Painter Assistant

Our busy painting company based in Arrowtown is hiring 1 hard-working Painter assistant to assist our painters work around our projects in the Otago Region.
Your duties include: ·            Ensure the vans are fully equipt before driving to site.
•            Assist the painter in checking cracks and marks, filling holes and cracks •            Protect floors, doors and furniture by covering, remove the fixtures before works.
•            Assemble and disassemble scaffolds, load and unload or move paints, tools, equipment, machine and construction materials around the sites.
•            Set up ventilators, pressure cleaners •            Prepare walls and other surfaces for painting by scraping using sandpaper, removing old paint coatings,… •            Assist in mixing paints or oils to the correct required colour if required by painters.
•            Monitor inventory and supplies and report the shortage to painters.
•            Remove the covers, clean the sites after works •            Maintain work tools and machines daily in a responsible and safe manner after the work is done •            Refix the fixtures after work.
•            Follow health and safety regulations.
Requirements: ·      Secondary/high school diploma is a must.
·      Be able to work on weekends and night shift jobs to meet deadlines.
·      Passing pre-employment drug test and full driver license are required ·      Polite, punctual and hard-working ·      Great attention to details and always stay alert to ensure safety ·      Have great interest in working in construction or becoming a professional painter.
Offers: ·      We will provide training in painting and advanced painting skills to suitable candidates who are willing to learn and desire to be a painter.
·      Min $26.69 to max 26.69 per hour, min 30 to max 40 hours a week.