Location: Louis Fitzgerald Group, Head Office, Palmerstown
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:
1. Communicating with clients to determine their painting requirements and helping them make the best decisions for their projects
2. Assembling scaffolding as required
3. Covering trim, floors, furniture, and other surfaces with masking tape, drop cloths, and other protective coverings to keep them free of paint
4. Setting up ventilators and other safety equipment to protect Painters from unhealthy fumes
5. Preparing surfaces to be painted by washing them, filling holes and cracks with putty, and sanding them until they’re smooth
6. Applying primer and other sealers to paint surfaces to ensure that paint sticks to them
7. Mixing and matching paint, stain, and other finishes to job specifications
8. Applying paint, stain, and other finishes to paint surfaces using paintbrushes, rollers, or sprayers
9. Maintaining an inventory of supplies like paint brushes, rollers, and tarps
10. Removing old finish using scrapers, chemical compounds, or blowtorches
11. Estimating time and material costs on painting projects
12. Cleaning machines, equipment, and work areas using water, solvents, and other cleaning aids
13. Reviewing and implementing work orders and assignments
14. Removing and reinstalling fixtures (e.g., doorknobs, electric switch covers) as necessary
15. Following safeguards, rules, and regulations
Skills Needed
People, Labour / Construction
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 with over 19 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 2 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 utilized to maximize the efficiency that will mark The Fitzgerald Group as a place to return to.
Desired Criteria
Required Criteria
Closing Date: Friday 7th February, 2025
Contract Type: Full-time
Salary: Based on Experience
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