Susquehanna University Hiring for Staff – Temporary Lead Painter (Summer) at Selinsgrove Full Time

Staff – Temporary Lead Painter (Summer)

About Susquehanna:
As a living, learning and working community, Susquehanna University affirms its commitment to being an engaged, culturally inclusive campus. As we seek to embody the rich diversity of the human community, we commit ourselves to the full participation of persons who represent the breadth of human difference. The university encourages candidates from historically underrepresented groups to apply. Susquehanna University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Susquehanna University is a national liberal arts college committed to excellence in educating students for productive, creative and reflective lives of achievement, leadership and service in a diverse, dynamic and interdependent world. Its more than 2,300 undergraduates come from 35 states and 22 countries, and all students study away through Susquehanna’s unique Global Opportunities program. Susquehanna University’s 325 acre campus, noted for its beauty, is located in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, 50 miles north of Harrisburg in the scenic Susquehanna River Valley, about a three hour drive from Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and New York City. For more information, please visit https://www.susqu.edu.

Position Summary:
Job SummaryReporting to the Facilities Operations Coordinator and working alongside the Director of Facilities Management, this position plans and performs and supervises all duties of a painter. This is a working supervisory position and includes all working duties of a painter, as well as running a team of student painters. This is a temporary position and is defined as a non-exempt position.
Specific Responsibilities

• Required to do all types of painting, both inside and outside. Interior painting of ceiling, walls, floors, etc. Exterior painting of building siding, trim, roofs, etc.
• Work primarily from a list of dormitories and offices that needed to be painted, provided by the Director of Facilities Management
• Prepare surfaces for painting such as patching, plastering, scraping off old paint, sanding, etc.
• Maintains inventory and submits orders to the Facilities office.
• Lead summer student workers (Operations Assistants) on the painting crew.
• Ensure all safety rules are understood and followed.
• Maintain a safe, healthy, and environmentally sound workplace demonstrated by following good housekeeping practices, notifying supervisors of potential hazards, adhering to OSHA standards and other safe practice procedures, and being an example for other staff regarding safe equipment use.
• Contributes to the overall success of Facilities Management and Susquehanna University by performing other duties and responsibilities as needed.
• Ability to work during evenings, weekends, and holidays, if needed, to meet University and/or Department needs.

Required Qualifications:
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Have and maintain a basic understanding of functions regarding the areas of Facilities Management, Campus Safety, and/or Residence Life.
• Be able to effectively communicate with other Operations Assistants, Operations Assistant Managers, the Director of Operations Assistants, and the Operations Coordinator.
• Demonstrates punctuality and ability to work well in a team.
• Must have excellent work ethic and determination in all tasks assigned.
• Must have skills to move and complete tasks assigned quickly and effectively.
• Must be able to use technology effectively.
• Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• A demonstrated ability to stay organized while managing multiple tasks.
• Common sense and the ability to work under pressure are essential.

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• A valid driver’s license (to be utilized in U.S., Canadian, and US territories) is required for golf-cart certification.

Experience

• No experience required.

Physical Demand

• Ability to work safely utilizing ladders and scaffolds.
• Ability to lift ladders, scaffold, and paint supplies (5 gallon paint buckets weighing 30-40 pounds).
• Ability to work in extreme weather conditions
• Ability to remain seated in a normal position or remain standing for long periods of time.Ability to reach out with hands and arms
• Ability to talk and hear and verbally express information or instructions.
• Ability to use hands to grasp objects, type, pick up objects, move objects or hold objects.
• Ability to stoop, kneel, crouch and/or crawl.
• Ability to climb stairs and/or ladders.
• Ability to pick up, push or pull up to 30 pounds safely and carry up to 10 feet.

Preferred Qualifications:
Experience

• 1 – 2 years of painting (creatively or formally) experience is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrative experience working in a team is strongly preferred.
• Experience handling painting tools (rollers, brushes, scrapers, etc.) is strongly preferred.
• History of working on a college campus in a residential setting (student work experience is acceptable) is preferred.

Special Instructions to the Applicant:

Benefits Eligible: No
Number of Months: Other
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Open Until Filled: No
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Posting Number: AH00930

To apply, visit https://jobs.susqu.edu/postings/3069