maintenance painter

Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years

Work setting: Various locations

Tasks:

1. Prepare, clean and sand surfaces to be painted
2. Repair cracks and holes
3. Mix paint to desired colour and texture
4. Measure, cut and apply wallpaper and other fabric to walls
5. Advise consumers on colours and choice of wall coverings
6. Erect scaffolding and swing stages and attach rigging
7. Apply paint, wallpaper and other materials and finishes to interior and exterior surfaces
8. Estimate costs and materials
9. Advise supervisor or central control operator and process and machine operators of problems and product deficiencies

Area of work experience:

1. Quality assurance or control
2. Drywall taping / patching

Area of specialization:

1. Finishing
2. Sign painting
3. Paint spraying

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

1. Physically demanding