painter-decorator

Work Term: Permanent
Work Language: English
Hours: 40 to 50 hours per week
Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience: Experience an asset
Work site environment
Outdoors
Underground
At heights
Confined spaces
Odours
Work setting
Various locations
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
Equipment and machinery experience
Airless spray equipment
Brush painting
Conventional spray painting
Electrostatic applications equipment
Multi-ratio pump spraying
Patterned rollers
Roller painting
Thermal spray equipment
Testing equipment experience
Moisture gauges
Wet micron gauges
Dry micron gauges
Holiday detector
Surface preparation experience
Drywall taping/patching
Water/hydroblasting
Steam cleaning
Flame cleaning
Sandblasters
Coating/application specialization
Aggregate painting
Sign painting
Novelty and decorative effects
Fibreglassing
Fire retardants
Graphics painting
Surface gilding
Multi-color finishes
Gas proofing materials
Urethanes
Metallized coatings
Powdered coatings
Tank linings
Dipping
Lead based removal and encapsulation
Paint spraying
Wood finishing specialization
Graining
Marbleizing
Staining
Glazing
Wall covering specialization
Wallpaper
Vinyl
Fabrics/upholstery
Wood veneers
Foils
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
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