Painter, Commercial Buildings

Work setting

• Various locations
• In shop

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Prepare, clean and sand surfaces to be painted
• Repair cracks and holes
• Measure, cut and apply wallpaper and other fabric to walls
• Apply paint, wallpaper and other materials and finishes to interior and exterior surfaces
• Estimate costs and materials

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Member of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT)
• Painter and Decorator Trade Certification
• Working at heights training
• First Aid Certificate
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
• Painter and Decorator Red Seal Certificate
• Fall Arrest Protection Training Course

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Airless spray equipment
• Brush painting
• Roller painting

Testing equipment experience

• Moisture gauges

Surface preparation experience

• Drywall taping/patching
• Water/hydroblasting
• Steam cleaning
• Sandblasters

Coating/application specialization

• Aggregate painting
• Fire retardants
• Multi-color finishes
• Urethanes
• Tank linings
• Paint spraying

Wood finishing specialization

• Staining

Wall covering specialization

• Vinyl

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation
• Valid driver's licence
• Willing to travel

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Physically demanding

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Reliability
• Team player

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement