Job Introduction

Job Purpose: 

• To maintain the Waltham campus building interior and external painted surfaces ensuring high quality welcoming working environments

Accountabilities:

• Responsible for the application of varnish, polyurethane, primer, paint, and other specialty coatings
• Choose premixed paints or mix the required pigment, oil, thinning or drying substances to match the colour spec
• Mask and prepare structure surfaces for coatings
• Blend and reduce paint systems and apply paint to meet specifications
• Clean and maintain equipment by removing all traces of paint
• Repair and remodel imperfections
• Perform exterior and interior painting of commercial buildings, steel, equipment, structures, etc.
• Prepare and protect work surfaces with drop cloths and masking
• Responsible for loading, unloading, and preparing and cleaning of job sites, materials, and tools
• Provide quality work and take corrective action for conditions that may affect job quality
• Responsible for the setup and execution of tasks on scaffolding and ladders
• Utilize brush, spray gun, or paint roller to accurately paint various surfaces
• Install specified nozzles in spray guns, replace screens and filters and maintain the sprayer.
• Competent in hanging / installing wall coverings
• Competent in delivering basic fabric engineering tasks
• Compilation and delivery of significant painting plans for all site facilities
• Flexible to works with and support other team members and client personnel
• Carry out other reasonable tasks as directed by senior management in order to meet the operational requirements of the business.
• To continue to develop one’s own skills and knowledge within the position.
• Professional management of working with chemicals including safe disposal

Knowledge, skills and experience:

• Computer literate in Word, Excel and Outlook
• Basis numeracy / literacy skills
• Supervisory Experience
• A minimum of 2 years professional domestic, industrial/commercial painting experience.
• Physically fit and able to perform the role.
• Trained in the use of scaffolding steps and ladder
• Excellent Time Management
• Great customer facing skills
• Driving licence

Desirable

• City & Guilds or equivalent qualification
• Employers are also interested in commercial painters with knowledge of Taping and Floating Drywall, Drywall Finishing, and floor coatings
• PASMA Licence
• IPAF Licence

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs around 30,000 people, and partners with clients in many sectors across business and industry; schools and universities; sports and leisure; energy and resources; government and agencies; healthcare; justice and defence.

Sodexo’s connected; people-centric approach brings together a diverse range of expertise. The breadth of services it offers ranges from food and hospitality; cleaning; reception; concierge (Circles); security; property management and technical services through to data driven workplace strategy and design (Wx); employee engagement and recognition services (Sodexo Engage) and personal home services through Prestige Nursing + Care and the Good Care Group.

Vital Spaces is Sodexo’s value proposition that puts people at the heart of everything we do, bringing together services and solutions and focusing on the productivity and wellbeing of people wherever they are.

Sodexo is committed to being an inclusive employer; we welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process