Painter/decorator

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 17 August 2025
LOCATION
Lavenham
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Entry-level
CATEGORY
Skilled Trades
This employer holds a UK Home Office sponsor license — sponsorship for this specific role is at the employer’s discretion

SKILLS

Painting Techniques Communication Skills Attention to Detail English Language Sanding Surface Preparation

FULL DESCRIPTION

Summary

The Hotel Folk are looking for a Painter / Decorator to join their friendly team at The Swan at Lavenham Hotel & Spa. As a Painter / Decorator you will support the maintenance team to ensure the building is kept to a high standard.

Key Responsibilities/Duties:

  • Prepare surfaces for painting by cleaning, sanding, and smoothing
  • Apply paint or other finishes to various surfaces using brushes, rollers, or sprayers
  • Mix paints to achieve desired colours and textures
  • Communicate effectively with clients to understand their requirements and preferences.

Core Requirements/Qualifications/Skills:

  • Proficient in painting techniques and tools
  • Excellent communication skills to liaise with clients and team members
  • Ability to drive to various locations for work assignments
  • Strong attention to detail and quality finishing.
  • Good command of the English language for effective communication

Duties

- Prepare surfaces for painting by cleaning, sanding, and smoothing

- Apply paint or other finishes to various surfaces using brushes, rollers, or sprayers

- Mix paints to achieve desired colours and textures

- Communicate effectively with clients to understand their requirements and preferences.

Skills

- Proficient in painting techniques and tools

- Excellent communication skills to liaise with clients and team members

- Ability to drive to various locations for work assignments

- Strong attention to detail and quality finishing.

- Good command of the English language for effective communication

Benefits working for The Hotel Folk:

· A share of the tips

· Free Golf at our Thorpeness Golf Club

· 28 days annual leave.

· 50% off food in all our hotel restaurants

· B&B in any of our hotels from only £50prpn

· 50% off treatments & products at our Weavers' House Spa

· Hospitality Action - Employee Assistance Programme

· Company pension scheme

· Training & Developments Opportunities

About The Hotel Folk:

The Hotel Folk is a group of luxury hotels and businesses located across the beautiful county of Suffolk. Founded in 1996, we have grown to comprise six unique and individual hotels, a Country Club, and luxurious Spa. Whilst all our properties are charmingly individual with their own unique personality, the thing they all have in common is the people; a community of Folk obsessed with looking after our guests and delivering a blow-your-socks-off hospitality experience.

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