Painter

Summary

This position is located in the Maintenance and Repair Unit - Facilities and Engineering Service of the Wilmington VA Medical Center (WVAMC) and reports directly to the Maintenance Supervisor. The incumbent performs maintenance - repairs - applications and installations associated with the painting trade throughout the medical center.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. EXPERIENCE: A specific length of training and experience is not required - but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge - skills - and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards. SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element - which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements: Dexterity and Safety Materials Technical Practices Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Without more than normal supervision Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience - including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. - Peace Corps - AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g. - professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies - knowledge - and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience - including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Duties

• Major Duties The painter performs all duties associated with the application - maintenance - and repair of all types of finishes - including special finishing techniques such as marbling and graining - by using coating materials that are prepared in special and common way and by applying coating techniques that ensure surfaces have a smooth textured and decorative appearance and meet thickness and level requirements
• Prepares coating materials by tinting - toning - matching - blending - and mixing in various additives - applies coating materials with any of the accepted trade devices including those designed to give special effects - for example - brushes - rollers - spray guns - and graining devices
• Ensures that the coating finish meets match - texture - decorative - thickness - and level requirements - check such things as viscosity of coating materials and thickness of coatings on surfaces
• Adds various agents (for example - retardants - drying agents) - and combine coating mixtures to get the proper color - texture - consistency - and drying state
• Coverings on plastered walls - metal and wood surfaces - roads - parking lots - furniture - small patching needs and equipment - after proper surface preparation - to insure good adhesion
• Perform general labor duties as directed by the supervisor
• Performs other related duties as assigned
• Work Schedule: Intermittent As Needed Position Description Title/PD#: Painter/PD02360A Physical Requirements: You will be asked to participate in a pre-employment examination or evaluation as part of the pre-employment process for this position
• Questions about physical demands or environmental factors may be addressed at the time of evaluation or examination.