Construction Painters

Laing Painting; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 52,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-owned painting company in Edmonton is seeking to hire 2 permanent full-time Construction Painters. Responsibilities include preparing and applying coatings for residential and commercial projects, maintaining safety and quality standards. Compensation is $26.00 per hour for 40 hours a week, plus overtime.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to execute customer painting requirements.
• Experience reading specifications to determine materials.
• Experience in preparing and cleaning surfaces.

Responsibilities

• Perform preparing and applying multi-family, residential, and commercial coatings.
• Erect and dismantle scaffolding.
• Mix, pour, and spread painting materials.
• Clean up chemical spills.
• Prepare and repair surfaces for painting.

Skills

Customer painting requirements execution

Operating and maintaining painting equipment

Reading specifications

Preparing and cleaning surfaces

Mixing paint for color/texture

Valid driver’s license

Heavy lifting abilities

Detail-oriented and organized

Strong communication skills

Decision-making abilities

Job description

Overview

Looking for 2 permanent full-time Construction Painters to join our team!

We are very pleased to be servicing the central Alberta region for both residential and commercial needs. We're a family-owned company that has been in service since 1994.

When first established, we were servicing central Ontario as Marc’s Painting Service. After years of service to the central Ontario region we made the move to Alberta to be closer to family at which point we changed our name the name to Laing Painting. While the name has changed, the great service and quality painting remains the same.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will be responsible for the following duties:

• Performing duties involving all aspects of preparing and applying multi-family, residential, and commercial coatings to a high standard of workmanship using various tools and materials
• Erect and dismantle scaffolding, ramps, catwalks, shoring, and barricades
• Mix, pour, and spread materials
• Clean up chemical spills and other contaminants
• Prepare, clean, and sand surfaces to be painted
• Repair cracks and holes
• Working both indoors and outdoors, year-round in multi-family, residential, and commercial settings
• Operate, maintain and repair construction painting equipment

Skills Required

• Proven ability to independently:
  • Execute customer painting requirements
  • Operate, maintain, and use construction painting equipment safely and efficiently
• Proven ability to follow direction, work independently and as part of a team
• Experience reading specifications to determine quantities of materials required
• Experience preparing and cleaning surfaces using methods such as scraping, sanding, sandblasting, hydro-blasting and steam-cleaning; repairing cracks and holes in walls; and applying sealer
• Experience applying paint or other materials, and mixing to obtain required colour or texture
• Valid driver’s license and clean driver’s abstract
• Physically able to lift heavy items
• Detail oriented, organized with proven ability to successfully multi-task
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to apply good judgment, make good decisions, and maintain confidentiality and discretion at all times
• Organized with a proven ability to juggle multiple tasks and projects at once with minimal supervision

Work Conditions and Capabilities

Additional requirements and working conditions of this position include:

• Travel to different project sites in the greater Edmonton area
• Ability to:
  • Understand construction drawings and specifications
  • Distinguish between colours
• Kneeling, bending, crouching, and climbing
• Tight deadlines
• Outdoor in hot/cold temperatures, including wind and snow
• Attention to detail
• Work under pressure
• Fast-paced environment

Compensation

We pay $26.00 per hour for 40 hours per week, plus overtime.