Salary and Benefits

PLEASE NOTE: The starting salary placement depends on qualifications and experience and is anticipated to be in the range of $6,076.00 per month to $7,766.00 per month.

Cal State East Bay offers a broad range of benefits that includes medical, dental, vision, retirement (CalPERS), 401k, 457, 403(b), dependent and health care reimbursement accounts, life insurance, vacation and sick, 14 paid holidays, one personal holiday and tuition fee waiver.

For more information on the benefits program, please visit our benefits website. The CSU Total Compensation Calculator demonstrates the significance of our benefits package.

Classification

Painter

About Cal State East Bay

Cal State East Bay's beautiful main campus is located in the Hayward hills with panoramic views of the San Francisco Bay shoreline. Situated above the city of Hayward, the campus offers an ideal setting for teaching and learning and yet easy access to the many cities along the bay. The University has a satellite campus in Concord, a professional development center in Oakland and a significant presence online. Founded in 1957, Cal State East Bay is one of 23 universities of the California State University system (CSU). Cal State East Bay is recognized as a regionally engaged and globally oriented university with a strong commitment to academic innovation, student success, engaged and service learning, diversity, and sustainability.

This position performs the work of a journey level painter.  Expectations require knowledge and methods, materials, tools and equipment used in the painting trade including: painting, finishing, drywall, surface preparation, road and parking striping, mold mitigation and a thorough knowledge of applicable state codes and regulations including safety orders, completion of work assignments and completion of daily time cards.

Responsibilities

Performs the work of a journey level painter:

• Interior and exterior painting and staining
• Surface preparation, patching and sanding
• Mold mitigation
• Graffiti removal 
• Signage
• Mixes paint to match existing colors

Safety Maintenance:

• Parking lot striping
• Road maintenance
• Non-Skid walking surfaces
• Erecting scaffolds, platforms and ladders
• Equipment maintenance

Mandatory Safety Training:

• Asbestos O&M
• Lead training 
• Aerial lift training 

Time Keeping/Personal:

• Ordering of materials
• Shop clean-up
• Time reporting

Minimum Qualifications

Experience:

• These abilities normally would be acquired through any combination of progressively responsible training and experience which demonstrates achievement of journey-level skills equivalent to that acquired through completion of a standard painter’s apprenticeship program.

Abilities:

• Must be able to apply paints and finishes neatly and accurately
• Mix paints and finishes and match colors
• Erect and work from scaffolds, rigging and ladders
• Select the most appropriate materials
• Read, interpret and work from blueprints, plans, drawings, and specifications
• Make rough sketches; estimate cost, time and materials of painting work
• Maintain records and retrieve data using manual and/or computerized record-keeping systems
• Prepare standard reports
• Provide instruction to unskilled and semi-skilled assistants
• Analyze and respond appropriately to emergency situations
• Read and write at a level appropriate to the position
• Perform arithmetic calculations as required by the position
• May be required to possess a California Driver’s License valid for the operation of any vehicle or equipment they are required to operate

Knowledge:

• Work requires thorough knowledge of the methods, materials, tools and equipment used in the painting trade including painting, finishing, drywall, and paperhanging
• Thorough knowledge of the applicable state codes and regulations, including the Safety Orders of the Division of Industrial Safety of the State of California

Required Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• General knowledge of the methods, materials, tools and equipment used
• General knowledge of Cal OSHA regulations
• Ability to read, interpret and work from plans, drawings and specifications
• Ability to read and write at a level appropriate to the duties of the position

Equipment Used in the Performance of the Assignment:

• Hand tools
• Ladders 
• Scaffolding 
• Rigging
• Scissor/boom lift
• PPE
• Power sanders
• Airless spray equipment
• Grinders
• Pressurized water equipment
• Portable air compressors
• Portable generators
• Drop clothes/rags

Special Conditions & Physical Requirements

• Employee must be able to work in high locations on ladders, scaffolds, motorized equipment, etc.
• Employee must be able to work in confined spaces
• Employee must be able to work in varying climatic conditions, to include inclement weather
• Employee must be able to provide excellent customer service to our clients
• Employee must be able to wear a respirator

Certificates, Licenses, & Education Required

• Journey level skill equivalent to that acquired through completion of an apprenticeship program
• Employee must successfully complete hazardous materials, lead and asbestos training courses offered by the university 

Condition(s) of Employment

Satisfactory completion of a background check (including LiveScan, as appropriate), that may include, but is not limited to: criminal records check, verification of academic credentials, licenses, certificates, credit history, professional references and/or verification of work history is required for employment.  Cal State East Bay will issue a conditional offer of employment to the selected candidate, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. Unsatisfactory results may also affect the continued employment of current Cal State East Bay employees who were conditionally offered the position.

All background checks are conducted through the university's third party vendor, Accurate. LiveScan is conducted through the University Police Department.

EEO Statement

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Cal State East Bay does not discriminate on the basis of any protected categories: age, ancestry, citizenship, color, disability, gender, immigration status, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran's status. The University is committed to the principles of diversity in employment and to creating a stimulating learning environment for its diverse student body.

Other Information

All California State University campuses, including Cal State East Bay, are smoke and tobacco-free.  For more information, please visit our website here.

In compliance with state and federal crime awareness and campus security legislation, including The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act, the Cal State East Bay Annual Campus Security Report is available here. 

Sponsorship

Cal State East Bay is not a sponsoring agency for Staff or Management positions and we are not an E-Verify employer.

Mandated Reporter

The incumbent in this position may be considered a mandated reporter under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and will be required to comply with requirements set forth in the CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.