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Painter

AHS Employees

Finishing and protecting our facilities

Painters perform a wide variety of journeyman-level painting and resurfacing duties requiring considerable initiative and judgment in accordance with quality standards and industry practices.

Painters provide technical advice and recommendations on appropriate surface applications and preparations desired to obtain protective or decorative effects.

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Compensation

$35.36 - $38.78 per hour

Other benefits

Union

Alberta Union of Provincial Employees General Support Services (AUPE GSS)

Education

Journeyman painter certificate

Registration

Not required

Duties

  • Stripping or preparing building, equipment, and furniture surfaces
  • Select, mix, and apply paint, stains, varnishes, cements and plasters, hang wallpaper, install tiling, plaster walls, letter and stencil signs, and clean-up work areas
  • Coordinate and schedule repairs and maintenance, and maintain appropriate records and logs
  • Prepare cost estimates and reports, as well as requisition supplies, equipment, and materials

Make a Difference

  • Maintain a clean, pleasant environment in and around facilities
  • Improve the patient experience by maintaining facilities, fixtures and equipment
  • Protect internal and external paints, tiles and applications from the environment, wear and tear using appropriate applications, topcoats, or sealants
  • Help patients, families, visitors, staff, and volunteers navigate facilities using wayfinding signage, features, or landmarks

Work Collaboratively

  • Coordinate repair schedules with other maintenance staff
  • Coordinate, train, and assign work to non-journeyman staff to assist with painting and resurfacing projects
  • Work in hospitals, medical centres and specialty institutions such as cancer care and continuing and long-term care centres

Grow Your Career

  • Additional training and education
  • Healthcare leadership and management
  • Health system administration

Additional Information

To learn more about a career as a painter in our province visit Alberta Learning Information Services (ALIS).