Painter

The Painter is under general supervision and performs work such as preparing and painting buildings, equipment, furniture, and various other surfaces.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform general and custom painting assignments employing all standard trade practices and skills.
• Estimate and gather types and amount of materials needed for job.
• Follow all safety and other risk management policies in performance of work.
• Clean and prepare surfaces to be painted by use of sandpaper, scraping, soap and water, tape, drop cloths in preparation for painting.
• Mix paint, varnish, lacquers, and enamels
• Set up and break down scaffold and ladders
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to effectively follow the principles, practices, and methods of painting.
• Ability to effectively mix paint colors.
• Ability to effectively prepare surfaces and apply primers, sealers, undercoats and thinners.
• Ability to effectively operate equipment used in painting.
• Ability to effectively follow safety precautions to be used when working with the necessary equipment.
• Ability to effectively apply paint evenly and consistently on walls, ceilings, and other surfaces.
• Ability to paint above shoulder level for an extended period of time.
• Ability to work at high elevations using ladders, scaffolding, or other appropriate means.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to interact in an effective and appropriate manner with various populations, the University community and the public.
• Ability to read and follow written instructions.
• Ability to perform the physical requirements of the position.
• Ability to work in an on-call capacity and inclement weather duties.

Required Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Valid driver’s license.
• Experience in exterior/interior painting on metal, porous and finished surfaces.
• Experience in working with sheet rock, plaster, and other surface preparations.
• Must wear proper PPE (safety shoes, hearing and eye protection) as required.

Physical Requirements

• Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Bending, twisting and lifting weights to 100lbs.
• Heights and working on elevations of 60 feet.
• Work on ladders and lifts.

Austin Peay State University is a four-year public, doctoral-level university, with six colleges and four Chairs of Excellence. The University has an enrollment of over 11,000 students and is located in Clarksville, Tennessee, a community of an estimated 150,287 people located approximately 40 miles northwest of Nashville, TN.

Austin Peay State University is a proud supporter of hiring veterans. We hire veterans with equivalent experiences and pay grades from their military service, rather than requiring or preferring only college degrees. Please visit our website for more information on how veterans can qualify for additional employment opportunities at APSU: https://www.apsu.edu/human-resources/hiring-veterans/.

Austin Peay State University (APSU) prohibits discrimination in all employment, programs, and activities based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), disability, age, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status. For Title IX inquiries or complaints, contact: Chief of Institutional Culture & Title IX Coordinator, LaNeeça R. Williams at williamslr@apsu.edu | 931-221-7690, Browning Building, Room 140, Clarksville, TN 37044. For other non-discrimination concerns, contact: Director of Institutional Culture & Title VI & Title VII Coordinator, Dr. Jo Baldwin at baldwinjapsu.edu | 931-221-7178 or Associate Director of Accessibility Compliance & ADA/504 Coordinator, Jayme Glover at gloverj@apsu.edu | 931-221-7160. View APSU’s full nondiscrimination policy at Policy 6:001.