Journeyman Painter

Who We Are

Founded in 1926, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is a private, not-for-profit educational, historic, and cultural institution that owns and operates one of the largest and best-known museum complexes in the world.

Our mission is "that the future may learn from the past" through preserving and restoring 18th-century Williamsburg, Virginia's colonial capital.

We engage, inform, and inspire people to learn about this historic capital, the events that occurred here, and the diverse peoples who helped shape a new nation.

Today, Colonial Williamsburg is the largest living history museum in the U.S. The Historic Area is the 301-acre restored colonial capital with 88 original buildings and 525 buildings reconstructed to how they appeared in the 18th century through extensive archaeological, architectural, and documentary research.

The Historic Area is staffed by highly trained, historically dressed interpreters and expert tradespeople who bring the 18th century to life.

The Foundation also owns and operates two world-class museums, the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, and the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, and a renowned research library, the John D Rockefeller Jr Library.

Additionally, Colonial Williamsburg is home to five world class accommodations at the Williamsburg Inn, Williamsburg Lodge Autograph Collection, the Griffin Hotel, the Williamsburg Woodlands Hotels and Suites and the unique Colonial Houses in the Historical Area.

Visitors may also indulge in food and drink at our many on site restaurants and taverns that blend a historically inspired dining experience with today's evolved tastes.

Each year over 5 million people visit Williamsburg and another 20 million engage with us digitally.

About the Position

Maintains, preserves, and protects the physical assets of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation by performing painting and coating work approved by the Foundation.

Provides support to all Foundation operations in the most appropriate, direct, cost effective, and timely manner without limitations.

Essential Functions :

• Successful candidate must produce first-class work according to the standards of the trade.
• Properly prepare wood, masonry, plaster, metal and other interior / exterior surfaces by using sandpaper, putty to free those surfaces from defects and ready for finish painting or coating.
• Work competently with brushes, sprayers, rollers, ladders, scaffolds, platforms and other specialized equipment
• Apply all types of paints, varnishes, stains, waxes, and other protective coatings to the prepared surface in a uniform finish, free from runs, sags, brush marks, catfaces, thin spots, and shiny or skipped spots.
• Replace and glaze window panes.
• Follows all established safety procedures and precautions. Reports all unsafe / hazardous conditions, and / or defective equipment to Foreman.

Reports all incidents / accidents, no matter how minor, to Foreman.

• Possess the ability to work independently or as a team member.
• Identify and act on safety hazards within the Paint Shop and other areas throughout the Foundation.
• Provide on-the-job training, education and teaching to trainees assigned, and assume a mentor role where requested.

Qualifications :

Final candidates are to present in person to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Employment Office a valid driver's license and an original Motor Vehicle Record transcript (MVR).

The MRV is to be no older than 30 days, issued by the same state as the driver's license, and must cover the past seven years.

Within sixty days new residents must obtain a Virginia driver's license.

Final candidates must satisfactorily complete Respirator Fit and Pulmonary Function Testing.

Must produce first-class work according to the standards of the trade with a minimum of 5 years of experience as a first class painter.

Will consider experience gained working as a residential and / or commercial painter.

• Must be proficient in the use of brush, roller, and spray equipment.
• In-depth knowledge of different types of paint, varnishes, stains and other finishes including and their application and drying time.
• Knowledge of OSHA and trade related safety regulations and practices.
• Must be able to wear N100 respirators as required on the job.
• Must be detail orientated, be able to multi-task and work in a fast paced environment.
• Must be physically qualified to lift and carry 75 pounds and perform assigned tasks that require lifting, bending, stooping, and kneeling, and working at heights above 30 feet.
• Must be able to distinguish colors.
• Must be able to pass a post-offer PFT to ensure ability to wear a respirator on the job.
• This position has been designated Essential and has been determined to be critical to the support of the company. Must be able to work additional hours in and around set schedule as needed during inclement weather conditions, emergencies and / or liberal leave situations.
• Must be available for routine work scheduled on weekends, nights, holidays, and respond positively at emergency recall to work.
• High School diploma or G.E.D. is required.

Our Team :

Universal acceptance for everyone, everywhere is at the heart of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. We promote diversity & inclusion of thought, culture, and background, which connects our entire team.

As such, Colonial Williamsburg is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other characteristics protected by state or federal law or local ordinance.