Painter, Construction

Work Term: Temporary
- Work Language: English or French
- Hours: 37.5 hours per week
- Education: Registered Apprenticeship certificate
- Experience: 5 years or more
- or equivalent experience
**Work site environment**:

- Outdoors
- Underground
- At heights
- Confined spaces
- Odours
**Work setting**:

- Various locations
- In shop
- On-site customer service
- Relocation costs covered by employer
**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
- Erect scaffolding and swing stages and attach rigging
- Estimate costs and materials
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Painter and Decorator Trade Certification
- Working at heights training
- Occupational Health and Safety Certificate
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
- Painter and Decorator Red Seal Certificate
**Equipment and machinery experience**:

- Airless spray equipment
- Brush painting
- Conventional spray painting
- Multi-ratio pump spraying
- Patterned rollers
- Roller painting
- Thermal spray equipment
**Testing equipment experience**:

- Moisture gauges
- Thermometers
- Dry micron gauges
**Surface preparation experience**:

- Drywall taping/patching
- Water/hydroblasting
- Steam cleaning
- Flame cleaning
- Sandblasters
- Aggregate painting
- Sign painting
- Novelty and decorative effects
- Fibreglassing
- Fire retardants
- Graphics painting
- Surface gilding
- Multi-color finishes
- Gas proofing materials
- Urethanes
- Metallized coatings
- Powdered coatings
- Tank linings
- Dipping
- Lead based removal and encapsulation
**Wood finishing specialization**:

- Graining
- Marbleizing
- Staining
- Glazing
**Wall covering specialization**:

- Wallpaper
- Vinyl
- Fabrics/upholstery
- Wood veneers
- Foils
- Photographic murals
**Security and safety**:

- Criminal record check
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Drug test
**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
- Uniform
**Personal suitability**:

- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Team player
**Screening questions**:

- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?