Summary
This position requires the flexibility to travel between properties located within the Dallas, Fort Worth, and Sherman areas as needed. The Floating Painter will be assigned to various job sites based on our Brazos Residential Management priorities and property needs, providing painting services across multiple locations.
As our Floating Painter, you are responsible for being a part of our maintenance team to ensure resident satisfaction as well as being responsible for maintaining a clean, sanitary, and inviting living environment for our residents. This requires attention to detail, knowledge of cleaning procedures for our grounds, community, common areas, and units while upholding high standards of cleanliness throughout your community. As you are a part of our maintenance team, you will work with a maintenance team whose responsibility is to our Residents and your Team!
Responsibilities of our Painter
- Act as a role-model for our teams and residents and create a positive work environment by partnering with the team in delivering and promoting superior customer experiences and always supporting in the resident retention and maintenance goals of the community.
- Apply various finishes to buildings, apartments, common areas, amenities, or other structures, including primers and/or sealers. You will use paintbrushes, rollers or sprayers to apply paint, coatings, or other finishes.
- Preparing surfaces to be painted by washing them, filling holes and cracks with putty and sanding them until they are smooth. This includes walls, cabinets, siding, fencing, and other surfaces for paint projects.
- Prepares, cleans, and tapes all job site locations such as trim, floors, furniture and other surfaces to keep them free of paint. This includes:
- Using drop cloths, tarps and/or painter’s tape.
- Removing outlet and switch covers, and scrape, sand, clean, or wire brush surfaces to make them smooth.
- Removing fixtures like doorknobs, light fixtures, and other hardware as needed or required.
- Reinstall all fixtures, switch covers, doorknobs, light fixtures and/or other hardware removed after paint is complete.
- Move necessary materials around the jobsite including ladders, paint cans, and other painting equipment.
- Maintain a clean, tidy work area per job location. Clean up the area and equipment, including brushes and spray guns using water, solvents and other cleaning aids.
- Reviewing and completing work orders and other assignments in occupied units.
- Match paint colors to existing surfaces for touch-ups and small projects.
- Identify and find ways to reduce costs of equipment and/or supplies.
- Maintain a reasonable amount of inventory of supplies like paint brushes, rollers, tarps, paint, etc. Never overstock!
- Follow safeguards, rules and regulations. This includes setting up ventilators and other safety equipment to protect from fumes.
- Dispose of trash and debris in a proper and organized manner.
- Maintain all equipment in good working order.
- Keep storerooms, shops and other areas organized and up to safety standards.
- Report any maintenance issues or repairs needed to the Maintenance Supervisor and/or Property Manager.
- Responsible for participating in the daily repair and grounds maintenance of your community.
- Maintain an excellent customer service relationship with all you encounter in your community.
- Support the management team with various items as needed.
- Assist in the performance of all bi-monthly light checks which are performed, recorded and all bulbs and/or fixtures requiring repair/replacement are performed.
- Adhere to the maintenance and safety policies and procedures. Immediately report safety violations and potential liabilities to the Maintenance Supervisor or Property Manager.
- Maintain accurate recordkeeping of all maintenance forms by established deadlines which includes but is not limited to time sheets, overtime logs, inspection logs, maintenance requests, pool logs, paint logs, etc.
- Must participate in after-hours, emergencies, and inclement weather emergencies as requested by the Maintenance Supervisor, Property Manager and/or Regional Manager.
- Provide additional support to your team, the company and its other teams and communities as reasonably requested.
Qualifications
- Must be eligible to work in the U.S.
- Must be willing to travel to communities located between Dallas, Fort Worth, and Sherman as assigned.
- Must possess a valid Driver’s License.
- Required to maintain current proof of auto insurance.
- Reliable transportation is required to ensure timely and efficient travel between properties.
- Ability to manage time effectively while working across multiple locations.
- Comfortable using different painting tools on various surfaces (e.g., spray equipment, brushes, etc.).
- Flexibility to work after hours as needed, including holidays, weekends, and nights due to emergencies and/or inclement weather.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will need to travel from floor to floor, climb stairs, and will be required to travel between buildings in varying outdoor weather conditions. Essential physical demands include:
- Lift and carry heavy materials. Frequently lift, push, pull, or carry objects weighing at least 50 pounds (e.g., 5-gallon paint bucket, equipment, furniture, etc.)
- Standing for extended periods. Ability to stand, walk, or remain on feet for most of the workday.
- Repetitive tasks. Stamina to perform repetitive motions/tasks (brushing, rolling, etc.) for hours without significant fatigue.
- Climbing and balance. Regularly climb ladders, scaffolding, or step stools to reach high walls and ceilings.
- Awkward positioning. Ability to bend, twist, stoop, kneed, crouch, or crawl to paint baseboards, corners and tight spaces.
- Reach. Frequent overhead reaching to paint ceilings and high walls and trim.
- Steady hands. Excellent hand-eye coordination for cutting in sharp lines and corners.
- Motor skills. Ability to use hands and fingers to handle tools, operate sprayers, and remove/install outlet covers
- Vision. Close vision, color vision (to match shades), peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
- Communication. Ability to hear and speak clearly to interact with site managers, team members and/or contractors.
- Exposure. Comfortable working in confined spaces, environments with paint fumes, and potentially dusty conditions.
Required Skills/Abilities
- Effective communication with teams, residents, vendors.
- Take pride in your work! Attention to detail is a must!
- You are self-motivating and self-starting!
- Resourceful problem solver and able to follow written and verbal instructions.
- Provide superior customer experiences.
- Must be able to complete projects on time and within budget.
- Knowledgeable of residential and multifamily techniques.
Brazos Residential Management is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected characteristic. EOE / M / F / D / V / SO. Brazos participates in E Verify, a web-based system that enables enrolled employers to confirm the employment eligibility of their employees in the United States through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration, subject to applicable state law.