Painter

Great Wolf Lodge, Niagara Falls is Canada's largest family indoor water park resort. Our little log cabin has theme suites, amazing attractions, fun daily events and activities, and delicious dining options. It's a year-round world of play

We take pride in creating an inclusive work environment in which all pack members are valued and celebrated. We are One Pack, committed to deepening our knowledge of each other's backgrounds and making ourselves accessible to all members that need our support.

The Painter performs routine and preventative maintenance painting duties to maintain the internal and external structures of the resort.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Team

• Willingness to accept the most effective role.
• Maintains the building interior and exterior, including cabinets, doors, windows, furniture, trim, siding, railings, balconies, and other structural elements.
• Prepares surfaces for finishing by washing, scraping, sanding, or sandblasting as needed.
• Mixes, matches, and blends paints, varnishes, stains, and protective coatings to achieve specified colour, consistency, and drying properties.
• Fills holes and cracks using caulk, putty, cement, or plaster.
• Applies paint, stain, varnish, or protective coatings to buildings, structures, equipment, and furniture using brushes, rollers, spray guns, or other applicators.
• Prepares and installs wallpaper or other wall coverings.
• Cleans and properly stores tools, equipment, and materials, ensuring the worksite remains tidy and safe.
• Promotes and maintains a safe workplace by understanding and adhering to the Occupational Health & Safety Act.
• Close with an open mentality.
• Keep all areas in like-new condition and website ready.

Guest

• Ensure guests are greeted and acknowledged consistently, adhering to the 10/5 Rule.
• Communicate with guests in a professional and friendly manner.

Financial

• Protecting company assets by adhering to policies and procedures.
• Conducts visual inspections of the lodge to identify required services and repairs, and estimates the time and materials needed to complete them.

Qualifications & Traits

• Minimum of 10 years of industrial painting experience in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.
• Proficient in operating various equipment and machinery, including paint application tools.
• Skilled in following mixing formulas and preparing paints to required specifications.
• Demonstrates manual dexterity and physical ability to perform tasks such as overhead lifting, twisting, bending, climbing ladders and stairs, wearing PPE, working in confined spaces, and repetitive arm movements.
• Adheres to all safety programs and maintains a safe work environment in compliance with applicable regulations, including Ergonomics, Emergency Response, Injury and Illness Prevention, and Hazard Communication standards.

Physical Requirements

• Capable of walking, standing, crawling, bending, twisting, reaching above shoulder level, crouching/squatting, and kneeling.
• Capable of climbing ladders up to 16' tall and multiple flights of stairs, up to 90 steps at a time, multiple times a day.
• Dexterity of the fingers and hands with ability to squeeze hands, twist and rotate wrists and elbows.
• Ability to work outdoors as needed, in all weather conditions year-round.
• Capable of working at heights and in tight spaces.
• Ability to lift, push and pull up to 70lbs.

Additional Requirements

Newly hired Pack Members must submit a completed police clearance to Human Resources. Employment may begin before the results are received, based on the Pack Member's confirmation that they have no unpardoned criminal convictions. If the clearance reveals a conviction, the employer may terminate employment on a case-by-case basis, providing only the minimum notice required under the Employment Standards Act, 2000, with no additional notice or compensation.

Great Wolf Lodge is an equal opportunity employer. All applicable provincial and federal laws will be followed to ensure consideration without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, age, disability or other classification protected by law. Great Wolf Lodge will make reasonable accommodations for persons with disability in accordance with applicable law. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity, and that selection will be made on job related factors. If you require any accommodation in the application process, please contact us.