Painter JOB SUMMARY: To perform interior and exterior brush, roller, or spray painting to maintain building in state of good repair. Performs wallpapering and glazing as required. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 1. Prepares surfaces by scraping, using commercial paint removers, fills cracks and holes or sizing plaster walls. 2. Determines equipment and material requirements and requisitions from stores department or orders through purchasing office from approved suppliers. 3. Mixes paints where necessary to achieve desired color; matches paint color 4. Erects scaffold and ladders and safety barriers in line with local mechanical "safe work procedure." Places drop cloths on equipment, furniture and to cover floors. 5. Performs interior and exterior painting, including simple decorating work, finishing and wallpapering where required. 6. Wallpapering and glazing preferred 7. Completes work orders for painting assignments, indicating materials used and time involved. ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. May be called on to clean down manufacturing equipment with solvents and paint equipment. 2. Paints over head 3. Paints department signs if not commercially available. JOB QUALIFICATIONS: Two years’ experience in a commercial building, with historic buildings preferred Considerable attention required to prevent injury to self and others when working on ladders and scaffolds.