Painting and Carpentry Careers at Major Painting
Major Painting has a well-established reputation throughout the Kansas City metro for being a reliable and high-quality painting company. Our painting projects range from small residential projects in the Lee’s Summit area, to large, complex commercial painting and remodel projects throughout the Kansas City area.
Our painters and carpenters are on staff as employees and are truly valued for their expertise and work ethic. As a result, we look for painters and carpenters who will reflect our company’s unique set of values.
Interested in Working for Kansas City's Favorite Painting Company?
Please fill out the online application on this page to apply for a position at Major Painting.
Major Painting Field Worker Positions
Master Painter | $30+ per hour
“The Go to Guy”
Major Painting Tenure: 24+ months
Expectations:
- Proficient in all areas of the trade
- Runs jobs very efficiently and consistently comes in under budget
- Great communication and soft skills with clients and project managers
- Clean cut, professional and willing to teach others
Painter 4 | $22-30 per hour
“Foreman”
Major Painting Tenure: 6+ months
Industry Experience: 24+ months
Expectations:
- Jobs consistently meet or come in under budget
- Proficient in 90% of the type of projects Major Painting completes
- Good communication and soft skills with the client and project manager
- Need to have: Consistent, reliable attendance, great knowledge of products and application techniques, multi-faceted in skills, positive attitude
To Graduate to Master Painter: 24+ Month Tenure, (3) Sponsors, Majority Vote from Leadership & Master Painters
Painter 3 | $20-26 per hour
“Strong Helper”
Major Painting Tenure: 6+ months
Industry Experience: 12+ months
Expectations:
- Learning how to use an airless sprayer
- Can communicate to project manager the status of the project
- Strong soft skills and dependable
- Can complete small, fundamental painting projects by themselves
- Needs to have: Consistently runs small, standard painting jobs on time and budget with positive feedback from the client
- Posses the knowledge and skill to spray
- Has completed and certified in Aerial lift equipment as well as OSHA 10
To Graduate to Painter 4: 6+ Month Tenure, Aerial & OSHA 10 Certifications, (3) Sponsors, 30 Day Field Test, Leadership Review
Painter 2 | $18-22 per hour
“A Solid Hand”
Major Painting Tenure: 6+ months
Industry Experience: 6+ months
Expectations:
- Has potential, a good helper to a Master Painter
- Understands and is fluent in the following fundamentals: Pressure washing, caulking, priming, brushing, cut in, rolling, drywall patching
- Needs to have: understands Major Painting’s processes and techniques, fluent in all above fundamentals
To Graduate to Painter 3: (3) Sponsors, 90% on Processes/Applications/Equipment Test, Leadership Review
Painter 1 | $15-18 per hour
“Newbie”
Industry Experience: None
Expectations:
- Consistently shows up on time
- Gives good effort
- Willing to learn
- Is a team player
- Grasps basics of trade
- Needs to know: Interior/exterior painting processes, basic product knowledge, how to properly use tools, takes direction from superiors,
- Demonstrates basic fundamentals at productive pace: Cut in, roll, tape, plastic, caulk, etc.
To Graduate to Painter 2: (3) Sponsors, Score 90% on Painter 1 Exam
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