Construction Painter

Lotus Home Developments
Job location: Toronto - ON, Ontario
Job ID: #JP247-223894
Employer: Lotus Home Developments
Job Category: Construction
Vacancies: 2
Salary: $27.50 to $30.00
Posting date: October 29, 2023
Expiry date: March 28, 2024

Languages

English

Education

  • Other trades certificate or diploma
  • or equivalent experience

Experience

7 months to less than 1 year

Asset languages

  • Vietnamese

Work site environment

  • Outdoors
  • At heights
  • Odours

Work setting

  • Various locations
  • On-site customer service

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
  • Erect scaffolding and swing stages and attach rigging
  • Apply paint, wallpaper and other materials and finishes to interior and exterior surfaces
  • Estimate costs and materials

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Airless spray equipment
  • Brush painting
  • Conventional spray painting
  • Patterned rollers
  • Roller painting
  • Thermal spray equipment

Testing equipment experience

  • Moisture gauges
  • Sling psychrometer
  • Thermometers
  • Wet micron gauges
  • Dry micron gauges
  • Holiday detector

Surface preparation experience

  • Drywall taping/patching
  • Water/hydroblasting
  • Steam cleaning
  • Flame cleaning
  • Sandblasters

Coating/application specialization

  • Aggregate painting
  • Sign painting
  • Fibreglassing
  • Fire retardants
  • Surface gilding
  • Multi-color finishes
  • Gas proofing materials
  • Metallized coatings
  • Powdered coatings
  • Dipping
  • Lead based removal and encapsulation
  • Paint spraying

Wood finishing specialization

  • Graining
  • Staining
  • Glazing

Wall covering specialization

  • Wallpaper
  • Vinyl
  • Fabrics/upholstery
  • Wood veneers
  • Foils

Additional information

Security and safety

  • Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

  • Willing to travel

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Attention to detail
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Ability to distinguish between colours
  • Bending, crouching, kneeling
  • Physically demanding

Weight handling

  • Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)
  • Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)
  • Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
  • Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

  • Tools
  • Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

  • Client focus
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Flexibility
  • Initiative
  • Reliability
  • Team player

Benefits

Other benefits

  • Parking available

Employment groups:

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups: Indigenous people, Newcomers to Canada, Visible minorities, Youth

Who can apply to this job?

The employer accepts applications from:

  • Canadian citizens and permanent or temporary residents of Canada.
  • Other candidates with or without a valid Canadian work permit.

How to apply

By email

don@lotusdevelopments.ca

How-to-apply instructions

Here is what you must include in your application:

  • Cover letter
  • References attesting experience

This job posting includes screening questions. Please answer the following questions when applying:

  • Are you available for shift or on-call work?
  • Are you available for the advertised start date?
  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Are you willing to relocate for this position?
  • Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
  • Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?