- Work Term : Permanent
- Work Language : English
- Hours : 30 to 40 hours per week
- Education : Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience : 1 year to less than 2 years
Work setting
- Various locations
- On-site customer service
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
Equipment and machinery experience
- Airless spray equipment
- Brush painting
- Conventional spray painting
- Electrostatic applications equipment
- Multi-ratio pump spraying
- Patterned rollers
- Roller painting
- Thermal spray equipment
Testing equipment experience
- Moisture gauges
- Thermometers
Surface preparation experience
- Drywall taping / patching
- Water / hydroblasting
- Steam cleaning
- Flame cleaning
- Sandblasters
Coating / application specialization
- Aggregate painting
- Novelty and decorative effects
- Fibreglassing
- Graphics painting
- Surface gilding
- Gas proofing materials
- Metallized coatings
- Powdered coatings
- Paint spraying
Wood finishing specialization
- Graining
- Marbleizing
- Staining
- Glazing
Wall covering specialization
- Wallpaper
- Vinyl
- Fabrics / upholstery
- Wood veneers
- Foils
- Photographic murals
Transportation / travel information
- Valid driver's licence
- Willing to travel
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 9 kg (20 lbs)
Own tools / equipment
Steel-toed safety boots
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Reliability
- Team player
Screening questions
- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
Workplace information
- On the road job
9 days ago