Painter II

Job Summary

Norfolk Public Schools is seeking a skilled Painter II to join our facilities maintenance team. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for a variety of skilled painting tasks, including performing related works as required.

Responsibilities

• Paints a variety of surfaces on the interior and exterior of buildings, including walls, ceilings, doors, windows, baseboards, handrails, flag poles, etc.
• Lays out and paints lines on courts, playgrounds, athletic fields, and parking lots.
• Uses stencils to paint signs on blacktop and curbs.
• Scrapes, sands, putties, caulks, sandblasts, and otherwise prepares surfaces for painting; applies stain and primer, intermediate and finished coats of shellac, varnish, and paint with brush, roller, or spray gun.
• Mixes and matches paints, varnishes, lacquers, and enamels.
• Removes damaged wooden window panes, cleans frames and surfaces, selects appropriate glass, cuts glass to size, and uses putty or other appropriate glazing compound to mount and fix glass in place for windows, doors, display cases, fire alarms, etc., as required.
• Uses ladders, scaffolding, boatswain's chairs, and bucket truck; protects surrounding areas or objects by taping or covering; moves furniture and other objects and takes down and replaces blinds and electrical hardware to facilitate work; ensures proper maintenance of brushes, rollers, and other painting equipment, including minor repair of spray equipment.
• Ensures safety inventory of supplies and equipment.
• Drives a vehicle to and from work locations and keeps vehicle supplied with tools and materials; performs operator maintenance on vehicle and keeps it in orderly condition.
• Keeps records and makes reports of work accomplished by crew and materials used.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Requirements

• High school diploma preferred, supplemented by completion of appropriate apprenticeship maintenance painting and glazing training and considerable experience in the painting and glazing trades; or any equivalent combination of education and experience that would provide the above-noted knowledge, skill, and ability.