construction painter

Education

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

Work site environment

• 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

Equipment and machinery experience

• Airless spray equipment
• Conventional spray painting
• Patterned rollers
• Roller painting

Surface preparation experience

• Drywall taping / patching

Coating / application specialization

• Sign painting
• Fire retardants
• Multi-color finishes
• Metallized coatings
• Powdered coatings
• Dipping
• Paint spraying

Wood finishing specialization

• Graining
• Marbleizing
• Staining
• Glazing

Wall covering specialization

• Wallpaper
• Vinyl
• Fabrics / upholstery
• Wood veneers

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Physically demanding

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools / equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Initiative
• Reliability
• Team player

Employment terms options

• Early morning
• Evening

Experience

• 1 year to less than 2 years

Employment terms options

• Morning
• Day

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement

Other benefits

• Learning / training paid by employer
• Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
• Parking available