Maintenance Assistant, Painter - Multiple Positions

The Department of Facilities Management & Development at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Maintenance Assistant, Painter. 

Distinguishing Characteristics 
Maintenance Assistant (Painter): non-competitive; as a semiskilled employee, performs interior and exterior painting, generally not requiring fine finish or the mixing of paints and matching of colors to decorate interiors of structures. 

Generally, Maintenance Assistants (Painter) work under the supervision of a skilled trades or supervisory maintenance position; in turn, they may supervise Facility Operations Assistants 1 and other relatively unskilled workers in performing manual tasks involving elementary skills.

Illustrative Tasks 
Prepares and applies protective and decorative coats of paint to interior and exterior surfaces of buildings, furniture, equipment, guiderails, fences and like surfaces.

• Arranges, assembles, and erects scaffolds and ladders at work site. 

• Places drop cloths over shrubbery, furniture or floors to avoid paint splattering. 

• Moves furniture and moveable equipment from area to be painted. 

• Prepares surfaces for painting by such methods as washing surfaces with soap and water, the use of paint remover, blowtorch, wire brush, or chipping hammer to remove all paint, and by sanding surfaces to smooth them. 

• Removes electrical wall plates prior to painting and replaces when job completed. 

• Fills cracks, crevices and holes with putty, plaster, or other materials. 

• Mixes paints following standard proportions to achieve desired color. 

• Paints surfaces usually not requiring fine finish, using brush, spray gun, paint roller, or mittens following oral or written instructions. 

• May install or replace window glass. 

• Cleans brushes and equipment with soap and water, turpentine, or other solvents. 

• Cleans work area of spotted paint and dirt.

• May assist in covering interior walls with wall coverings:

  • Prepares and cleans surfaces to be covered. 

  • Cuts wall covering to proper lengths. 

  • Mixes paste, brushes on back of wall covering, and places and smooths strips on wall.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Non-competitive: 2-years of full-time experience in painting work under the supervision of a skilled tradesperson;
  • OR completion of an appropriate two-year technical school course in painting at a school, institute, or branch of the Armed Services; or an equivalent combination of experience and training gained by completion of appropriate technical courses at a school, institute, or branch of the Armed Services.
• When required to operate motor vehicles, candidates must possess a valid New York State driver's license appropriate for the type of vehicle to be operated. 

55 B/C Qualifications

• Individuals certified eligible for the 55 B/C program under the Governor's Program to Hire Persons/Veterans with Disabilities pursuant to Section 55 B/C of the Civil Service Law will also be considered. To be considered, you must provide a copy of your letter of eligibility with your response.
• It is essential that candidates clearly and concisely indicate exactly how they meet the above minimum qualifications in their resume. Failure to show how you meet the minimum qualifications above may result in disqualification and removal from consideration.