Sr. Skilled Trades Technician -Painter
Job Overview
Pay Range: $24.67/hr. - $30.83/hr. | $51,308 - $64,135 annual compensation
Job Posting Closing on: Tuesday, December 9, 2025 📅
Workdays & Hours: Shift hours 7:00am-5:30pm Monday- Thursday or 7:00am-5:30pm Tuesday- Friday depending on business needs. Overtime may be required.
Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities. Find Out More!
The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability. 🌆
A Sr. Skilled Trade Technician-Painter job is available with the City of Fort Worth, Facilities Division. This role provides City Departments with world class facility planning, design, construction, renovation and maintenance services.
Minimum Qualifications:
- HS Diploma/GED supplemented by specialized training in assigned trade
- Four (4) years of related skilled trades experience in painting, including one year of lead supervisory experience.
- Must have Valid Texas Driver’s License
- Must pass Drug Screen, Physical, and CJIS
Preferred Qualifications:
- Preference may be given to applicants experienced in renovation/remodeling of commercial buildings
The Sr. Skilled Trade Technician- Painter job responsibilities include:
- Conducts complex technical and skilled tasks related to assigned projects. Provides technical guidance to lower level skilled and maintenance workers. Assists in training lower level staff on proper techniques and procedures within assigned trades area. Monitors and coordinates work of lower level staff.
- Assists supervisory staff with scheduling planning projects and maintenance activities for assigned trades area. Recommends appropriate resources to use for projects and activities and identifies resource needs.
- Maintains equipment and supplies used for trades work Performs preventative maintenance on tools, supplies and equipment.
- Reviews drawings, diagrams, specifications and work orders. Creates and updates drawings, diagrams and specifications. Maintains repair and maintenance logs for equipment and facilities. Records work orders when projects and maintenance activities are completed.
- Identifies construction, maintenance and repair needs for facilities and equipment assigned. Performs identified work as appropriate. Reports needed maintenance and repair to appropriate supervisory staff.
- Adheres to assigned work schedule as outlined in the Department and City attendance policies and procedures; ensures all behaviors comply with the City’s Personnel Rules and Regulations.
Working Conditions and Physical Demand
Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking, repetitive motions, climbing, balancing, pushing, pulling and lifting; depending on assignment. Incumbents may be exposed to moving mechanical parts, odors, dusts, poor ventilation, chemicals, oils, extreme temperatures, inadequate lighting, intense noises, gases, vibrations, chemicals, oils and workspace restrictions.
Heavy Work – Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly having to move objects
** Applicants for this position must pass a Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) fingerprint-based background check and maintain CJIS eligibility. Due to CJIS requirements related to system access, the following will result in being disqualified for this position: Felony Convictions, Felony Deferred Adjudication, Class A Misdemeanor Conviction, Class B Misdemeanor Convictions in the last 10 years, Class A Misdemeanor Deferred Adjudication, Class B Misdemeanor Deferred Adjudication in the last 10 years, an Open Arrest for Any Criminal Offense (Felony or Misdemeanor), and ALL Family Violence Convictions regardless of class.**
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Conditions of Employment
The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.
The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.
Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.