Industrial Painter

Work site environment

• At heights
• Confined spaces
• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• Odours

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Clean work area
• Organize and maintain inventory
• Read and interpret blueprints/sketches/specifications
• Check proper thickness of plating using micrometers, callipers or other devices
• Clean and maintain equipment
• Paint small items and apply touch-ups using paint brushes
• Prepare and apply stencils, decals or other decorative items on finished products
• Prepare and mix metallizing solutions according to formulas or specifications
• Select appropriate paint or mix paints
• Tend automatic metal coating machines which convey objects through a series of cleaning, rinsing and plating solutions
• Tend or operate equipment to prepare items for application of protective or decorative coatings
• Tend or operate equipment to spray or coat

Experience and specialization

Type of product

• Asphalt or concrete finishes
• Construction materials or coatings
• Major appliances
• Wood products

Surface preparation methods

• Abrasive head blasting
• Chemical techniques
• Removing old coatings manually
• Sandblasters
• Water blasting

Type of paints or coatings

• Anti-fouling paints
• Bituminous coatings
• Catalyzed or polymerized paints
• Drying oils paint
• Fire retardant coatings
• Fluorescent coatings
• Inhibiting coatings
• Oil-based or emulsion paints
• Resinous, solvent drying paints

Application methods

• Automated spray painting
• Brush or pencil
• Hand-held spray guns

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation
• Public transportation is available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Handling heavy loads
• Manual dexterity
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Standing for extended periods

Weight handling

• Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)
• Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)
• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player