Painter
Posting Identification Number 43251
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Position Overview
The Division of Developmental Disabilities is seeking to hire a Painter for the Ludeman Developmental Center located in Park Forest, Illinois to receive day-to-day guidance and assignments from the Stationary Engineer Assistant Chief and Chief to perform journey-level work in painting, redecorating, and refinishing of walls, interior and exterior, woodwork, furniture and fixtures for renovation and maintenance.
Inspects work sites to determine amount and type of materials needed for painting projects. Estimates amount of time and amount of paint needed for each job.
Essential Functions
Receives day-to-day guidance and assignments from the Stationary Engineer Assistant Chief at the Ludeman Developmental Center.Prepares interior or exterior walls, metal surfaces, floors, ceiling, and equipment for painting, applies plaster, joint compound or spackling for the repair, construction, filling of holes or patching of walls and removed soiled, old, or excess paint.
Refinishes bookcases, cabinets, metal cabinets. Repairs, reglazes, and places glass in windows and doors, paints furniture and maintains painting supplies.Works from heights on ladders, scaffolds, and platforms, stands for long periods of time and lifts heavy equipment, materials, structures, and furniture weighing up to 50 pounds independently and up to 100 pounds with assistance.
Inspects work sites to determine amount and type of materials needed for painting projects.
Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Minimum QualificationsRequires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of high school.
Requires successful completion of a recognized painter apprenticeship program and two (2) years of full-time journey level painter experience or six (6) years of full-time journey level painter experience.
Conditions of EmploymentRequires the ability to utilize office equipment, including personal computers.
Requires the ability to work after business hours, weekends, and holidays.
Requires the ability to travel in the performance of job duties.
Requires the ability to work from heights on ladders, scaffolds, and platforms, stand for long periods of time and lift heavy equipment, materials weighing up to 50 pounds independently and up to 100 pounds with assistance.
Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.
Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.
- All conditions of employment listed are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.