painter-decorator

Government of Canada - Western; Abbotsford; On-site; CAD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A position is available for a painter with the Government of Canada. The ideal candidate will exhibit strong attention to detail and be able to work with various painting techniques. Responsibilities include preparing surfaces, applying finishes, and advising on color choices. Candidates must have a secondary school graduation certificate and demonstrate flexibility and reliability while working in various outdoor and indoor settings.

Qualifications

• 1 to less than 7 months of experience required.
• Ability to distinguish between colours is necessary.
• Experience with various painting techniques and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, clean and sand surfaces to be painted.
• Repair cracks and holes before finishing.
• Apply paint, wallpaper and other materials to surfaces.

Skills

Attention to detail

Client focus

Flexibility

Reliability

Team player

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Tools

Airless spray equipment

Brush painting

Conventional spray painting

Roller painting

Job description

Overview Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

1 to less than 7 months

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• Underground

Work setting

• Various locations

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
• 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

Coating/application specialization

• Sign painting
• Graphics painting
• Paint spraying

Additional information Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Physically demanding

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Reliability
• Team player