PAINTER

Painter

under supervision, do inside and outside patching and painting of a general nature, including all coats and prep work. They set up and/or breakdown containment for and perform remediation of environmental hazards associated with the painting trade including pre and post renovation clean up. They work on and from ladders, platforms, and scaffolds as jobs may require; erect ladders; may rig lines and scaffolds; prepare, fill, and prime surfaces for painting; mix paint components and match colors; apply paint with a brush, roller, or spray gun to surfaces; apply plaster to surfaces including skimming walls and taping joints; take proper care of all materials, tools, and equipment; keep work records as required; may hang wallpaper; and may operate a motor vehicle in the performance of assigned duties. All Painters perform related work not limited to the previously described.

Some of the physical activities performed by Painters and environmental conditions experienced are: working in extreme weather conditions: lifting and carrying objects weighing up to 65 pounds; bending, kneeling, and crouching while working; working in confined spaces; and using their vision to check color matches: cleaning mold and mildew and other unknown substances

from areas to be worked on; Scraping and Repairing substrates and components known / or unknown to contain lead. (This is a brief description of what you might do in this position and does not include all the duties of this position.)

1. Five years of full-time satisfactory experience as a painter acquired within the last fifteen years; or

2. At least three years of full-time satisfactory experience as a painter acquired within the last fifteen years and sufficient full-time satisfactory apprentice painter experience to make up a total of five years of acceptable experience. Six months of acceptable experience will be credited for each year of apprentice painter experience.

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.