Painter

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Underground
• At heights
• Confined spaces
• Odours

Work setting

• Various locations

Responsibilities

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

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Working at heights training
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
• Fall Arrest Protection Training Course
• Forklift Operator Certification

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

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

Surface preparation experience

• Drywall taping/patching
• Water/hydroblasting
• Steam cleaning

Coating/application specialization

• Multi-color finishes
• Powdered coatings
• Dipping
• Paint spraying

Wood finishing specialization

• Staining

Wall covering specialization

• Wallpaper
• Vinyl
• Wood veneers

Additional information

Security and safety

• Bondable
• Criminal record check
• Driving record check (abstract)
• Drug test
• Vulnerable sector check

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation
• Own vehicle
• Valid driver's licence
• Willing to travel

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 45 kg (100 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

• Tools
• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

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