Painter - 1st Shift, Wilkes-Barre General Hospital

Xanitos, Inc. Is a management company that provides hospital housekeeping, patient transport, central laundries services, and patient observation services. It is differentiated by its patented XRO System for cleaning patient rooms, its outstanding operations management team, and by being a private company whose priority is giving top-quality service. The results are evident; at the hospitals it serves, Xanitos has improved the cleaning quality, increased HCHAPS scores, reduced the risk of HAIs, lowered bed turnaround time, and significantly reduced cost.

Xanitos is hiring Full-time Painter for 1st Shift at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital in Wilkes-Barre, PA.

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• Hourly Pay Rate $19.00
• Tentative Schedule: 7:00 -3:30p Mon - Friday
• Hours may vary by project, including occasional weekends as needed.

Job Overview:

Keeps and maintains interior or exterior painted surfaces of hospital grounds in presentable condition.

Daily Responsibilities:

• Reads work order or receives instructions from supervisor regarding painting. smooths surfaces, using sandpaper, brushes, or steel wool, and removes old paint from surfaces, using paint remover, scraper, wire brush, or blowtorch to prepare surfaces for painting.
• Fills nail holes, cracks, and joints with caulk, putty, plaster, or other filler, using caulking gun and putty knife.
• Selects premixed paints, or mixes required portions of pigment, oil, and thinning and drying substances to prepare paint that matches specified colors.
• Removes fixtures, such as pictures and electric switch covers from walls prior to painting, using screwdriver.
• Spreads drop cloths over floors and room furnishings, and covers surfaces, such as baseboards, doorframes, and windows with masking tape and paper to protect surfaces during painting.
• Paints surfaces, using brushes, spray gun, or paint rollers.
• Simulates wood grain, marble, brick, or tile effects.
• Applies paint with cloth, brush, sponge, or fingers to create special effects.
• Erects scaffolding or sets up ladders to perform tasks above ground level.
• May wash surfaces prior to painting with mildew remover, using brush.
• May hang wallpaper and fabrics.
• Indoor/Outdoor painting.
• May be required to clean inside the hospital if critical staffing shortage.

Job Qualifications:

• Commercial grade painting and dry wall repair experience preferred
• Experience in the janitorial industry a plus
• Medical cleaning a plus
• Post-Offer Medical, Background Screening and Drug Test required
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or equivalent required.
• Ability to follow basic written and verbal instructions in English

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. Ability to work in a standing position for long periods of time. Requires frequent lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling of up to 50 lbs.

Close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus, with or without corrective lenses. Possible exposure to chemicals requiring special clothing or safety equipment.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to work near moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet. 

Benefits:

Xanitos understands the importance of you, and your family’s health and wellbeing, as well as your financial future. With that in mind, we take pride in the variety of benefit plans that are available for our employees. Please note, plans vary by location and are subject to eligibility and work hour requirements in accordance with company policy and state laws. Plans may include:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life, accident, and disability insurance
• 401K Retirement Plans
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Employee wellness program
• Shoes for crew reimbursement
• Paid Time off including vacation, sick, holidays, bereavement, and jury duty.
• Employee discounts to theme parks, theaters, sporting event, movies, and more.
  

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