Job Information
City of New York SUPERVISOR PAINTER in New York, New York
Job Description
The Facilities and Logistics Division (F&L) is responsible for providing both direct and indirect maintenance and repair services to City owned and operated facilities using in-house skilled trade-workers, maintenance contracts and purchasing operation. F&L is responsible for monitoring DHS shelters as it relates to the maintenance of building systems. The F&L guides shelter staff on ways to improve facility conditions and the goal of this unit is to ensure funds are being spent on preventive and general maintenance to avoid premature failure of building systems.
The Department of Homeless Services is recruiting for one (1) Supervisor of Painters to function as a Supervisor Painter, who will:
Supervise, direct and be responsible for the work of painters and other assigned personnel in inside and outside painting of a general nature including all coats, filling, priming, matching colors and mixing paints
Assign and lay out work for painters
Inspect and check work progress in all stages of completion
Examine the work of contractors, evaluate adherence to contract specifications and direct changes to conform to the contract
Select proper type of ladder, scaffold, or platform for any particular job
Take off quantities from plans and specifications
Requisition required materials and equipment
Keep records and make reports
Some of the physical activities performed by Supervisor Painters and the environmental conditions experienced are: Unsanitary conditions; lifting heavy objects; standing for extended periods of time; walking, climbing and stooping; exposure to chemical and biohazards; low and high temperature conditions; and working at various heights.
Qualifications
Education and Experience Requirements: By the last day of the Application Period you must have:
Six years of full time satisfactory experience as a painter acquired within the last fifteen years, one year of which must have been spent performing the duties of a supervising painter; or
Not less than four years of such experience plus sufficient training of a relevant nature acquired in an approved trade or vocational high school to make up the equivalent of the remaining required experience. Six months of acceptable experience will be credited for each year of approved trade or vocational school.
However, all candidates must have at least one year of experience as a supervising painter acquired within the last fifteen years.
Additional Information
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.