Construction Painter

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• At heights
• 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

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Airless spray equipment
• Brush painting
• Patterned rollers
• Roller painting

Surface preparation experience

• Drywall taping/patching
• Water/hydroblasting
• Sandblasters

Coating/application specialization

• Fibreglassing
• Fire retardants
• Multi-color finishes
• Metallized coatings
• Paint spraying

Wood finishing specialization

• Staining
• Glazing

Wall covering specialization

• Wallpaper

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Physically demanding

Personal suitability

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

Benefits

Financial benefits

• Bonus