Painter at J. Irwin Company, Ltd. – Bastrop, Texas

Job Description: Painter

FLSA Status: Hourly Non-exempt position
Benefits eligibility: 60 days after hire date
Full Time
Reports to: Superintendent

Job Purpose: Provide painting and coating services safely, productively, and efficiently. Coordinate with superintendent, reviews specs and scope of work to ensure thorough and high-quality painting and coating.

Job Duties:

• Communicate with superintendents to determine best plan for the project
• Assembling scaffolding as required
• Covering surfaces to keep them free of paint
• Setting up ventilators and other safety equipment to protect painters from unhealthy fumes
• Preparing surfaces to be painted
• Applying primer and other sealers to paint surfaces; mixing and matching paint, stain and other finishes to paint surfaces using paintbrushes, rollers, or sprayers
• Maintaining an inventory of painting supplies
• Removing old finish using scrapers, chemical compounds, or blowtorches
• Cleaning machines, equipment and work areas using water, solvents, and other cleaning aids
• Following safeguards, rules, and regulations
• Other duties as assigned

Skills/Qualifications: May require high school diploma or equivalent knowledge and experience. Field experience and knowledge of general construction principles and painting practices. Attention to detail, initiative, and reliability. Experience working on a team and following directions.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required to stand for long periods of time, perform repetitive physical and mental activities, meet strict deadlines, work with others in a group or team, and work with internal and external customers or the public. Job tasks are performed in close physical proximity to other people. The employee must often lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to extreme weather conditions. The work is performed outdoors on the jobsite where the employee will be exposed to extreme heat and cold. The noise level in the work environment can be extreme on the jobsite.

Work Hours: Work hours are generally a regular work week of 40 plus hours; however, exact hours to work each day may vary as required.