Painter/Utility Mechanic - McLean Fernside - Princeton, MA (Worcester area)

McLean Hospital is a comprehensive psychiatric hospital committed to providing easy access to superior quality, cost-effective mental health services in the Boston area, Massachusetts and beyond. Since 1811, McLean Hospital has been a world leader in the treatment of mental illness and chemical dependency, research into the cause of mental illness and the training of generations of mental health care providers. McLean's multidisciplinary programs treat a broad range of psychiatric illnesses across the full continuum of care.

Under the direction of the Business Manager, the Utility Mechanic is responsible for:

Painting and rigging work throughout McLean Fernside to maintain the interiors and exteriors of all buildings, structures, equipment and grounds, as specified by industry and hospital standards. Installation and maintenance of all hospital equipment and machinery within state and insurance requirements. Other maintenance duties as assigned.

Demonstrates the ability to:

Perform painting of patient rooms, corridors and other areas

Perform minor plaster and patchwork

Install wallpaper and murals

Perform spray painting using both airless and conventional guns

Perform stripping and refinishing of furniture

Perform painting of driveway parking striping lines

Use up to 36’ ladders

Clean exterior gutters

Performs both maintenance painting and painting associated with construction projects.

Assures area of painting is properly prepared by cleaning surface and patching uneven spots according to department standards

Prepares walls to be painted on new construction work, i.e. taping seams and applying joint compound to all seams, edges, etc.

Assures all areas around painting site are protected according to department guidelines, as demonstrated by no damage being reported after painting has been complete

Cleans work areas during and after painting according to department standards

Minimizes noise and disruption, especially to patient rooms and common areas

Accommodates resident needs and the department’s changing space needs throughout the day

Maintains painting supplies according to department guidelines

Performs all assigned painting work and related duties correctly, with minimal direction, and according to appropriate hospital, industry and OSHA safety guidelines and regulations

Performs floor refinishing; power washing; furniture repair; lighting maintenance; minor plumbing repairs; air conditioner cleaning, set up and storage; exterior plant watering and maintenance; walkway sweeping; and van detailing as assigned and other duties as assigned.

Maintains tools, parts, etc, in neat, orderly fashion and maintains a neat, safe and productive work area.

Completes all corrective and preventative work orders and job assignments on a daily basis and notifies supervisor that work has been completed and tested.

Assists other tradesmen and/or outside contractors when assigned.

Contributes to Facility’s safe operation by taking all precautions required by hospital and OSHA requirements.

Performs all duties as assigned, within and outside the scope of this job description.

All McLean team members are expected to consistently demonstrate our values of integrity, compassion, respect, diversity, teamwork, excellence and innovation in their work activities and interactions.

Education: High School or trade school graduate

License: Valid Motor Vehicle driver’s license required. Construction trades license preferred.

Experience: 3-year apprenticeship or equivalent on the job training AND 2 years’ experience preferred.

Knowledge: Knowledge of various building trades and management skills

Knowledge of state and local building codes, blueprint reading and use of tools and materials. Knowledge of industry and OSHA safety guidelines and regulations. Ability to estimate time and materials needed to complete a job.

Ability to understand, interpret and communicate instructions clearly and accurately.

Ability to visualize objects of two and three dimensions.

Good hand, eye, foot, and finger dexterity. Good at assessing colors.

All employees must possess basic computer skills to use a variety of electronic or online systems for communication, clinical and administrative purposes. (Required)

Works both inside and outside and in all types of weather conditions. Normal requirements associated with the trade and plant construction and maintenance field. Ability to shovel snow during weather emergency, as well as other duties as assigned.

Ability to frequently lift, carry, push, and pull objects weighing 25 to 100 pounds while climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, standing and crawling.

All employees must possess basic computer skills to use a variety of electronic or online systems for communication, clinical and administrative purposes.

It is the policy of McLean Hospital to affirmatively provide equal opportunity to all qualified applicants for employment and existing employees without regard to their race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, ancestry, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy or a condition related to pregnancy including, but not limited to, lactation or the need to express breast milk for a nursing child, or any other basis that would be in violation of any applicable law or regulation.