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Job description
Painter
Perform a variety of skilled journey-level work to maintain interior and exterior surfaces and painting duties.
Essential Functions:
Use brush, roller, or spray gun in applying paint, varnish, shellac, enamel, lacquer, or other protective or decorative finishes to a variety of interior and exterior surfaces.
Scrape, sand, waterblast, size, patch, plaster, fill and prepare surfaces for painting or repainting; mask and move and cover equipment and furniture.
Apply under and finish coats.
Refinish furniture and other equipment.
Erect rig; move ladders, scaffolding, and platforms.
Layout and mark parking lots and play areas.
Perform repetitive activities involved with graffiti removal.
Mix paints and match colors.
Clean and maintain brushes, tools, and other equipment.
Maintain routine records as assigned.
Work with all District employees, architecture, and engineering employees, and outside contractors.
Minimum Qualifications: Training, Education and Experience:
Any combination of education, training and/or experience equivalent to: graduation from high school and two years of journey-level painting experience.
Licenses and Other Requirements:
Valid California Apprenticeship Certificate of Completion
(Eight years of fieldwork experience may be substituted for the California Apprenticeship Certificate of Completion at the discretion of the Director)
Valid California Driver's License
Employment eligibility will include fingerprints, tuberculosis and/or other employment clearance
Knowledge and Abilities:
Knowledge of applicable laws, codes, regulations, policies, and procedures governing workscope; Safety and Health Protection on the Job (OSHA Regulations); safe working methods and procedures; technical aspects of field of specialty; brush, roller, and spray painting practices and procedures; preparation of various surfaces; application of paints and finishes to various surfaces; safety precautions in handling and storage of painting materials; safety procedures pertaining to ladders, rigging, and scaffolds; dry wall patching application.
Ability to apply paints and prepare surfaces by hand and power equipment; mix and match colors; erect and work from ladders, rigging, and scaffolds; interpret, apply, and explain rules, regulations, policies, and procedures governing workscope; communicate effectively in English orally and in writing; understand and follow oral and written instructions; meet schedules and timelines; maintain routine records; complete work independently with minimal supervision; establish and maintain cooperative working relationships; observe all legal and District defensive driving practices.
Working Conditions:
Indoor and outdoor environment; driving a District vehicle to conduct work; seasonal heat and cold or adverse weather conditions; working at heights to perform work from scaffolding and platforms; regular exposure to vapors from paints and solvents; potential exposure to toxic fumes and hazardous materials.
Physical Requirements:
Consistent mental alertness and dexterity of fingers and both arms and hands to ensure safety and successful completion of essential functions; standing, walking, or sitting for extended periods of time; lifting and carrying light to moderately-heavy objects, occasionally more than 50 pounds; pushing and pulling exerting force to approximately 50 pounds, occasionally 50+ pounds; handling small to large-sized materials, equipment or items; climbing up and down ladders, scaffolding, and standing on roofs; bending and twisting at waist and neck; crouching and crawling; kneeling and bending at the waist; reaching overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally; repetitive use of upper extremities; seeing to read, write, and to complete projects; hearing and speaking to exchange information in person or on the telephone.
Non-Discrimination Policy:
The Oakland Unified School District does not discriminate in any program, activity, or in employment on the basis of actual or perceived race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, gender, sex, or sexual orientation.
Worksite address
oakland, CA, 94616, US
Who can apply
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