

Applying paints and other protective or decorative finishes to various exterior or interior of buildings, including painting and finishing of partitions, window casings, doors, cabinets, cases, and woodwork.

Painting street equipment, traffic or airfield markings, playground, facilities, and other outdoor structures.

Preparing surfaces for painting, including erecting and hanging scaffolding; removing all paint or varnish by scraping or sanding;

washing, cleaning, and patching surfaces and otherwise preparing surfaces, such as wood, metal, glass, stucco, wallboard, brick, cement, tape, and drywall for painting.

Mixing and preparing paints, lacquers, varnishes, shellacs, and other preservatives.

Assembling and operating various types of painting equipment, including spray guns, pressure washers, grinders, high-reach power, and other equipment.

Cleaning and maintaining painting brushes and equipment.

Safely handling and disposing of hazardous materials.

Occasionally planning work programs, including estimating and ordering materials and equipment required for assigned projects.

Delivering paint, materials, and equipment to the worksite.

May occasionally plan work programs, including estimating and ordering materials and equipment required for assigned projects.

Preparing estimates, work orders, and other job-related documentation.

Working Conditions :

This position requires sustained physical effort with considerable standing, bending, and occasionally heavy lifting; working in confined spaces;

and intermittent exposure to hazardous heights and poorly ventilated areas, streets, and roadways.

Last updated : 2024-05-23