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title: Maintenance Painter at Illinois Secretary of State
description: Illinois Secretary of State is hiring for the Maintenance Painter role in Villa
  Park, IL. Full-time role. See the full description and apply.
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| **Company** | Illinois Secretary of State |
| **Location** | Villa Park, IL |
| **Salary** | $10K/mo |
| **Type** | Full Time |
| **Posted** | Sep 24, 2026 |
## Description

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| **Office of the Illinois Secretary of State**                                                                                   | |
| **Alexi Giannoulias**                                                                                                           | |
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**Job Title:** Maintenance Painter  
**Division:** Chicago Operations  
**Union:** N/A  
**Location:** 103 W Roosevelt Rd, Villa Park, IL – DuPage County  
**Salary:** $9,993.10 monthly  
**Benefits:**       <https://cms.illinois.gov/benefits/stateemployee.html>  

**Attention: Please note -** to be considered for this vacancy you MUST have successfully completed of a union sponsored apprenticeship training program to qualify as a journeyman painter.  

**Overview:**  

Performs journeyman tasks in the painting, decorating, and refinishing of building interiors and exteriors and other structures, equipment, and furnishings; may instruct or supervise apprentices.  

**Duties and Responsibilities:**

- Prepares interior or exterior walls, metal surfaces, floors, ceilings, and equipment for painting including taping and finishing drywall.
- Applies paint, shellacs, varnish, enamel, stain, or other protectives to prepare surfaces using brush, spray, cloth, or other means.
- Mixes and matches paints.
- Erects ladders or scaffolding.
- Applies sizing materials.
- Removes soiled or excess paint; glazes windows.
- Prepares and applies patching plaster as needed.
- May instruct and supervise apprentice painters.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned.

**Education and Experience:**  

Requires successful completion of a union sponsored apprenticeship training program to qualify as a journeyman painter.  

**Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:**  
 

- Requires working knowledge of the tools, materials, methods and standard practices of the trade.
- Requires ability to make simple mathematical computations in estimating area of surfaces to be painted.
- Requires ability to instruct and direct unskilled workers.
- Requires ability to blend paints and match colors.
- Requires ability to interpret and work from verbal or written specifications.
- Requires skill in the use of the tools of the trade.
- Requires willingness to travel and possession of valid Illinois driver’s license as required by individual positions within the class.
- Requires ability to lift/ carry up to 90 lbs.; push/pull 25-50 lbs.**Application Process:**

- Please visit <https://ilsos.applytojob.gov/apply> to apply by completing the online application; you may also upload a resume or other attachments as needed.
- Preference will be given to Illinois residents in the hiring and selection process, in accordance with the Illinois Secretary of State Merit Employment Code.
- Questions regarding this posting or Illinois Secretary of State employment practices may be directed to Job Counselors at our Personnel offices in Chicago (312-793-5515) or Springfield (217-782-4783).Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Applicants must be lawfully authorized to work in the United States.  
Applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital or veteran status, or the presence of a non-job-related medical condition or disability.
## Skills

- Taping
- Patch Management
- HTTP/HTTPS
- Apprenticeship Training
- Scaffolding
- Plaster
- Drywall Installation
- Journeyman Certification

## How to Apply

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