Department Contact: Rocky Puentes, 575-646-5931, rpuent@nmsu.edu

Internal or External Search: External - Open to all applicants

Advertising Summary: Join our team! Perform painting and surface finishing for campus buildings and facilities. Prepare surfaces, mix and match paints, estimate materials, and complete projects safely with attention to quality and detail.

Position Details

Position Title: Painter

College/Division: Facilities and Services

Department: 500745-FS PAINTERS

Location: Las Cruces

Offsite Location (if applicable):

Target Hourly/Salary Rate: $16.83

Appointment Full-time Equivalency: 1.0

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Bargaining Unit Announcement:

Contingent Upon Funding: Not Applicable

Standard Work Schedule: Standard (M-F, 8-5)

If Not a Standard Work Schedule: 

Job Duties and Responsibilities: Applies paint, stain, varnish, enamel, and other finishes to equipment, buildings, bridges, and/or other structures, using brushes, spray guns, or rollers. Applies primers or sealers to prepare new surfaces, such as bare wood or metal, for finish coats. Mixes and matches colors of paint, stain, or varnish with oil and thinning and drying additives in order to obtain desired colors and consistencies. Fills nail holes, joints, and cracks in walls with plaster or other filler. Covers surfaces with drop cloths or masking tape and removes fixtures such as pictures, door knobs, lamps, and electric switch covers prior to painting. Calculates amounts of required materials and estimate costs, based on surface measurements and/or work orders. Performs all work in accordance with established safety procedures. Requisitions new painting supplies and equipment.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience: 
High School diploma or higher degree.

Equivalent Qualifications: 

Preferred Qualifications: 

Special Certification/Licensure: 

Working Conditions and Physical Effort

Environment: Work involves almost constant exposure to unusual elements: i.e. extreme temp, toxic chemicals, biohazardous materials, dirt, dust, fumes, smoke, loud noises, other potentially dangerous materials/situations that require safety precaution/protective equip

Physical Effort: Considerable physical activity. Physical work is a primary part (more than 70%) of the job.

Lifting Requirements: Requires heavy physical work; heavy lifting, pushing, or pulling required of objects up to 50 pounds.

Risk: Work environment involves exposure to potentially dangerous materials and situations that require following extensive safety precautions and may include the use of protective equipment.