painter

Education:

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.

Work site environment:

• Outdoors.
• Confined spaces.
• 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.

Equipment and machinery experience:

• Airless spray equipment.
• Brush painting.

Surface preparation experience:

• Drywall taping/patching.

Coating/application specialization:

• Paint spraying.

Wall covering specialization:

• Wallpaper.
• Wood veneers.

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.
• Initiative.
• Reliability.
• Team player.

Screening questions:

Do you have experience working in this field?.

Employment terms options:

• Evening.

Experience:

1 year to less than 2 years.

Employment terms options:

• Flexible hours.
• Morning.
• Day.

Support for newcomers and refugees:

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees.
• Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.).
• Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.) .
• Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition.
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees .

Support for youths:

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment.
• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.
• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth.
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth.

Supports for visible minorities:

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities.
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities.