Industrial Painter Decorator Apprentice

About the Role

We are looking for a reliable and motivated apprentice with a positive attitude and a genuine desire to learn a skilled trade. You will work alongside experienced Goss operatives and be allocated a dedicated in-house mentor who will be responsible for your practical training.

What you'll do at work

• Preparing, cleaning, sanding, filling and repairing surfaces.
• Applying primers, paints and specialist coating systems.
• Using brushes, rollers, hand tools and power tools safely.
• Commercial painting and airless spraying.
• Hygienic and fibreglass-reinforced coating systems.
• Following manufacturers’ instructions, RAMS and strictly following site rules.
• Using PPE correctly and maintaining a safe working area.
• Producing work to Goss standards for quality and customer service.

Where you'll work

UNIT 2B UNIT 1-2 SALAR HOUSE 61 CAMPFIELD ROAD AL1 5HT

Training provider

WEST THAMES COLLEGE

Training course

Painter and decorator (level 2)

What you'll learn

Course contents:

• Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
• Select and use personal protective equipment (PPE), respiratory protective equipment (RPE) and dust suppression.
• Check and safely use working at height equipment for example steps, hop-ups, and podiums.
• Identify hazards and comply with risk assessments, method statements, control measures and safe systems of work and report to manager when required.
• Read and interpret information for example from drawings, specifications, work instructions, manufacturer’s safety data sheets and manufacturer’s information such as colour charts and notations.
• Ensure materials are used efficiently and sustainably including suitable disposal of waste.
• Prepare work area: remove and store furnishings, fixtures and equipment and reinstate.
• Protect and prepare a safe working area, surrounding surfaces and environment.
• Select and use hand tools and equipment.
• Maintain and store hand tools.
• Select, use, maintain and store power tools.
• Prepare internal and external untreated surfaces ready to receive finishing systems for example: trowelled finishes plaster or render, plasterboard, timber and timber sheet materials; metals (ferrous and non-ferrous).
• Prepare internal previously coated surfaces ready to receive finishing systems for example trowelled finishes plaster or render, plasterboard, timber and timber sheet materials.
• Prepare external previously coated surfaces ready to receive finishing systems for example trowelled finishes plaster or render, timber and timber sheet materials; metals (ferrous and non-ferrous).
• Prepare and apply surface coatings to untreated external surfaces for example brick, stone, render, wood, metal using a brush and roller.
• Apply solvent borne and water borne coating systems using brush and roller to ceilings, walls, linear work (skirting board and architrave) doors: flush and panelled and opening windows.
• Prepare and apply foundation paper: Cross lining around socket and switches, internal and external angles.
• Prepare and apply Wallcoverings: Free match or random match finishing papers, vertical hanging, around socket and switches, internal and external angle.
• Carry out minor repair for example third party damage or post application defect.
• Apply team working principles.
• Verbally communicate with others, applying construction terminology.
• Communicate in writing with others for example, internal and external customers, colleagues.
• Follow equity, diversity and inclusion guidance.