Painter (3rd Shift)

at  St Jude Childrens Research Hospital

When you work at St. Jude, you’ll join a highly-collaborative work culture that inspires you every day to be your best. With opportunities for learning and growth, you can shape a career path that is right for you while also enjoying all the benefits and stability of working for a world-class institution. This includes work-life balance with generous paid time-off and on-campus conveniences that make life a little easier. Join us and you’ll quickly see why St. Jude is consistently ranked by our employees on Glassdoor as a “Best Place to Work.”

JOB SUMMARY:

Under the general supervision of the shop lead, the Painter will assist in achieving departmental goals, using general painting and sheetrock tools to apply necessary material to achieve wall preparation and painting objectives.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND TRAINING:

• High School diploma or equivalent required.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of five (5) years experience as a full-time painter.

SPECIAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND ABILITIES:

• Spray painting, mixing and matching stains, sheetrock mudding, and installation.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.
• 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 regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; talk or hear; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee is frequently required to talk, hear, and or smell.
• The employee must frequently lift and move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• The employee must move about the workspace to access the work surface and shelves, cabinets, drawers, and equipment that are at, below, or above the work surface.
• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing 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 exposed to wet and humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, extremely hot or cold surfaces, sharp edges, and outside weather conditions.
• The employee will be expected to work in mechanical equipment rooms where low clearance and slip or trip hazards exist.
• The employee may be exposed to high, precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, and vibration.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
• An essential function of the job is to be able to comply with all applicable federal, state, and local safety and health regulations that would apply to this job.
• Nothing in this job description limits management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time, as business needs dictate.
• This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions; it does not proscribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.
• The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job.

• Provide assistance and direction for project helpers. Coordinate and assign specific job duties. Ensure quality, quantity, and thoroughness of helper-assigned tasks.
• Interpret and clarify work order requests for all painting duties. Evaluate to ensure submissions do not violate regulatory codes. Respond to requests with a time frame of completion and cost estimate.
• Assist staff with related work requests to accurately determine specific needs. Draw rough sketches to ensure a clear understanding of the request. Accurately measure items or areas to request explicit material(s) to perform a particular job.
• Use hand and power tools to apply material as specified by product recommendations for a quality product. Properly apply all types of material related to sheetrock, wall covering, and painting material. Use equipment properly to prep areas in need of wall surrounding or painting.
• Provide advice, information, and assistance for occupancy on proper color and materials. Provide updated material and color chip samples. Recommend to supervisor adequate application of the material.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or directed to meet the goals and objectives of the department.
• Maintains regular and predictable attendance.