Position Summary
Responsible for painting walls, buildings, and other structural surfaces, as well as install / maintain finishes on Walls, Floors, and Ceilings. May be asked to assist other crafts in the maintenance department to ensure a safe and efficient facility
Essential Position Functions
• Gather and prepare necessary tools and items to complete assigned tasks
• Selects premixed paints, or mixes required portions of pigment, oil, and thinning and drying substances to prepare paint that matches specified colors
• Create and maintain painting documentation
• Spreads drop cloths over floors and room furnishings, and covers surfaces, such as baseboards, doorframes, and windows with masking tape and paper to protect surfaces during painting
• Erects scaffolding or sets up ladders to perform tasks about ground level
• Smooths 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.
• Drywall and stucco repair including mud, tape and texture if applicable.
• Remove fixtures such as pictures, door knobs, lamps, or electric switch covers prior to painting
• Applies coats of paint, varnish, stain, enamel, or lacquer to decorate and protect interior or exterior surfaces, trimmings, and fixtures of buildings, other structures, and/or equipment
• Apply paint to prepared surface by brushing, rolling, spraying, electrostatic application, etc.
• Clean paint area by picking up used tarps, scraping, removing tape, cleaning used brushes, cleaning spills, resealing paint cans and cleaning paint buckets
• Install and maintain flooring/base systems such as carpet, vinyl, tile, rubber, and other specialty materials/finishes.
• Install and maintain wall systems such as drywall, paneling, tile, and other specialty materials/finishes.
• Installs and maintains any other specialty finish systems throughout facility.
• Researches, designs, selects, orders, installs, and maintain all finishes as appropriate – FOH / BOH.
• Maintains inventory of supplies and equipment necessary for normal operations
• Evaluates, orders and handles materials needed
• Assists other crafts (pipefitters, carpenters, plumbers, electricians, painters, etc.) as needed to complete projects
• Delivers extraordinary customer service to all aquarium guests and internal customers
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor
Education Requirements and Technical Skills
• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• 5 years of experience
Competencies
• Customer Service Orientation — Listening and understanding the customer (both internal and external) and anticipating and evaluating the customer’s needs; making the customer’s satisfaction a high priority in all areas of responsibility.
• Teamwork — Supporting, facilitating, and participating in activities that promote team effectiveness; demonstrating sensitivity for the feelings and needs of team members and supporting team goals.
• Professional/Technical Knowledge— Remains current on developments in the field within and outside the organization; maintains proficiencies
• Work Standards — Applies high performance standards to all work-related activities
• Planning and Organizing — Establishing a course of action with specific long-range goals for the aquarium; setting priorities among competing requirements and allocating resources in the most efficient and effective way; developing contingency plans that anticipate changes in the work environment.
• Information Gathering and Monitoring — Effectively collects relevant data using questioning or research techniques to monitor and manage projects and people
• Quality — Upholding standards beyond what is required; inspiring staff to maintain and initiate high standards of excellence in their work efforts.
Typical Physical Requirements
• Typing on a computer keyboard
• Sitting
• Stooping
• Lifting (no more than 50 pounds)
• Standing
• Coping with demands (stressors) that are associated with the job and/or the work environment so that acceptable levels of performance and overall contribution are maintained
• Weekend and holiday work
• On call for emergencies
• Outdoor duties in a central Florida environment