Painter

Job description

Summary: This position prepares and applies coats of paint, varnish, stain, enamel, or lacquer to decorate and/or protect interior or exterior surfaces, trimmings, and fixtures of buildings or other structures throughout the Zoo. Qualifications: 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. - Smooth surfaces and remove old paint from surfaces by taping and bedding, sanding, sandblasting, stripping or scraping to prepare surfaces for painting or finishing - Apply various finishes to surfaces including but not limited to paint, varnish, stain, enamel, lacquer, primer or sealer - Select premixed paints, or mix required portions of pigment, oil, and thinning and drying substances to prepare paint that matches specified colors - Fills nail holes, cracks, and joints with caulk, putty, plaster or other filler - Paint, varnish, stain, enamel, and/or lacquer walls, floors, woodwork and fixtures of buildings using appropriate tools and techniques - Erect scaffolding, set up ladders and/or work platforms or use an electric lift to per...