Sign Painter and Letterer I

Posting number: LS_SignPainterLetter

Department: HRD

Job classification: Sign Painter and Letterer I

Posting type: Open

Categories: Maintenance

Incumbents of positions in this series prepare sign letters, designs, stencils and patterns; lay out, sketch or follow designs and patterns; create and paint regulatory, warning, historic and other highway and traffic signs; letter doors; and perform related work as required.

The basic purpose of this work is to create a variety of signs and related illustrative materials using hand painting and lettering.

• Creates signs by designing, laying out and painting letters and designs using measuring, drawing and cutting instruments and brushes.
• Lays out designs, cuts profilm, stretches silk, adheres profilm to silk and silk screens.
• Sketches or follows sign patterns using stencils; and fills in sketches using paint, lacquer, etc. to transfer letters and designs onto billboards, etc.
• Applies gold leaf using appropriate methods, techniques and tools to letter office doors.
• Lays out decal reflector letters to be assembled on billboard signs.
• Performs related duties such as mixing and matching paints; and operating riveting guns to attach cut out letters to signs both in the shop and on the highway.
• Sets up radial arm saw, tablesaw, portable saws and other power tools used for production of plywood signs.

2 years of experience required in related work.