Painter
Job Description
As a painter, you will be responsible for mixing, matching, and applying paint to various surfaces, doing touchups, and coordinating painting projects. You will be applying various finishes to rooms and buildings including primers and sealers.
Key Responsibilities
- Apply paint to surfaces including canvas, walls, floors, doors, and cabinets
- Mix, match, and apply paint, varnish, shellac, enamel, and other finishes
- Scrape, sandpaper, prime, or seal surfaces prior to painting
- Clean walls to ensure proper adherence
- Cover surfaces with cloth or plastic to ensure protection
- Calculate amounts of required materials and estimate costs.
- Remove fixtures such as pictures, doorknobs, lamps, and electric switch covers prior to painting
- Purchase quality brushes
- Apply several coats according to the paint directions
- Tape off areas when needed
- Apply touchups or second coats
- Remove paint splatters when finished
- Clean up all equipment, including brushes and spray guns
- Work on ladders to reach high ceilings or walls
Skill Require
- Proven experience as a painter
- Excellent knowledge of painting material and how to select, mix, and apply them
- Solid knowledge of commercial and/or construction painting techniques
- Aptitude in using appropriate tools (brushes, caulking guns etc.)
- Good basic math skills
- Manual dexterity with excellent balance to work on scaffolding, ladders, etc.
- Conscientious with great attention to detail