Painter/drywaller

**Title**:Painter/Drywaller

**Location**:Various locations across the GTA

**Reports to**:Project Managers

**Overview**

**Essential Duties and Responsibilities**
- Prepare surfaces prior to painting including: cleaning, scraping, using sandpaper, priming, or sealing surfaces. Protect surfaces by covering with cloth or plastic.
- Fill cracks, holes, and joints with caulk, putty, plaster or other fillers using caulking guns or putty knives.
- Erect scaffolding, movable and immovable staging and various rigging to gain access to difficult areas, move furniture and equipment as needed.
- Clean up job site including the removal of paint splatters and cleaning all equipment including brushes and spray guns.
- Adheres to all company policies and procedures paying special attention to health and/or safety procedures
- Performs other related duties as assigned

**Skills**
- Willingness to work overtime when necessary to deliver the project on time
- Professional presentation
- Highly detail oriented
- Ability to work well under mínimal supervision
- Ability to take direction

**Education/Experience**
- High School Diploma or Equivalent
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience
- Knowledge of commercial and/or construction painting techniques
- Use of appropriate tools (brushes, caulking guns, etc.)
- Manual dexterity with excellent balance to work on scaffolding, ladders, etc.
- Reliable and conscientious with great attention to detail

**Work Conditions**
- Work hours:_ 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday to Friday
- Environmental:_ While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing. The employee must have the ability to lift and/or move items over 75 pounds, complete repetitive movements, and capable of climbing on ladders.
- Travel Requirements:_ Must be able to travel to and from job sites in the GTA with a Valid driver's license using personal vehicle
- Additional: _Clear criminal background

**Company Description**

Burke’s is an equal opportunity employer and leading provider of fire, water and catastrophe restoration services in the greater GTA and beyond. We offer content cleaning and restoration of fire and water damaged property, as well as complete restoration and rebuilding services to buildings damaged by fire, water or natural catastrophe. Burke’s is committed to keeping it’s employees safe and has a health & safety program second to none.

**Disclaimer**

This job description may be changed to include new responsibilities and tasks or change existing ones as management deems necessary.

**We thank everyone for their interest in the position, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.