painter

Education:

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.

Work site environment:

• Outdoors.
• At heights.
• Confined spaces.

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.
• Roller painting.

Surface preparation experience:

• Drywall taping/patching.

Coating/application specialization:

• Sign painting.
• Multi-color finishes.
• Paint spraying.

Wall covering specialization:

• Wallpaper.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

• Attention to detail.
• 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:

• Client focus.
• Efficient interpersonal skills.
• Flexibility.
• Initiative.
• Reliability.
• Team player.

Employment terms options:

• Early morning.

Experience:

7 months to less than 1 year.

Employment terms options:

• Evening.
• Shift.
• Morning.
• Day.
• Weekend.
• Overtime available.