Painter- Alabama

PAINTER

Primary Purpose: 

Applies coats of paint, varnish, stain, enamel, or lacquer to decorate and protect interior or exterior surfaces, trimmings, and fixtures of buildings, and other structures.

Typical Duties:

• Smoothes surfaces, using sandpaper, brushes, or steel wool and removes old paint from surfaces, using paint remover, scraper, wire brush, or blowtorch to prepare surfaces for painting.
• Fills nail holes, cracks, and joints with putty plaster, or other filler.
• Selects premixed paints, or mixes required portions of pigment, oil, and thinning and drying substances to prepare paint that matches specified colors.
• Paints surfaces, using brushes, spray gun, or paint rollers.
• Simulates wood grain, marble, brick, or tile effects. Applies paint with cloth, brush, sponge, or fingers to create special effects.
• Erects scaffolding or sets up ladders to perform tasks above ground level.
• May be designated according to type of work performed as Painter, Interior Finish; Painter, Maintenance; or according to type of material used as Calciminer; Varnisher.
• May also hang wallpaper and fabrics.

Requirements: 

Workers should be able to: Rate information using personal judgment or measurable standards; and work at heights while maintaining balance. Physically, workers must be able to: Tolerate paint fumes; Stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and lift heavy objects; See well (naturally or with correction) and distinguish colors; Use arms and hands to reach for, handle, and feel objects; Coordinate well the use of eyes and hands or fingers.