Job Title: Apartment Lead Painter
Department: Maintenance
Reports To: Maintenance Manager/Director
General Summary:
Assist with general paint/maintenance duties at Tentac Enterprises’ apartments. Execute all general painting procedures while maintaining an emphasis on quality and company standards.
Essential Job Functions:
- Must be able to, with minimal supervision, paint while maintaining the quality standards set by First Company.
- Prepare walls and other surfaces for painting by scraping, using sandpaper and removing old paint.
- Responsible for mixing, matching, and applying paint to various surfaces and completing touchups.
- Making on-site preparations such as building scaffolding, covering fixtures etc.
- Fill cracks and holes with appropriate material (e.g. plaster)
- Paint surfaces according to instructions with various tools
- Apply varnish and other finishes
- Take and adhere to all health and safety precautions
- All other tasks as assigned by supervisor not listed as essential functions.
- Resolve maintenance issues quickly and effectively.
- Maintains a favorable working relationship with all other company employees.
- Position requires individuals to be able to use general maintenance equipment including, but not limited to, hand tools, ladders, landscaping equipment, and required safety equipment.
Qualification Standards
Communication:
Strong communication skills. The ability to deal effectively with vastly diverse groups of people.
Education:
Any equivalent combination of education, training and experience which provides the required knowledge and abilities may be considered sufficient.
Experience:
Required: Painting experience in apartments or commercially.
Preferred: 4+ years experience in painting and some knowledge of plumbing, electrical, HVAC, general carpentry.
Licenses and Certifications:
Required: Valid driver’s license and insurance.
Physical Requirements
- Ability to reach by extending hand(s) or arm(s) in any direction
- Ability to frequently walk and climb/descend stairs approximately 50% of the time.
- Ability to manipulate objects with fingers rather than with whole hand(s) or arm(s), for example, the use of small repair tools
- Ability to regularly lift and carry up to 50 pounds without assistance and a maximum of 140 pounds with assistance
- Ability to periodically bend, kneel, crawl, and twist torso as needed to accomplish required tasks
- Ability to perform duties with extreme temperature and noise ranges
- Ability to see within normal parameters
- Ability to hear within a normal range
- Ability to move about
- Must have the physical ability to maintain balance, climb safely, and carry tools or materials while ensuring three points of contact at all times while using a ladder.
This description is a general statement of required major duties and responsibilities performed on a regular and continuous basis. It does not exclude other duties as assigned.
It is the policy of Tentac Enterprises to comply with all federal and state laws concerning the employment of individuals with disabilities and to act in accordance with regulations and guidance issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Tentac Enterprises provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Effective Date: January 5th, 2024
Revised Date: December 12th, 2025
