Job Purpose
Perform new and maintenance painting work in residential & commercial buildings and to ensure work is in accordance with all standards of building codes and safety.
Key Result Responsibilities
Operational Excellence
- Performs any duties and responsibilities that are within the scope of employment, as assigned by the supervisor/Engineer In-Charge, coordinates with co-workers for the project.
- Reviews assigned tasks with the Engineer-in-Charge to gain full understanding of the work, priorities, requirements and cautions, prior to starting work.
- Prepares or works from blue prints, plans, drawings and specifications in accordance with the building codes, safety and approved trade practices.
- Performs scheduled work ensuring that the required tools are obtained, used and returned per issued instructions.
- Inspects surfaces and identifies defects and the need for adjustment or repair to ensure safety and compliance with codes.
- Paints the interior and exterior of structures, buildings and other surfaces taking into consideration both practical and aesthetic benefits.
- Applies varnish and other finishes where needed.
- Carries on-site preparations such as building scaffolding and covering fixtures.
- Prepares walls and other surfaces for painting by scraping, using sandpaper, removing old paint, and filling cracks and holes.
- Mixes paint and other material to prepare the right colour or texture.
- Arranges for material from approved suppliers for painting work.
- Regularly reports the status of assigned tasks to the Engineer-in-Charge and alerts him or her to any problems with the execution of the work.
- Demonstrates high level of consideration to housekeeping standards in all tasks performed.
Safety
- Manages the safety of own assigned maintenance tasks, ensuring all published mandatory precautions are taken prior to commencing work and during task execution.
- Takes positive steps to protect self and other persons in the area of the maintenance activity from any possible injury, including the use of protective equipment.
- Pays attention to human factors aspects of maintenance, ensuring that work interruption procedures are followed, and that adequate access and lighting is used for maintenance and inspections.
- Uses & wears necessary equipment for safety like safety shoes, helmet, gloves, protection glass, etc.
Reputation and Teamwork
- Internal Customer Service: provides helpful information and support to own team and to other department personnel involved with managing scheduled construction/maintenance work.
- Presents a positive and competent image of technical professionalism to other companies personnel and company customers.
Cost Awareness
- Maintains positive awareness to the cost of maintenance including use of time and materials.
- Minimizes unnecessary waste of consumable material and part repair cost by avoiding unnecessary damage and repeat work during maintenance.
Qualifications (Academic, Training, Languages)
- Candidates must possess relevant qualification required for this position.
- Demonstrates a positive attitude all times.
- Well organized, capable of arranging work assignments as needed.
- Manual dexterity with excellent balance to work on scaffolding, ladders etc.
- Dynamic and physically fit for the job, requires frequent movement and physical effort.
- Good basic mathematical skills.
- Fair English Language (written and spoken).
- Very good knowledge of painting material and how to select, mix and apply them.
- Solid knowledge of commercial and/or construction painting techniques.
- Aptitude in using appropriate tools (brushes, caulking guns etc.)
- Ability to follow verbal and written instructions and express updates accordingly.
- Ability to understand assignments and perform tasks according to priorities and logical order.
- Cooperative team players, demonstrate ability to work in a multicultural environment.
- Willing to work on shift pattern (24/7) and long working hours.
- Multi-task oriented with high detail orientation.
- Reliable, self-motivated displays energy and enthusiasm.
Work Experience
- With a minimum of 1-2 of years of relevant technical experience in the related field in any engineering /construction / maintenance company is a must.
