painter

Additional Information

• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: 2 years to less than 3 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

• Brush painting
• Conventional spray painting
• Multi-ratio pump spraying
• Patterned rollers
• Roller painting

Surface preparation experience

• Drywall taping/patching
• Steam cleaning
• Sandblasters

Wood finishing specialization

• Graining
• Marbleizing

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)

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Reliability
• Team player
• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 35 to 40 hours per week