What are the responsibilities and job description for the Journeyman Painter position at Natural Elements Painting and Repair?
Role Overview
NEPR is seeking a Journeyman Painter to deliver consistent production and finish quality on active jobsites. This role requires strong prep and application skills, safe work practices, and reliable daily communication.
What You'll Do
Ownership, High Quality Service, Respect, Learning, Health
NEPR is seeking a Journeyman Painter to deliver consistent production and finish quality on active jobsites. This role requires strong prep and application skills, safe work practices, and reliable daily communication.
What You'll Do
- Execute professional prep, priming, and finish painting with strong protection and cleanup standards.
- Meet daily production targets while maintaining high-quality workmanship and jobsite professionalism.
- Provide daily updates (completed work, manpower, materials, issues, next-day plan).
- Read and apply basic plan and specification information when required (finish schedules, door schedules, color locations).
- Work safely every day and contribute to a zero-incident culture.
- Typically 2,000-3,000 field hours (approximately 12-18 months) aligned with Journeyman capability.
- Strong hands-on skill with brush, roll, and spray; masking and protection; and finish quality.
- Reliable attendance, punctuality, and communication; ownership of results.
- Ability to work independently and contribute positively to crew productivity.
- Doors/frames: prep prime 2 finish coats on a standard 3x7 door or frame in approximately 50 mins (at acceptable quality).
- Walls (rolling): approximately 225 sq ft per hour (at acceptable quality).
- Trim (brushing): approximately 65 LF per hour on 4-inch trim without taping off the floor (at acceptable quality).
- Paid holidays (negotiable).
- PTO accrual by tenure (negotiable).
- Overtime at 1.5x over 40 hours per week; shift differential for hours worked past 6:00 p.m.
Ownership, High Quality Service, Respect, Learning, Health