Apprentice Painters - Canberra

Higgins Coatings; Canberra; On-site; AUD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Higgins Coatings in Canberra is seeking hardworking Apprentice Painters to join our team on diverse commercial painting projects, from high-rise buildings to schools and retirement villages. This is a fantastic early career opportunity for 1st, 2nd or 3rd year apprentices, with strong emphasis on learning, safety, and progression into estimating, sales, operations or management.

We support career development with a Certificate 3 in Painting and Decorating, hands-on training, and a team that

Qualifications

• Pursue Certificate 3 in Painting and Decorating or start the course
• Be driven to succeed and eager to learn
• Demonstrate teamwork and a proactive learning mindset
• Value safety in the workplace and follow directions
• Listen, take feedback and understand customer requirements

Responsibilities

• Learn all facets of painting on different project sites
• Follow directions with attention to detail
• Contribute to safety and quality on-site
• Assist senior painters with day-to-day tasks

Skills

Teamwork

Willingness to learn

Attention to detail

Listening

Feedback receptiveness

Safety awareness

Customer focus

Education

Certificate 3 in Painting and Decorating

Job description

Kick start your painting career with Australia's leading painting and maintenance contractor!

Higgins Coatings is Australia’s premier commercial painting contractor in providing a complete painting maintenance service and solutions to a broad range of industries. To learn more about us, visit our website www.higgins.com.au.

Due to continued growth and commencement of new projects, we are looking for hardworking and driven Apprentice Painters to join our Canberra team. This is a fantastic opportunity for 1st, 2nd or 3rd year Apprentice Painters.

At Higgins, we are passionate about career progression and invest heavily in developing our people. Starting a career in painting opens the door to many opportunities, many of our employees commenced as Painters, only to progress to Estimating roles, Sales, Operations and even Management.

We work on various commercial painting projects such as high rise buildings, schools, retirement villages and more, you will learn all facets of painting on different project sites.

Skills And Experience

• Completing a Certificate 3 in Painting and Decorating, or have a keen interest to commence the course


• Be driven to succeed and demonstrate a willingness to learn


• A motivated and enthusiastic approach to learning


• Value team work, be curious and inquisitive to ask questions


• Be able to follow direction with excellent attention to detail


• The ability to listen, take on feedback and understand customer requirements


• Demonstrate a commitment to safety in the workplace

This is an outstanding opportunity for someone who is looking to kick start their career with an industry leader.