Trades Specialist Painter

Posted: 11-Feb-24

Location: Buffalo, New York

Salary: Open

Categories:

Facilities//Maintenance/Trades
Staff/Administrative

Internal Number: 48009

Position Title: Trades Specialist Painter

Posting Number: C240017

Employer: State

Salary Range: $47,530

FTE: 1.00

Position Summary:

This position is located within the Facilities Department at the University. The incumbent of this position will be responsible for:

• Applies paint, varnish, stains, enamel, or lacquer to interior and exterior surfaces, trimming and fixtures of buildings, to furniture, a variety of equipment, signs and like surfaces requiring protective or decorative treatment
• As required, erects scaffolding, swing stages, or ladders
• Prepares surfaces for painting using a variety of tools and materials including sandpaper, brushes, or steel wool, and if required removes paints using paint remover, blow torch, wire brush, or scraper
• Fills nail holes, cracks, or joints with putty, plaster or other filler
• Uses premixed paints or prepares paint tip match specified colors by mixing the required portions of pigment, oil, and thinners
• Paints surfaces using brush, spray gun, paint roller, or mittens
• May cover interior walls with wall coverings
• Measures wall to compute amount of wall covering required
• Prepares and cleans surfaces to be covered and cuts wall covering to proper lengths
• Mixes paste, brushes on back of wall covering, and places and smooths strips on wall

Outstanding Benefits Package
Working at UB comes with benefits that exceed salary alone. There are personal rewards including comprehensive health and retirement plan options. We also focus on creating and sustaining a healthy mix of work, personal and academic pursuit – all in an effort to support your work-life effectiveness. We support your growth and development through our career coaching and training department and we qualify as a public service loan forgiveness organization. Learn more about our benefits website .
About The University at Buffalo
The University at Buffalo (UB) #ubuffalo is one of America’s leading public research universities and a flagship of the State University of New York system, recognized for our excellence and our impact. UB is a premier, research-intensive public university dedicated to academic excellence. Our research, creative activity and people positively impact the world. Like the city we call home, UB is distinguished by a culture of resilient optimism, resourceful thinking and pragmatic dreaming that enables us to reach others every day. Visit our website to learn more about the University at Buffalo .
University at Buffalo is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and, in keeping with our commitment, welcomes all to apply including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Minimum Qualifications:

To qualify for this position, you must have one or more of the following:

• Four (4) years of full-time experience in painting under a skilled tradesperson which would provide training equivalent to that given in a training, apprenticeship, or equivalent program.*
• Equivalent combination of experience and training gained by completion of technical courses in painting at a school, institute, or branch of the Armed Services may be substituted on a year-for-year basis.
• 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.
• 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.

Candidates must detail their qualifications and submit appropriate documentation with their application. Candidates must be able to explain and demonstrate their skills and competency for this position.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a college/university setting
• Assisted in the delivery of paints and other department materials
• Follow production schedule as required by the department supervisor
• Perform maintenance to High Pressure Low Volume paint spraying system to ensure optimal performance
• Experience to match and develop color samples as required, including stains, solid colors, and custom finishes in wood and metal
• Detect and identify written procedures, job related materials and transported materials
• To work with minimal supervision, and to ensure accuracy and completeness

Deadline for Applicants: 02/22/2024

Quicklink for Posting: 48009

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About University at Buffalo (SUNY)
The University at Buffalo (UB) #ubuffalo is SUNY’s most comprehensive public research university, and an outstanding place to work. UB amplifies ambition for faculty and staff by offering endless possibilities to achieve more. Here, people from all backgrounds and cultures challenge and inspire each other to discover, learn and succeed. Dedicated staff and engaged faculty collaborate to further knowl¬edge and understanding, and develop tenacious graduates who are valued for their talents and their impact on global society.
UB is one of America’s leading public research universities and a flagship of the State University of New York system, recognized for our excellence and our impact. UB is a premier, research-intensive public university dedicated to academic excellence. Our research, creative activity and people positively impact the world. Like the city we call home, UB is distinguished by a culture of resilient optimism, resourceful thinking and pragmatic dreaming that enables us to reach others every day. Visit our website to learn more about the University at Buffalo.
University at Buffalo is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and, in keeping with our commitment, welcomes all to apply including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
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