PAINTER - 42003177 (FOR INTERNAL AGENCY EMPLOYEES ONLY)

Requisition No: 878515 

Agency: Agriculture and Consumer Services

Working Title: PAINTER - 42003177 (FOR INTERNAL AGENCY EMPLOYEES ONLY)

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 42003177 

Salary:  $42,900.26 - $50,000.08 

Posting Closing Date: 07/10/2026 

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PAINTER

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE

***INTERNAL AGENCY OPPORTUNITY--
ONLY CURRENT EMPLOYEES OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES WILL BE CONSIDERED.***
 

CONTACT:

Karen Mathis – (386) 243-6223

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Six months of experience in painting automotive or heavy equipment; or

Vocational/technical training in painting can substitute at the rate of 720 classroom hours for each year of the required experience.

Requires possession of a valid class E driver license.

***ATTENTION CANDIDATES***

 To be considered for a position with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services:

• All fields in the Candidate Profile must be completed (an attached resume is not a substitution for the information required on the candidate profile).
• Work history, duties and responsibilities, hours worked, supervisor, and formal education fields, etc. must be filled out to determine qualifications for this position.
• Responses to Qualifying Questions must be verifiable in the Candidate Profile.
   

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services values
and supports employment of individuals with disabilities. Qualified
individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Occasional to moderate travel required. 

Position may respond to emergencies, including natural disasters or other type incidents requiring travel, as needed. 

NOTES:

To maintain fairness and integrity, applicants are required to provide honest and authentic responses during all stages of the evaluation and selection process. Applicants must rely on their own personal knowledge, thoughts, and impressions. A candidate’s use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to answer qualifying questions or participate in interviews will be taken into consideration when determining qualification for the position.

JOB DUTIES: 

Repairs dents, rusted, bent, and broken surfaces of steel, fiberglass, aluminum and varied plastics used in the manufacture of automobiles and heavy equipment.  Prepares these surfaces for the application of undercoating, primers, finish and paints to industry standards.

Applies industry approved undercoatings, primers, and paints to a wide variety of equipment fabricated by the Fabrication shop.  Prepares paints and repaints a wide variety of equipment purchased by the Florida Forest Service (FFS) for use in Forestry fire fighting and Land Management.  This includes, but is not limited to: using both airless and pneumatic spray paint equipment to apply the surface coatings listed to automobiles, heavy and light trucks, crawler tractors, fire line plows, harrows, material handling equipment, shop equipment and many other types of military equipment purchased, either acquired through the Federal Firefighting Program (FFP) or fabricated in the shop.

Designs, evaluates, and applies different striping and decal patterns as required by changes.  Applies a wide range of vinyl striping material in several different sizes to automobiles, light, medium, and heavy trucks, vans, sport utility vehicles, and any others as appropriate.  Applies crew numbers, forestry decals, equipment numbers, etc., to all equipment purchased by the FFS.

Removes and replaces wiring, electrical items such as lights, radios, light bars, etc., in the preparatory stage of vehicle painting.  Removes and replaces hydraulic pumps, cylinders, valves, and hoses, as required, to prepare equipment for painting and return the equipment to usable status.  Removes and replaces bumpers, winches, grills, etc., as required for a thorough professional paint job.  Installs wiring, lights and hydraulic components as overflow support for the fabrication shop.

Researches and tests new paints, primers, undercoatings, preparation techniques, and applications as they become available.  Provides expert input and recommendations to supervisory personnel as to feasibility of such new items and features for our applications.

Completes all FFS training requirements. 

Performs other duties as assigned.

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck.  The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits;
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal holiday each year;
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision and other supplemental insurance options;
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please visit www.myfrs.com;)
• Flexible Spending Accounts;
• Tuition waivers;
• And more!

For a complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

For an estimate of the total compensation package for this position, please visit the “Total Compensation Estimator Tool” located above under the “Posting Closing Date.”

SPECIAL NOTES:

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE.  Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply.  Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.  Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code.  Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here.  All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.