Painting Trades Worker

Our client, Excellent Coatings Pty Ltd, is currently looking for an experienced painting Trades Worker to join their team on a full-time basis. For over 30 years, Excellent Coatings has delivered top-tier painting services in Melbourne.
Fully certified with $10 million in public liability insurance, WorkCover compliance, and boasting a 30-year membership with the esteemed Master Painters Association, coupled with Dulux Accreditation, Excellent Coatings guarantees a hassle-free, superior-quality job. The business is located at 8 Connors Flat Road, Wandin North, Victoria 3139.
Tasks and responsibilities include:

• Apply paints, stains, varnishes, enamels, and other finishes onto equipment, buildings, bridges, or structures using brushes, spray guns, or rollers.
• Apply primers or sealers to prepare new surfaces such as bare wood or metal for finish coats.
• Calculate amounts of required materials and estimate costs, based on surface measurements and/or work orders.
• Cover surfaces with drop cloths or masking tape and paper to protect surfaces during painting.
• Fill cracks, holes, and joints with caulk, putty, plaster, or other fillers using caulking guns or putty knives.
• Mix and match colours of paint, stain, or varnish with oil and thinning and drying additives in order to obtain desired colours and consistencies.
• Polish final coats to specified finishes.
• Read work orders or receive instructions from supervisors or homeowners in order to determine work requirements.
• Remove fixtures such as pictures, door knobs, lamps, and electric switch covers prior to painting.
• Remove old finishes by stripping, sanding, wire brushing, burning or using water and/or abrasive blasting.
• Smooth surfaces, using sandpaper, scrapers, brushes, steel wool, and/or sanding machines.
• Wash and treat surfaces with oil, turpentine, mildew remover, or other preparations and sand rough spots to ensure that finishes will adhere properly.
• Bake finishes on painted and enameled articles using baking ovens.
• Cut stencils and brush and spray lettering and decorations on surfaces.
• Erect scaffolding and swing gates or set up ladders to work above ground level.
• Select and purchase tools and finishes for surfaces to be covered, considering durability, ease of handling, methods of application, and customers' wishes.
• Spray or brush hot plastics or pitch them onto surfaces.
• Use special finishing techniques such as sponging, ragging, layering, or faux finishing.
• Waterproof buildings using waterproofers and caulking.
• Maintain correct records and general recordkeeping.
• Follow established protection procedures.
• Clean up the job site after work and return equipment and tools.
• Maintain a clean work environment.

Tools and technology:
Variety of different tools are used to remove and apply paint, wallpaper and other finishes. These include steam wallpaper strippers, scrapers, ladders, sanders, and liquid paint removers for eliminating previous finishes. To protect surfaces, drop sheets and adhesive tape are used, while the application process involves paint brushes, sponges, spray guns, rollers, and stencils.
Knowledge of:
Residential and commercial/industrial practices and processes in the painting trade. These include paints, varnishes, lacquers, enamels, epoxies, paint removers, and related materials, and their properties and application; applicable code requirements; methods and practices for maintaining tools, machinery, and equipment; occupational hazards of the painting trade and precautionary measures to observe.
Qualifications/experience:

• Preferably a minimum of three years' work experience in a similar setting.
• Must possess at least a Certificate III in Painting and Decorating.
• Ability to communicate well in spoken and written English.

Special requirements:

• Must be able to perform physical activities, such as, but not limited to, lifting equipment (up to 50 lbs. unassisted), bending, standing, climbing or walking.
• Must be able to safely use manual tools and power equipment common in the construction trades.
• Must be able to handle hazardous materials safely and tolerate exposure to electrical hazards.