Painter
Requisition ID: 402012
Position Number: 20054771
Posting End Date: May 8, 2026
City: Winnipeg
Employer: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
Site: Deer Lodge Centre
Department / Unit: Facility Management - DLC
Job Stream: Non-Clinical
Union: CUPE
Anticipated Start Date: 06/01/2026
FTE: 1.00
Anticipated Shift: Days
Work Arrangement: In Person
Daily Hours Worked: 8.00
Annual Base Hours: 2080
Salary: $37.699, $38.816
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Position Overview
Main Functions:
- Communication.
- Works harmoniously with other tradesmen.
- Professional Responsibility.
- Apply various types of surface covering such as paint, varnish and wallpaper.
- Prepare surfaces by scraping, removing old paint and wallpaper, patching, sanding, sealing, in readiness for surface covering.
- Performs function of drywall tape and finisher on all construction or renovations performed by department staff.
- Completes as necessary plaster repairs of a size normally associated with a plasterer on renovations to plaster wall carried out by the department staff.
- Applies surface covering with brush, roller or spray to achieve the time-area standard.
- Works on ladders, scaffolds, etc., as high as four storeys with a safety belt, on windows, trim, etc., to maintain interior and exterior of buildings.
- Quality Improvement.
- Seeks to improve processes within their scope of responsibility.
- Other Responsibilities.
- Adheres to all safety and health regulations and safe work practices.
- May be required to perform other duties and functions related to this job description not exceeding above stated skills and capabilities.
Experience
- Completed several years of working at the Painting Trade.
Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)
- Successful completion of grade 10, Province of Manitoba.
- Province of Manitoba Certificate Journeyman Painter.
Qualifications and Skills
- Demonstrates knowledge and support of:
- The vision, values, goals, and objectives of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority and the Deer Lodge Centre.
- The Deer Lodge Centre’s Mission Statement, Residents Bill of Rights and Code of Conduct.
- Personal Health Information Act, Protection of Persons in Care Act, Workplace Hazardous Material Information System (WHMIS), Principles of Routine Practices (Universal Precautions) and other legislated acts.
- Knowledge of general paint shop procedures.
- Proper methods for painting application.
- Ability to apply paint by brush, roller or spray apparatus.
- Ability to tape and finish dry wall.
- Ability to patch holes and cracks.
- Ability to perform a variety of changing duties as required by painting assignments.
- Ability to detect differences between mixed and sample colours.
- Ability to operate the Paint Shop for short periods of time during holidays and sickness of other staff.
- Ability to work in an environment respecting the privacy and rights of patients/residents that may be encountered in carrying out duties.
- Tact, courtesy, discretion and reliability.
Physical Requirements
- May be required to work extended hours.
- May involve exposure to disease, radiation, toxic materials, noise, allergens, etc.
- May encounter aggressive and/or agitated patients/residents/staff/visitors.
This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.
Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Golden West Centennial Lodge, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services.
Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.
Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.
We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.
Manitoba healthcare employers, in partnership with the Indigenous community, are committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous People within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.
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