General Maintenance Technician/Painter

General Maintenance Tech/Painter

Applies coats of paint, varnish, stain, enamel, or lacquer to decorate and/or protect interior or exterior surfaces, trimmings, and fixtures of commercial, manufacturing, and industrial buildings, and other structures. Directs the activities of other workers associated with the painting operations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain a safe and clean work area. Demonstrate basic safe work practices based on company and customer policies and procedures.
• Able to attend and pass certification and licensing classroom and practical training for rolling stock, such as forklifts, scissor lifts, articulating boom lifts, etc.
• Perform preventative/corrective work based on CMMS workorders and/or receives instructions from supervisor or customer regarding painting. Fills nail holes, cracks, and joints with caulk, 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.
• Removes fixtures such as pictures and electric switch covers from walls prior to painting. Spreads drop cloths over floors, equipment, and room furnishings, and covers surfaces such as baseboards, door frames, and windows with masking tape and paper to protect surfaces during painting.
• Paints surface with brushes, spray gun, or paint rollers. Erects scaffolding or sets up ladders to perform tasks above ground level.
• Support other EMCOR Associates with work orders or routine maintenance, as needed.
• Maintain, organize, control, inventory supplies, tools, and equipment.
• Clean and organize shop area. Maintain inventory of spare parts and material. Maintain tools and equipment for maintenance work.
• Responsible for accurate and timely paperwork related to essential duties and responsibilities.
• Conduct general tasks including, but not limited to, safety training, service on-call rotation, and maintaining tools.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 5+ years' related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred.
• Must possess a valid driver's license. Valid Forklift License preferred.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions operating and maintenance instructions, and memos.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Physical Demands:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear.
• Ladder and lift work required.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 30 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds

Work Environment:

• Work in an environment where the following safety equipment is needed, steel toe shoes, hearing protection, noise protection, hardhat, eye protection, and hand protection.
• Abide by OSHA guidelines including lock-out/tag-out and HAZCOM guidelines and all other Company/Customer driven safety initiatives.
• Hours of work are solely defined and governed by business volume and contract schedules.
• Ability to handle stressful situations and remain calm in the face of the customer and subordinates

EMCOR Group and its companies do not reach out to individuals to help with marketing or other similar services. If an individual is contacted for services outside of EMCOR's normal application process it is probably fraudulent.

As a leading provider of mechanical and electrical construction, facilities services, and energy infrastructure, we offer employees a competitive salary and benefits package and we are always looking for individuals with the talent and skills required to contribute to our continued growth and success. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled