Apprentice Painters - Rockhampton

Higgins Coatings; Rockhampton Regional; On-site; AUD 21,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Higgins Coatings in Rockhampton is offering an apprenticeship for aspiring painters to start a long-term career in commercial painting. You will learn on diverse project sites and gain hands-on skills under experienced tradespeople.

Starting from Certificate 3 in Painting and Decorating or with a keen interest to commence, you will be supported to progress through 1st, 2nd or 3rd year and explore opportunities in estimating, sales and operations within a leading industry contractor.

Qualifications

• Certificate 3 in Painting and Decorating or keen to commence the course.
• Driven to succeed and willingness to learn.
• Motivated and enthusiastic approach to learning.
• Value teamwork; curious and inquisitive to ask questions.
• Follow direction with excellent attention to detail.
• Listen, take feedback and understand customer requirements.
• Commitment to safety in the workplace.

Skills

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Safety consciousness

Willingness to learn

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 Rockhampton 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 and industry leader.