construction painter

Minimum Education Requirements

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

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

Certificates, Licences, Memberships, and Courses

• Fall Arrest Protection Training Course

Equipment and Machinery Experience

• Airless spray equipment
• Brush painting
• Conventional spray painting
• Patterned rollers
• Dry micron gauges
• Drywall taping / patching
• Aggregate painting
• Urethanes
• Paint spraying

Wood Finishing Specialization

• Staining

Transportation / Travel Information

• Valid driver's licence
• Public transportation is available

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

• Underground
• At heights
• Confined spaces
• Odours