Painter

Job Description for Painter

As a Painter, or Professional Painter, you are responsible for painting residential or commercial

properties in a timely manner. Your duties include meeting with clients to discuss colour schemes

and pay rates, keeping an inventory of supplies like paint brushes, rollers, tarps, or ladders and

working with a team of Painters to oversee the completion of painting jobs.

About The Role

Painter duties and responsibilities

The most common tasks that Painters are required to perform are:

• Communicating with clients to determine their painting requirements and helping them make the

best decisions for their projects

• Assembling scaffolding as required
• Covering trim, floors, furniture, and other surfaces with masking tape, drop cloths and other

protective coverings to keep them free of paint

• Setting up ventilators and other safety equipment to protect Painters from unhealthy fumes
• Preparing surfaces to be painted by washing them, filling holes and cracks with putty and sanding

them until they’re smooth

• Applying primer and other sealers to paint surfaces to ensure that paint sticks to them
• Mixing and matching paint, stain, and other finishes to job specifications
• Applying paint, stain and other finishes to paint surfaces using paintbrushes, rollers, or sprayers
• Maintaining an inventory of supplies like paint brushes, rollers, and tarps
• Removing old finish using scrapers, chemical compounds, or blowtorches
• Estimating time and material costs on painting projects
• Cleaning machines, equipment and work areas using water, solvents, and other cleaning aids
• Reviewing and implementing work orders and assignments
• Removing and reinstalling fixtures (e.g., doorknobs, electric switch covers) as necessary
• Following safeguards, rules, and regulations

Required Criteria

Skills Needed

About The Company

The Louis Fitzgerald Group offers all of our customers a warming welcome, quality service, and superb accommodation. The Louis Fitzgerald Group is one of Ireland’s largest privately-owned hospitality groups. Oozing with Irish culture the group has over 22 pubs, restaurants, and hotels located in the heart of Dublin and its surrounds. This includes some of Ireland’s most famous landmark premises such as An Poitin Stil, a memorabilia pub, where you will find many of Ireland’s most prized artifacts. The multi-award-winning Stag’s Head, and Kehoes Pub, are a haven for locals and tourists. In short, we pride ourselves on our reputable name within the hospitality industry.

Company Culture

With over 19 pubs, restaurants and 3 hotels the Fitzgerald Group prides itself on its great reputation within the hospitality industry in offering all of our customers a warming welcome, quality service and superb accommodation. Our current vacancies can open a window of many opportunities within the group to the right candidate. All employees will be helped and encouraged to develop to their full potential and the talents and resources of the workforce will be fully utilised to maximise the efficiency that will mark The Fitzgerald Group as a place to return to.

Company Benefits

Salary

Not disclosed