Job Overview

We are seeking a reliable, hardworking, and detail-oriented Assistant Painter / Paint Prep Technician to join our Spray-Net team in the Lower Mainland.

Spray-Net specializes in transforming kitchens, cabinets, and exterior surfaces using professional spray-applied coatings. The ideal candidate will support the team with important tasks by handling essential preparation work, ensuring surfaces are properly cleaned, sanded, masked, and ready for spraying.

This is a hands-on, full-time position with opportunities to develop professional spraying skills and advance within the company. Previous painting or renovation experience is an asset, but a strong work ethic, attention to detail, and willingness to learn are equally significant.

Duties

- Prepare kitchen cabinets, doors, drawers, and other surfaces for professional spray painting.
- Protect floors, countertops, appliances, walls, and surrounding areas using masking tape, plastic, and protective materials.
- Clean, degrease, sand, and prepare surfaces to ensure proper coating adhesion.
- Carefully remove, label, organize, and reinstall cabinet doors, drawers, hinges, and hardware.
- Assist experienced painters with setting up spray equipment, drying racks, ventilation, and work areas.
- Apply primers and spray coatings to smaller items under supervision and with appropriate training.
- Use hand tools and power tools, including orbital sanders, drills, and dust extraction equipment.
- Inspect prepared surfaces for imperfections and assist with minor repairs and filling.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and safe working environment throughout each project.
- Assist with loading, unloading, transporting, and organizing tools, equipment, and materials.
- Follow established Spray-Net preparation procedures, quality standards,



and safety protocols.
- Work collaboratively with team members to complete projects efficiently and on schedule.
- Treat customers' homes and belongings with care, maintaining a professional and respectful attitude.

Skills

- Previous experience in painting, construction, renovations, cabinetry, or surface preparation is preferred but not required.
- Basic knowledge of hand tools and power tools, particularly sanders and drills.
- Strong attention to detail, particularly when masking, sanding, and preparing surfaces.
- Good manual dexterity and the ability to perform precise, hands-on work.
- Ability to follow instructions, learn new techniques, and consistently meet quality standards.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to work efficiently in a team environment.
- Physically capable of standing, bending, kneeling, and lifting equipment or cabinet components throughout the workday.
- Reliable, punctual, hardworking, and committed to producing quality work.
- Good communication skills and a positive, team-oriented attitude.
- Interest in learning professional spray-painting techniques and developing into a skilled painter.
- Reliable transportation to job sites throughout the Lower Mainland.

This position offers an excellent opportunity to develop valuable skills in professional cabinet refinishing and spray painting while working alongside strong team players. We are looking for someone who takes pride in their work, pays attention to the small details, works well with others, and wants to grow with the company.

Pay: $20.00–$25.00 per hour, depending on experience

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: In person - Various customer job sites throughout the Burnaby, Tri-Cities, and Maple Ridge

Pay: $20.00-$25.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40.0 per week

Work Location: In person

📌 Painter Assistant (Coquitlam)
🏢 Spray-Net Lower Mainland
📍 Coquitlam