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Our client a multinational organization with offices in several continents is urgently looking to fill vacancies for their operation at Diego Garcia, Indian Ocean Highland.
POSITION TITLE: PAINTER
DEPARTMENT: FACILITY INVESTMENT
POSITION REPORT TO: FOREMAN, PAINTER
POSITION OVERVIEW:
- Responsible for executing painting work on construction projects. Responsible for pre-job planning, painting, preparation, application, and clean-up painting activities.
- Performs additional tasks as assigned including. general labor duties, operating equipment, and assisting other workers to complete assigned projects.
DESCRIPTION OF JOB TASK AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Reports to and receives assignments, instructions, and direction from the Foreman.
- Reads and interprets instructions and documentation and plans work activities.
- Performs maintenance on buildings, ground structures, utilities, and installed equipment and systems to ensure proper operation, minimize breakdowns and maximize useful life.
- Performs routine to moderately complex surface preparation, painting, and finishing tasks, applying a variety of methods, media, and techniques to both interior and exterior surfaces.
- Applies paints, sealers, and solvents to the exterior and interior building surfaces such as carbon steel, weathering steel, plaster, sheetrock, concrete, and wood.
- Performs building exterior and interior caulking, finish repair, drywall finishing, and texturing tasks.
- Operates equipment such as airless spray equipment, texture gun, scaffolding, and motorized lifts.
- Uses mechanized high-reach equipment to renew caulking on exterior building panel seams, windows, and doors.
- Performs special refinishing tasks including wood surface preparation, staining, and sealing.
- Performs minor plaster repair, blending newly renovated wall surfaces with existing plaster.
- Surveys building painting project sites to estimate time and material quantities required; selects appropriate surface coatings.
- Maintains a positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating professionally with customers, coworkers, and supervisors.
- Moves materials and equipment to work locations and sets-up work site.
- Completes records, maintains tools and equipment, and performs various clean-up/housekeeping activities.
- Responsible for maintaining a safe, clean, sanitary, healthy, presentable, and professional atmosphere, free of dust, clutter, and trash in all working facilities/areas.
- Responsible for proper utilization and safeguarding of all government and contractor-provided property (e.g., including government facilities, equipment, and tools).
- Responsible for the precise execution of Company time reporting procedures and accurate completion of timesheets.
- Observes and follows all safety rules and procedures, including wearing required personal protective equipment.
- Performs other duties and activities as directed.
BASIC JOB QUALIFICATIONS
- Skill in selecting and applying paint and associated products.
- Skill in applying coatings and/or caulking and completing repairs to the exterior and interior surfaces.
- Skill in wood surface preparation, staining, and/or sealing techniques.
- Ability to use hand and power tools applicable to trade.
- Ability to select, mix, and apply surface coatings that successfully match and/ or restore interior or exterior surfaces.
- Must have knowledge and skills in hazardous materials handling, application, and disposal.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment that requires handling multiple tasks at a given time and rapidly adapting to changing priorities and schedules.
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints, diagrams, schematics, and written reference material, and follow engineering drawings, specifications, and instructions.
- Able and willing to work periods of long hours to meet mission and project requirements.
- Must be able to perform physical activities such as, but not limited to, bending, standing, climbing, or walking.
- Must speak, read, and understand the English Language.
- Must pass overseas medical screening and be in good health.
- Must have a valid country of origin driver’s license.
JOB SPECIFICATIONS: SPECIAL CERTIFICATIONS OR TRAINING
- Any painting certification/s is highly desired.
EDUCATION:
- Must be at least a High School, Technical, or Vocational course graduate is required.
EXPERIENCE:
- Must have at least (3) years of experience in painting various facilities and equipment.
Basic terms of the job offer.
- Assignment Duration: 12 months. Renewal subject to performance.
- Base Monthly Salary: 48 hours per week minimum work requirement: $500.40 (based on 48 hr. work week requirement)
- Working schedule: 48 hours per week (8 hours per day/6 days a week)
- Payroll period: Monthly. Amount give take home.
- Overtime: Work more than 8 hours per day or work performed on a rest day and/or holiday, will be paid as overtime at the base salary rate.
- Accommodations: Housing, transportation, meals in-country, and laundry facilities are provided
- Sick Leave: Employee will accrue 2.67 hours of sick leave for each full month of service, beginning with the completion of the first full month of Foreign Service employment.
- Annual leave Up to 21 days paid at the end of each 12-month contract.
- Travel will be provided by the employer to the employee’s home country.
- Project Holidays: 10 paid holidays. New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday, President’s Day, Philippine Independence Day, USA Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day
Other requirements
- Your Passport must be valid for at least 12 months, with at least 6 total blank visa pages remaining.
- Updated covid and yellow fever vaccination certificate
- Medical exam report at a date to be advised.
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Salient Features
| Experience Required | 3 Years |