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 dis assemble 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 •           M aintain 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 d rug test and f ull driver license are required ·     Polite, p unctual 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.