Job Description: This position will be responsible for design, layout, and fabrication of signs to be delivered, applied, or installed to interior/exterior surfaces, areas, and fixtures of buildings and structures throughout the site. This position will report to the Carpenter Supervisor. The duties and responsibilities listed below are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all inclusive.
• Create signs that are easily read and understood.
• Review sign requests and make design recommendations.
• Use computer software or sign-making equipment to create backgrounds, lettering, and artwork.
• Transfer conceptualized ideas into creative design.
• Estimate material use and submit material requisitions.
• Work with a variety of tools during installation, including saws, grinders, drills, punches, or rivet guns.
• Prepare the installation site and provide hardware, such as frames, signposts, or bolts needed to install the sign.
• Apply paint to surfaces as required with brush, roller, or sprayer.
• Scrape, sand, prime, or seal surfaces prior to painting.
• Clean surfaces to ensure proper adherence.
• Work from ladders to reach elevated areas.
• Minimum Acceptable Experience Level: Verifiable experience as a sign maker performing sign fabrication, installation, and painting.
- Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
o Highly knowledgeable and experienced in the operations and use of sign making machines and must be able to use a variety of materials to make signs, including wood, vinyl, plastic and aluminum and paint.
