The Schenectady Municipal Housing Authority is seeking to hire a full-time Painter. This position involves responsibility for providing quality interior and exterior painting and dry wall services to all the Schenectady Municipal Housing Authority’s public housing properties.
Prepares surfaces for painting by scraping, washing and/or sanding.
Removes window and shade brackets, switch and receptacle plates and light diffusers prior to painting.
Putties holes and cracks and repairs plaster prior to priming, skim coats and applies primer plus two coats of paint on old and new wallboard
Uses drop cloths while painting walls, ceilings, stairs, handrails, interior and exterior doors, baseboards and radiator covers and any designated basement areas in specified units, applying sufficient coats to provide a professional finish.
Conforms to the EPA’s Renovation, Repair and Painting Program (RRP) safe work practices to control lead-based paint hazards where applicable
Read LessThe Schenectady Municipal Housing Authority (SMHA) is seeking to fill the full-time position of Building Systems Mechanic. This position involves responsibility for performing a variety of skilled maintenance and repair tasks in connection with the Schenectady Municipal Housing Authority owned buildings, grounds, and equipment. General supervision is received regarding what tasks to perform with leeway allowed for planning the details of each assignment.
Trouble shoots repairs and maintains SMHA equipment and property, including, but not limited to boilers, furnaces, air conditioning equipment and machinery, such as small engine equipment, appliances and power tools.
Performs plumbing, carpentry, electrical, masonry, roofing, flooring, locksmithing and other mechanical repairs.
Performs routine wall and ceiling repairs, to include plastering, sheet rocking, taping, spackling, patching, and painting.
Performs routine preventive maintenance on building systems.
Performs property inspections to ascertain repair needs and reports deficiencies to site manager
Must live in a contiguous county to Schenectady County.
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