painter

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• or equivalent experience

Work setting

• Various locations
• Residential construction
• Construction industry

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
• Advise consumers on colours and choice of wall coverings
• Erect scaffolding and swing stages and attach rigging
• Apply paint, wallpaper and other materials and finishes to interior and exterior surfaces
• Estimate costs and materials
• Select appropriate paint or mix paints

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Painter and Decorator Trade Certification
• Working at heights training
• Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) clearance Certificate
• Occupational Health and Safety Certificate
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
• Painter and Decorator Red Seal Certificate
• Fall Arrest Protection Training Course

Equipment and machinery experience

• Airless spray equipment
• Brush painting
• Conventional spray painting
• Multi-ratio pump spraying
• Patterned rollers
• Roller painting
• Thermal spray equipment

Surface preparation experience

• Drywall taping / patching
• Water / hydroblasting
• Steam cleaning
• Sandblasters

Area of specialization

• Painting

Coating / application specialization

• Aggregate painting
• Novelty and decorative effects
• Fire retardants
• Graphics painting
• Multi-color finishes
• Gas proofing materials
• Paint spraying

Wall covering specialization

• Wallpaper
• Vinyl
• Fabrics / upholstery
• Wood veneers
• Foils
• Photographic murals

Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Screening questions

• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

Experience

• 2 years to less than 3 years