Painter

Job description / Role

Key purpose
• To ensure satisfactory completion of minor planned and reactive maintenance works across the contract in painting, as required around the project.
• Work independently or in a team as directed by the Civil Team Leader.

Structure and reporting relationship:
This role reports to the Civil Team Leader.

Key accountabilities

Customer
• Provide support for the planned and reactive maintenance schedule both internally and externally to the property portfolio to ensure that all building fabric work requirements are undertaken in good time and completed to a high standard.
• Ensure that all works are carried out quickly and quietly and do not interfere or disturb clients and staff.

Operational Excellence
• Apply paint, vinyl and wallpaper including special papers and fabrics to walls, furniture and structures
• Examine and maintain painted exterior and interior painted surfaces, trimming and fixtures
• Prepare surfaces and apply paints, stains, shading stains, and clear finishes
• Remove previous paint by means of sandblasting, scraping, sanding, hydro-blasting and steam-cleaning
• Inspect and refurbish wall surfaces by means of the appropriate materials
• Determine, cut and apply wallpaper or fabric to walls
• Read blueprints and drawings of the premise for the execution of painting job
• Order paint supplies and materials
• Apply wood finishing by suitably preparing surface
• Cover interior walls and ceilings with wallpaper or fabric.
• Operate and maintain high pressure low volume spray machines\
• Submit finished work orders to supervisor
• Provide assistance to semi-skilled or unskilled workers
• Operate and maintain various power and manual tools
• Maintain logs of Volatile Organic Compound and spray volume
• Follow established protection procedures
• Clean up job site after work and return equipment and tools
• Maintain a clean work environment

People & Culture
• Work as team and assist other staff as required with maintenance works, specialist moves, equipment moves, and porterage duties as required..
• Participate in overtime, shift work and/or out of hours working as governed by the necessity to complete maintenance, repair and project works and as directed by the Civil Team Leader.
• Assist with various other types of civil maintenance work as required and where directed by the Civil Team Leader.
• Work with power and hand tools safely so as not to cause harm to self or others.

HSQE Responsibilities and Information Security Responsibilities
• Attend all toolbox talks and safety briefings.
• Ensure compliance with the Serco Management System and all relevant business processes, procedures and work instructions to deliver all work with appropriate quality and governance standards
• Ensure security and integrity of all data provided including reporting performance, finance and customer information; reference Serco non-disclosure policy
• To exercise personal duty of care for their own health, safety and welfare and for those affected by their acts or omissions; reference SMS GSOP-HSE1-6 Serco organisational HSE responsibilities
• Ensure compliance with all training requirements of Serco and ensure adherence to these requirements at all times whilst in employment
• Report any accidents, incidents, breaches or potential breaches to appropriate management or the speak up process
• Adhere to all HSE requirements and Codes of Conduct of the company.
• Adhere to all Risk Assessments / Method Statements to ensure safe working practices.
• Exercise a personal duty of care for own and teams health, safety and welfare and for those affected by the acts or omissions and promote the same within their work area of responsibility.
• Use safety equipment (including PPE) as required and intended.
• Observe enforcement of PPE requirement of subcontractors and third parties working in Serco’s controlled premises/systems.
• Lead by example and look at ways to conserve energy, water and resources and minimise the generation of waste through personal performance and raise recommendations on how to improve existing processes on this regard within/outside their departments through their Line Manager, Departmental Safety Meetings and any other appropriate available channels.

Requirements

Essential technical and professional skills, knowledge and qualifications
• Minimum 5 year experience in a building services civil works department in a commercial office building, healthcare or other suitable facilities management environment.
• Technically competent with a clear understanding of building fabric and finishes, associated tools and equipment.
• Proficient and able to demonstrate a complete understanding of civil general maintenance services.
• Able to foster good relations with colleagues and other departments and be a good team player.
• Flexibility, excellent attention to detail and ability to identify key issues.
• Able to work under stringent deadlines and high pressure environment to meet deadlines.
• Must hold relevant and recognized vocational trade qualifications in civil works such as carpentry, masonry, painting, glazing, plastering, carpets and flooring surfaces or equivalent.
• Preferably holder of High School Diploma
• Good level of the English language both written and spoken

Additional / special features of the role
• Maintain up to date knowledge for the safe and efficient performance of all duties
• Participate in overtime, shift work and/or out of hours working as governed by the necessity to maintain continuity of operation of essential plant and systems.
• Participate in emergency on-call service during non-working hours, weekends and public holidays
• Work alone with minimum supervision and/or within a team responsible to the supervisor.
• Participate in Health, Safety & Risk programs including risk assessment of planned and reactive maintenance work activities.
• Use safe systems of work when working with all plant and equipment and ensure the same with the department and among sub-contractors and third parties.
• Participate in project work including refurbishment of existing building equipment/systems and/or new installations.
• Provide effective communication with management, peers, contractors, sub-contractors, project sub-contractors
• Ensure compliance with the Serco Management System and all relevant business processes, procedures and work instructions to deliver all work with appropriate quality and governance standards
• Ensure security and integrity of all data provided including reporting performance, finance and customer information; reference Serco non-disclosure policy
• To exercise personal duty of care for their own health, safety and welfare and for those affected by their acts or omissions; reference SMS GSOP-HSE1-6 Serco organisational HSE responsibilities
• Ensure compliance with all training requirements of Serco and ensure adherence to these requirements at all times whilst in employment
• Report any accidents, incidents, breaches or potential breaches to appropriate management or the speak up process

About the Company

Serco is a FTSE 250 international service company which combines commercial know-how with a deep public service ethos.

Serco customers are looking for expertise in managing their people, processes, technology and assets more effectively. We advise economic decision makers, design innovative solutions, integrate systems and - most of all - deliver quality services directly to the public.

Serco supplies to governments, government enterprise, agencies and companies who seek a trusted outsourcing partner with a solid track-record of service excellence. Serco people offer operational, logistical and technical expertise in the Transport, Justice and Immigration, Defence, Education and Healthcare industries as well as in the commercial sectors of Facilities Management.

Serco Middle East have been in the Region since 1947, starting out delivering Air Traffic Control Services in Bahrain; a service we are proudly still running today and have expanded to include many other Airports in the region.

We have expanded significantly since that time across the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. We have been supporting the RTA to operate the Dubai Metro since 2009, are preparing to launch the flagship Saudi Arabia Passenger Rail service from Riyadh to Qassim in 2016. We deliver Facility Management services to both Cleveland Clinic and Healthpoint Hospitals in Abu Dhabi, large-scale medical facilities in Saudi Arabia and a range of educational and commercial properties in the UAE. We also deliver postgraduate education to Officers in the Qatar Armed Forces through the Joaan Bin Jassim Joint Command and Staff College in Doha.

Focusing on our core values, and creating a positive environment for employees to thrive, we look forward to a bright future as we continue to grow with the region.