painter

Education:

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.

Work site environment:

• Outdoors.
• 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.
• 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:

• Conventional spray painting.
• Roller painting.

Testing equipment experience:

Moisture gauges.

Surface preparation experience:

• Drywall taping/patching.
• Sandblasters.

Transportation/travel information:

Willing to travel.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

• Attention to detail.
• Ability to distinguish between colours.
• Bending, crouching, kneeling.

Weight handling:

Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).

Screening questions:

1. Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
2. Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
3. Do you have experience working in this field?.

Employment terms options:

Early morning.

Experience:

7 months to less than 1 year.

Employment terms options:

• Evening.
• Shift.
• Flexible hours.
• Morning.
• On call.
• Day.
• Weekend.

Support for youths:

Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.

Support for Indigenous people:

Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers .

Support for mature workers:

Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination .

Supports for visible minorities:

Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.).