Painter-Decorator

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Confined spaces
• Odours

Work setting

• Various locations
• On-site customer service

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
• Conventional spray painting
• Roller painting

Surface preparation experience

• Drywall taping/patching
• Sandblasters

Coating/application specialization

• Multi-color finishes
• Paint spraying

Wood finishing specialization

• Staining

Wall covering specialization

• Wallpaper

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Drug test

Transportation/travel information

• 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 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

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