Employment Opportunities


Matthews’ Painting Co. is a reputable, Veteran owned, interior and exterior professional painting, staining, log home restoration, wallpaper stripping, drywall repair, and pressure washing firm that has been in business for over 23 years.

Our residential and commercial painting and staining business is expanding throughout the Warsaw, Winona Lake, Leesburg, Syracuse, Columbia City, North Manchester and Goshen Indiana areas.

 

-NO REQUIRED WEEKENDS

-NO REQUIRED OVERTIME

-HOME BY 5:00-5:30 PM EVERYDAY TO BE WITH YOUR FAMILY

-OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADVANCEMENT- 2-3 RAISES IN THE FIRST YEAR ON AVERAGE

-UNIQUE BENEFITS

-LEARN A SKILLED TRADE

Basic Requirements

We have a very structured and detailed hiring process. All painters applying to our painting and staining company are required to go through two interviews and submit to a drug screen and national criminal background check. Physical demands are climbing a 24-32 foot ladder, reaching, twisting, bending, squatting, walking, pulling, pushing, grasping, lifting full 5 gallons buckets of paint, drywall dust, paint fumes, working on your knees at times and standing throughout most of the shift.

Experienced Positions

Experienced painters may be asked to complete and pass a 70 question foreman painting exam originated by our trade association, Painting Contractors of America and take a “hands on” painting test.

Inexperienced Positions

You be trained personally by the owner, Jason Matthews, in our training area.  The shop training is around 4 hours per week and will stretch out over a 6 month period.  Part of your training will consist of previewing 80 plus training videos, then mastering each task.  You will be working under different painting crew leaders to continue your paint training in the field.  Your Crew leader will work right beside and your painting work will inspected several times an hour in the beginning to ensure my clients are getting the paint quality that I promised them.

All of our painters are employees rather than sub-contractors who are uniformed, courteous to one another, and hard working, providing the best in customer service and satisfaction. We are also a smoke and vape free company!

If you are seriously interested in starting a painting career with Matthews Painting, please call the phone number above, contact us here on our website, or you may fill out an application now by clicking the button below.

Compensation

Part-time or Summer Seasonal:  $16 Typically college students upon hire who are on summer break with no professional painting experience at all or a part time position.

Apprentice: $17-$18 ($35,360-$37,440)  Someone full time upon hire with 0-1 years of professional painting experience with our company or a returning summer seasonal or part time employee.

Painter: $18-$20 ($37,440-$41,600)  Someone full time with 2-3  years of professional painting experience with our company who is able to paint most substrates with supervision and/or quality checks from a Lead Painter or Crew Leader.

Lead Painter: $20-$22 ($41,600-$45,760) Someone full time with typically 4-5 years of professional painting experience with our company who is able to paint most substrates with little to no supervision from a crew leader and is able to manage selective jobs when a crew leader is absent. Many other factors are also involved at these rates.

Crew Leader Level 1: $22-$24 ($45,760-$49,920)  Someone full time with typically 6-7 years of professional painting experience with our company who can paint and manage most every job with virtually no supervision and make team members better through daily training and mentoring. Many other factors are also involved at these rates.

Crew Leader Level 2: $24-$28 ($49,920-$58,240)  Someone full time with typically 6-10+ years of professional painting experience with our company who can paint and manage all jobs with no supervision and make team members better through daily training and mentoring.  Many other factors are also involved at these rates.

Benefits

Upon Hire: Part Time or Full Time Positions

Tools and Uniforms Provided Immediately and Phone Data Reimbursement of $20.00/month

Bereavement PTO- 2 days(16 hours) of paid time off per year for grieving the death of a family member.

Mileage Reimbursement- For mileage driven over a certain distance which is reimbursed according to the amount that is set by the IRS.

 

Upon Hire:  Full Time Positions Only

PROFIT SHARING- Any team is eligible for a bonus check for his or her first full quarter worked.  Certain revenue and gross profit targets must be met to qualify.  These targets are explained to the employees beforehand and monthly bonus pool dollar amounts are communicated before the end of each quarter so that everyone knows the dollar amount that is in the profit sharing pool.

AFLAC Short Term Disability and Emergency Insurance is paid in full by our company.  The remaining insurance categories that AFLAC offers, are discounted 50% through our group plan, if the employee wants to pay for the additional coverages offered.  We DO NOT offer health insurance.

Holiday Pay– 6 Holidays

Health Food Reimbursement– $50/month

Dave Ramsey Budgeting Course(Currently online under Smart Dollar- $120.00 Value)

Family or Personal Counseling Reimbursement- $60.00/month

Gym Reimbursement– $30/Month

Or

Chiropractor or Massage Therapist $90/Qtr.

Club 50– $50.00 Bonuses are available for perfect monthly attendance, each painting referral given to us by an employee, employees who ask our customers for a Google review, employees who provide a video testimonial of our customers and employees who are in our Book Club for every book they read.

 

After 1 Year:  Full time Positions Only

Paid Time Off (PTO) – 5 days PTO  however accrued PTO may be used as it is earned anytime during the first year.

Individual Retirement Account– Company 3% match

.$1000.00 Employee Referral Program– $250.00 on the day of hire, $250.00 at 90 days if the referred person is still working for us, and another $500.00 at 6 months if the referred person is still working for us.

 

After 2 years:  Full time Year Positions Only.

Paid Time Off– 10 Days PTO