Posted 6 months ago
Industrial Painters
@ Matrix HR
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Overview
Matrix HR is hiring local industrial painters for a long-term shipbuilding project in Halifax, NS. The work covers surface preparation, sprayer and brush coating application, and lead abatement, on a full-time Monday to Friday schedule at $35 per hour, paid weekly. The posting also offers a $200 referral bonus and benefits including extended health, dental, vision and RRSP matching.
Pay:
$35 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Preparing and applying coatings with sprayer guns
- Painting with pot and brush
- Surface preparation and coating (solvent, hand tool, power tool, bare metal)
- Working with metal and construction materials
- Lead abatement
Requirements summary:
- Eligible to work in Canada
- Pre-employment government security clearance or background check
- Full PPE and fit-tested respirator mask
- Confined Space ticket
- Fall Protection ticket
- WHMIS
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Source type not verified · nova-scotia-works
- Employer posting date
- 2026-04-29
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-05
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-05
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Department | Construction trades |
| Hours per week | 40 |
| Schedule | day |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Plant or factory, Construction site, Outdoors |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical high · computer none |
| Licences & certifications | Confined Space ticket, Fall Protection ticket, WHMIS |
| Background checks | criminal record |
| Security clearance | Reliability status |
| Perks mentioned | Retirement plan, Performance bonus, Home office allowance |
Summary and details written by AI from the posting; the employer’s posting is the authority.
Matrix HR
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 13 |
We are hiring local **Industrial Painters** for a long-term project in Halifax, NS. Be part of a world-class team at the forefront of Canada’s shipbuilding industry. We're looking for skilled, driven individuals ready to take on meaningful work in a dynamic, environment. Join us and help shape the future of marine innovation!
**\*\*Referral Bonus Offered! \*\*-** We are pleased to offer a referral bonus of $200 for each individual referred to Matrix HR who is successfully hired for this project. To be eligible for the referral payment, the referred candidate must complete a minimum of one week of work on our payroll.
**Scope of Work:**
* Preparing and applying coatings using sprayer guns
* Painting with pot and brush
* Ability to work with different types of materials or products such as general metal products, construction materials or coatings
* Surface preparation & Coating (i.e. Solvent Cleaning, Hand Tool Cleaning, Power Tool Cleaning, and Power Tool Cleaning to Bare Metal)
* Lead Abatement
**Qualifications:**
* You must be eligible to work in Canada to apply for this job
* A pre-employment Government Security Clearance/background check will need to be completed
* Full PPE+Fit Tested Respirator Mask
**Requirements:**
* Confined Space Ticket
* Fall Protection Ticket
* WHMIS
**Why Work With Us:**
* Competitive pay: $35/hour (Get paid weekly!)
* Full-time, long-term opportunity
* Monday to Friday schedule
* Extended health, dental, and vision benefits
* RRSP Matching
* Tool Allowances
* Steady work in a clean, regulated facility
* Be part of Canada’s leading shipbuilding team with over 130 years of excellence
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