Job Description

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BGIS is a leading provider of customized facility management and real estate services. With our combined team of over 6,500 globally, we relentlessly focus on enabling innovation through the services we deliver, while actively looking for new opportunities that will enable innovation for our clients' businesses. Globally, we manage over 320 million square feet of client portfolios across 30,000+ locations in North America, Europe, Middle East, Australia and Asia. Further information is available at
SUMMARY
Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor and as part of the Maintenance Team the incumbent will be responsible for the effective operation and maintenance of the facility with particular emphasis on: patching painting, planned maintenance, and removal of graffiti. The incumbent must be able to work in a high hazard, high security and Institutional setting.
KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Paints and decorators, patching sanding and applying paint coatings and other finishes to interior and exterior surfaces of buildings :

• Estimates the quantity of materials required by measuring surfaces or reviewing a work order
• Responds to client work orders and planned Preventive Maintenance projects
• Creates budgets and work estimates to management for planned projects.
• Removes old coatings by stripping with solvents, heat, sanding, wire brushing, or water and sand blasting
• Completes dry wall repair and patching
• Prepares surfaces for covering by cleaning, filling nail holes and cracks, and sanding rough spots
• Applies an undercoat primer or sealer before painting, or apply sizing before wallpapering
• Matches specified colours by using premixed paints, or mixing colour and pigment, oil, and thinning and drying additives.
• Use brushes, rollers or spray guns to apply liquid coatings such as paint, stain or varnish to surfaces of wood, metal, brick, concrete, plaster, stucco or stone
• Sandblasts and apply industrial coatings
• Applies finishes that are sponged, ragged and layered
• Applies paper, vinyl or natural and synthetic fabric wallcoverings
• Is aware of product changes and recommends product upgrades
• Follow all environmental codes and practices and conform to applicable legislation

Assist other Team members and Trades persons as requested, including but not limited to furniture moves, equipment insulations, quality assurance checks, and other assigned duties.
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
Interprovincial Standards, Painter Decorator, Red Seal Certification
WHMIS
TDG certification
Interprovincial Standards, Painter Decorator, Blue Seal certification

• Trained in Fall Protection and aerial platform
• Commercial and Industrial Safety FLHA/JSA

Current knowledge of building and safety codes for both exterior and interior work
Good colour sense

• Ability to work at heights
• Ability to move heavy ladders and industrial equipment at the work site
• A desire to do a precise and thorough job

Skills Required