PAINT SHOP CREW LEADER 7334

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS

An employee in this class supervises the design and production of signs used for traffic control and for public buildings and facilities. The incumbent is responsible for selecting materials to be used, requisitioning supplies and equipment and maintaining routine records. Personnel supervised may include sign painters, maintenance mechanics, equipment operators and laborers. The Paint Shop Crew Leader receives supervision from an administrative superior who reviews performance through consultation, conferences and periodic checks of the work performed by the unit. Does related work as required.

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES

Supervises skilled Sign Painters in the design, construction, lettering and painting of signs used for traffic control and for information and directions at public buildings and facilities;

Plans, assigns and supervises the layout and painting of road markings including railroad and pedestrian crossings, stop lines, center lines and markings for parking stalls;

Instructs subordinates in silk-screening, stenciling and spray painting techniques and in the use of shop equipment, such as routers for cutting lettering and kilns for baking metallic signs;

Selects materials, paints, stains to be used in the production of special signs;

Makes estimates of time, labor and materials required for the completion of projects and assignments; requisitions equipment and supplies;

Maintains routine clerical records on the work of the unit.

FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Thorough knowledge of the methods, materials and tools of sign painting; thorough knowledge of the New York State Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Signs; skill in painting and lettering with brushes and lettering pens; superior skill in the techniques of mixing, matching and blending paints; superior skill in the artistic layout of signs; ability to plan, assign and supervise the work of subordinates in a manner conducive to full performance and high morale; ability to maintain clerical records; physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

(a) Graduation from a college with federally-authorized accreditation or registration by NY State with an Associate's Degree in Art, Design, or a related field, and three (3) years of experience in the making or painting of signs, one (1) year of which must have been in a supervisory position; or,

(b) Two (2) years of vocational or technical training in the field of art or design, and three (3) years of experience in the making or painting of signs, one (1) year of which must have been in a supervisory position; or,

(c) Five (5) years of experience in the making or painting of signs, one (1) year of which must have been in a supervisory position.

(d) A satisfactory equivalent combination of the above education or training and experience as defined by the limits of (a), (b), and (c).

R8/8/23

SUFFOLK COUNTY

Non-Competitive