painter
Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. or equivalent experience.
Work site environment:
- Outdoors.
- Underground.
- At heights.
- Odours.
- Work setting: Various locations.
Tasks:
- Prepare, clean and sand surfaces to be painted.
- Repair cracks and holes.
- Mix paint to desired colour and texture.
- Advise consumers on colours and choice of wall coverings.
- Apply paint, wallpaper and other materials and finishes to interior and exterior surfaces.
- Estimate costs and materials.
Equipment and machinery experience:
- Brush painting.
- Conventional spray painting.
- Patterned rollers.
- Roller painting.
Surface preparation experience:
- Drywall taping/patching.
Wood finishing specialization:
- Staining.
Wall covering specialization:
- Wallpaper.
- Vinyl.
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:
- Steel-toed safety boots.
Personal suitability:
- Flexibility.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
Screening questions:
Do you have experience working in this field?.
Employment terms options:
- Early morning.
Experience:
1 year to less than 2 years.
Employment terms options:
- Shift.
- On call.
- Day.
- Weekend.
Workplace information:
On the road job.
Support for newcomers and refugees:
- Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees .
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees .
Support for youths:
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth.
Support for Veterans:
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Veterans.
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans .
Support for Indigenous people:
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers .
- Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations .
- Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers .
Supports for visible minorities:
- Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.).
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities.