Department of Transportation
Job Description and Duties
Under the general supervision of a Journey-Level Painter, Lead Painter, or Paint Supervisor, the apprentice performs various paint functions. Will receive direct supervision and training in safety regulations, job safety analysis, capacities and limitations of types of equipment and scaffolding used in the painting and cleaning of structural steel bridges and related structures and facilities. Required to work overtime, nights, weekends, holidays, temporary and/or intermittent varied work shifts, and respond to emergency calls.
Must enter into an apprenticeship agreement with the Department of Transportation and the Division of Apprenticeship Standards. This requires that the apprentice satisfactorily complete 144 hours of prescribed classroom instruction per year, on employee time, in addition to two years on-the-job-training. Classes average not less than four hours weekly. Time spent in related instruction will neither be considered hours of work, nor will it be compensated.
Must be willing to work non-traditional schedules to accommodate emergencies or projects that affect Caltrans Region, District or elsewhere in the State. Possession of a California Class C driver’s license is required. At the end of the six-month probationary period of a Structural Steel Painter Apprentice, a Class B permit must be obtained. Must possess an unrestricted Class B driver’s license to successfully complete the Apprenticeship program.
Eligibility for hire may be determined by your score on the Structural Steel Painter Apprentice Exam. For those who do not have current eligibility (e.g., transfer, permissive reinstatement, or voluntary demotions) and/or who will be new to state civil services employment, you must be on the state examination list to be eligible for these positions. To apply for the exam, please click here and search by typing in the classification title.
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