How to hire a facilities painter

How to hire a facilities painter, step by step

Here's a step-by-step facilities painter hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a facilities painter job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new facilities painter
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your facilities painter job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find a facilities painter for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

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   Hiring the perfect facilities painter also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   The following list breaks down different types of facilities painters and their corresponding salaries.

   Type of Facilities Painter	Description	Hourly rate
   Facilities Painter	Painters apply paint, stain, and coatings to walls and ceilings, buildings, bridges, and other structures.	$12-34
   Painter Apprentice	Painter Apprentices work for an organization either full time or part-time while undertaking formal training on the job. Their duties include working out needed materials quantity through job specifications, drawings, or surface measurements, and erecting structures to protect the area from paint such as ladders, scaffoldings, and drop sheets... Show more	$13-22
   Painter Helper	A painter helper is a specialist who assists the principal painter with the preparation of a room, building, car, or other objects. You will be responsible for the preliminary work before the actual painting, such as preparing the work area, scraping off old paint, buffing and sanding surfaces, and applying filler and taping... Show more	$10-23

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Ladders
   • Scaffolding
   • Caulking
   • Coats
   • Hazardous Materials
   • General Maintenance
   • Plastering
   • Exterior Painting
   • HVAC
   • Plumbing
   • Painting Projects

   Responsibilities:

   • Manage painting crews in both commercial and industrial environments from swing stage to high boom work.
   • Work with all types of ladders and scaffolding to guarantee proper safety.
   • Carry out essential duties in given construction such as carpentry, HVAC.
   • Operate equipment such as airless spray equipment, scaffolding, and motorize lifts.
   • Carry out essential duties in given work sites from patching and mixing to carpentry and HVAC.
   • Apply prime, intermediate, and final coats of semi-gloss, glossy paints, varnish and shellac.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your facilities painter job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A facilities painter can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, facilities painters' average salary in oklahoma is 47% less than in district of columbia.
   • Seniority. Entry-level facilities painters 65% less than senior-level facilities painters.
   • Certifications. A facilities painter with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a facilities painter's salary.

   Average facilities painter salary

   $42,995yearly

   $20.67 hourly rate

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   Entry-level facilities painter salary

   $25,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 25, 2025

4. Writing a facilities painter job description

   A facilities painter job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. Below, you can find an example of a facilities painter job description:

   Facilities painter job description example

   Hello,
   
   Thank you for your interest in career opportunities with the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Please review the following instructions prior to submitting your job application:
   Provide all of your employment history, education, and licenses/certifications/registrations. You will be unable to modify your application after you have submitted it. You must meet all of the job requirements at the time of submitting the application. You can only apply one time to a job requisition. Once you start the application process you cannot save your work. Please ensure you have all required attachment(s) available to complete your application before you begin the process.Applications must be submitted prior to the close of the recruitment. Once recruitment has closed, applications will no longer be accepted.
   
   After you apply, we will review your qualifications and contact you if your application is among the most highly qualified. Due to the large volume of applications, we are unable to individually respond to all applicants. You may check the status of your application via your Candidate Profile.
   
   Thank you,
   Human Resources
   
   Important Applications Instructions:
   
   Please complete this application in entirety by providing all of your work experience, education and certifications/
   license. You will be unable to edit/add/change your application once it is submitted.
   
   
   Job Category:
   Institutional Services (Non-Faculty Only)
   
   Organization:
   Fac Services-Paint Shop
   
   Location/s:
   Main Campus Jackson
   
   Job Title:
   Painter-Facilities Services
   
   Job Summary:
   To perform skilled painting work on interior and exterior of building, facilities, and equipment. To maintain plaster, concrete, drywall, and exterior systems as required.
   
   Education & Experience
   Four (4) years of related experience.Certifications, Licenses or Registration required: Valid driver's license required.
   
   Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
   Skill in selecting and applying paint and associated products. Skill in applying coatings and/or caulking and completing repairs to surfaces. Skill in wood surface preparation, staining, and/or sealing techniques. Verbal and written communication skills.Responsibilities
   Applies paint, stain, varnish, enamel, and other finishes to building interiors and exteriors and other surfaces using brushes, spray guns, rollers, and related painting equipment.Prepares and cleans surfaces. Fills cracks, holes, and joints with caulk, putty, plaster, or other fillers, using caulking guns or putty knives.Blends, mixes, and matches paints and stains by adding pigments and/or thinners to obtain desired color and consistency.Applies a variety of skills in erecting, rigging, and using scaffolding, ladders, trestles, planks, window jacks, and stages.Reads work orders or receives instructions from supervisor in order to determine work requirements; submits detailed reports describing scope of work performed, material expended, and amount of time spent to accomplish the job.Ensures proper care in the use and maintenance of equipment and supplies; complies with workplace safety and environmental practices.The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.
   
   Physical and Environmental DemandsRequires frequent exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, frequent handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment, frequent exposure to biohazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations, occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional travelling to offsite locations, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, occasional work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, frequent bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 100 pounds, frequent climbing, occasional crawling, frequent crouching/stooping, occasional driving, frequent kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, frequent reaching, occasional sitting, frequent standing, frequent twisting, and frequent walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)
   
   Time Type:
   Full time
   
   FLSA Designation/Job Exempt:
   No
   
   Pay Class:
   Hourly
   
   FTE %:
   100
   
   Work Shift:
   
   Benefits Eligibility:
   
   Job Posting Date:
   09/20/2022
   
   Job Closing Date (open until filled if no date specified):
   10/31/2022

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find facilities painters for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your facilities painter job on Zippia to find and recruit facilities painter candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites such as constructionjobs.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit facilities painters, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   You should also ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match the ideal candidate profile you developed earlier. Candidates good enough for the next step can complete the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new facilities painter

   Once you've found the facilities painter candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   It's also good etiquette to follow up with applicants who don't get the job by sending them an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new facilities painter. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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