construction painter

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Underground
• At heights

Work setting

• Various locations

Tasks

• Prepare, clean and sand surfaces to be painted
• Repair cracks and holes
• Mix paint to desired colour and texture
• Measure, cut and apply wallpaper and other fabric to walls
• Erect scaffolding and swing stages and attach rigging
• Apply paint, wallpaper and other materials and finishes to interior and exterior surfaces

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Working at heights training
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
• Fall Arrest Protection Training Course

Equipment and machinery experience

• Brush painting
• Conventional spray painting
• Patterned rollers
• Roller painting

Surface preparation experience

• Drywall taping / patching

Coating / application specialization

• Aggregate painting
• Multi-color finishes
• Paint spraying

Wood finishing specialization

• Graining
• Marbleizing
• Staining
• Glazing

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Physically demanding

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools / equipment

• Tools
• Steel-toed safety boots

Screening questions

• Are you authorized to work in Canada?
• Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
• Do you have experience working in this field?

Experience

• 3 years to less than 5 years

Employment terms options

• Day